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May 29 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Sarasota’s Sports & Community Highlights

The Florida Special Olympics tennis event held at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona saw Team Sarasota shine, grabbing nine medals across different categories. Coaches Ron and Brenda Shields guided a group of nine athletes who all earned podium finishes: Dylan Mayes and Virginia Barakos took gold

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May 29 2026FINANCE

Netflix Stock: A Mixed Picture in a Competitive Market

Netflix, based in Los Gatos, California, offers streaming to more than 190 countries through its own shows, licensed titles, games and live events. Its market value of roughly $368 billion places it in the mega‑cap group, giving the firm room to grow advertising, gaming and cloud services while expa

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May 29 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Surprise Sweet Treats and New Fame for a Hockey Romance Author

A writer known for her popular series about gay hockey players says the most unexpected perk of being famous is getting free desserts at restaurants, especially when her kids are around. She shared that a small ice‑cream cake from Dairy Queen was handed out to her family and it sparked a big smile o

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May 29 2026TECHNOLOGY

Repairing Both Body and Brain of Soft Robots

Soft robots and wearable gadgets need parts that bend easily, work well, and stay strong when they get hit or stretched. Scientists have made polymers that can fix themselves after a break, but the sensors that let them sense touch or pressure often stay damaged. A new idea called “self‑healing and

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May 29 2026TECHNOLOGY

Marketing Mix Modeling: The New Rule in a Cookie‑Free World

When browsers started blocking third‑party cookies, marketers lost a key way to track individual users. The result was not a loss of data, but a loss of confidence in the tools that once promised clear answers. Deterministic attribution models, which claimed to pinpoint exactly what drove a sale, be

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May 29 2026CRYPTO

Crypto Prices Dip as Iran Tensions Rise and ETF Money Flows Out

Bitcoin fell below $73, 000 after a surge of Iranian strikes that pushed oil higher and shook risk appetite. Two days of heavy withdrawals from Bitcoin spot ETFs have erased more than $1 billion, the largest loss since January. The slump spread to other major coins: Ethereum slipped under $2, 000 fo

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May 29 2026FINANCE

Gold stays the favorite reserve over crypto

Central banks keep choosing gold instead of digital money because it has shown steadiness for thousands of years. Gold survived wars, financial crashes and currency collapses, so it feels safe to hold. The United States owns more than 8, 000 metric tons of gold, half of which is at Fort Knox. Whe

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May 29 2026FINANCE

Bitcoin Slides While Markets Cheer Possible Middle East Calm

Bitcoin fell to just below $73, 000 after traders reacted to news that U. S. and Iranian officials had drafted a 60‑day ceasefire extension, aiming to start talks on Iran’s nuclear program. The headline was quick, but the market response shows a split: stocks and bonds rose while oil prices dropped

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May 29 2026TECHNOLOGY

Japan Banks Get Early AI Tool to Fight Cyber Threats

OpenAI has handed a new version of its GPT‑5. 5 model to several Japanese banks, according to the finance minister after a talk with the company’s chief strategy officer. The move is aimed at helping banks spot and stop cyber attacks that could exploit the advanced coding abilities of modern AI.

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May 29 2026POLITICS

Danger in Donetsk: Drone Strike Hits Workers

Denis Pushilin, the head of Russia‑installed Donetsk region, shared news on Telegram that a Ukrainian drone attack claimed three lives and injured another in the town of Vuhlehirsk, north of Donetsk. The victims were part of a water‑repair crew traveling in a car when the drones struck. Pushilin al

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