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The long wait is over; the riders are gathering in Bilbao and the 110th edition of the Tour de France is almost upon us. Two stages in the Basque Country are followed by an undulating coastal schlep over the French border to Bayonne for the first of what could be eight frantic sprint finishes.But it will not be long before the focus shifts towards the battle for yellow with the first GC showdown coming in Stage 6 in the Pyrenees with a mountaintop finish at Cauterets after an ascent of the… Read the full article here

Google and Facebook alumna Lexi Reese launched her campaign for US Senate in California Thursday — but you won’t see that announcement on Twitter.Reese, who previously helped lead advertising for both Facebook and Google, said her campaign won’t be using Twitter due to Elon Musk’s leadership at the company. Specifically, Reese cited the platform’s reported rise in hate speech and racial slurs since Musk’s 2022 takeover as the reason her campaign is avoiding it.“We should all… Read the full article here

Receive free Currencies updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Currencies news every morning. European stocks and US futures rose on Thursday as investors cheered news of falling Spanish inflation, adding to upbeat news from the retail and banking sectors. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.3 per cent, lifted by gains in the consumer cyclicals sector, while the Cac 40 added 0.9 per cent and Germany’s Dax gained 0.2 per cent.European benchmarks moved… Read the full article here

The $4.7 billion Bitcoin (BTC) monthly options expiry on June 30 might play a decisive role in determining whether the $30,000 price will consolidate as long-term support and open room for further bullish momentum.Why is Bitcoin breaking yearly highs?Many analysts consider Bitcoin’s recent breakout above $27,000 a bet on the multiple spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) request applications, including those of BlackRock and ARK Invest. The news also fueled expectations for Grayscale to… Read the full article here

It’s time for one last adventure with Indiana Jones, and a few new faces are joining our favorite archaeologist — including Shaunette Renée Wilson‘s Agent Mason. Wilson, 33, ​exclusively told Us Weekly that she was “definitely” a fan of Indy (Harrison Ford) long before landing her starring role in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which hits theaters on Friday, June 30. “I think my first engagement with it was as a kid watching [with] my dad and my brother…. Read the full article here

The brazen but brief rebellion that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin launched in Russia at the weekend, and the deal he cut with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end it, clearly have large implications for Wagner in Africa. What these are, however, is harder to say. At first the deal was welcomed by most – though not all – because it seemed to entail the dissolution of Wagner and therefore the end of its nefarious activities in many African countries, like the Central African… Read the full article here

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore former President Muhammadu Buhari’s plea not to be probed by his successor. He said the president should probe the past government and recover looted funds. He said Tinubu’s failure to go after looted funds could attract grave consequences. Sani stated this via his Twitter handle on Thursday. The socio-political commentator wrote, “Tinubu should ignore Buhari and go ahead and probe the past Government… Read the full article here

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State, on Thursday, accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of launching an attack on its members who testified as witnesses against the APC before the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the PDP in the State, Augustine Nwazunku, alleged that the PDP witnesses who testified before the election Tribunal at Abuja were attacked on return to their respective homes by suspected APC… Read the full article here

Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has vowed that singer, Davido will never win the world’s most prestigious music award, Grammy for ridiculing his wife, Chioma. He said the singer made a public ridicule of his wife who is still mourning the death of their son, Ifeanyi, by impregnating two other women. DAILY POST recalls that an American Onlyfan star, Anita Brown and a French model, Ivana Bay recently called out Davido for impregnating them. Reacting via his Instagram page,… Read the full article here

Chelsea has identified Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin as a potential transfer signing following Edouard Mendy’s departure. According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea ‘appreciates’ Trubin as they seek cover for Kepa Arrizabalaga after Mendy left Stamford Bridge for Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli a few days ago. Mendy’s move to Saudi means Chelsea now requires some extra depth and quality to keep their goalkeeping department to provide competition for Kepa. However, Trubin is… Read the full article here