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Rachel Thomas is a writer who focuses on arts, automotive, travel, and fashion. She also writes about her hobbies: cooking, reading, and playing video games. Rachel has been a writer for Free Press Georgia since 2016. In that time she has written about everything from the best restaurants in Atlanta to how to make your own face mask at home. When she's not writing for FPG she spends her time with her husband and two cats in their apartment.

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The looming fight after Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s deal. Plus, a league-wide standings check

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The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Let’s dive into some stats, standings and a couple minor Brewers trades. Plus: Ken has more analysis on the Vlad Jr. extension. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup! Stats: Fun […]

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Dire Wolf Solana Meme Coin Soars to $13.6M Market Cap After ‘De-Extinction’

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The dire wolf went extinct over 10,000 years ago, but on Monday, scientists for genetics firm Colossal Biosciences announced that they had revived the breed. Inevitably, dog-happy meme coin traders pounced on the news, pumping one Solana token linked to the pups to a market capitalization of $13.61 million. Soon after a New Yorker article

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Mortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils markets

Mortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils markets

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A completed planned development is seen in Ashburn, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates hit their highest level in over a month this week, reversing course after a period of improvement. The average rate on the 30-year fixed rate jumped 22 basis points Monday and another 3

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Ukraine War Profiteers Get 13 Years for $7.3 Million Crypto Money Laundering

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Two members of a  gang that used crypto to launder stolen money obtained from war profiteering, have been jailed Tuesday in the UK. Valeriy Popovych, 52, and Vitaliy Lutsak, 43, were both convicted in Wood Green Crown Court on Monday 7 April after a five- week trial.  The gang members were sentenced to a combined

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Ripple Buying Prime Brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25 Billion

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Ripple has acquired crypto-friendly prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, marking one of the largest deals in the crypto industry’s history.  The blockchain technology firm is aiming to use Hidden Road’s platform to serve a wide range of institutional clients on a bigger scale, according to a company statement released on Tuesday.  “We are

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Are the Tariffs Actually Good for American Brands?

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For Weiss Watch Company, which requires several intricate watch components that are made across the pond, things are also going to get more difficult. “The American government instantly made all American resources significantly scarcer,” Weiss lamented. “This means increased inflation to balance out the demand. American manufacturing has a capacity constraint problem and a lack

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Matteo Berrettini earns biggest career win over top seed Alexander Zverev in Monte Carlo

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Matteo Berrettini earned the biggest win of his career by beating top seed and world No. 2 Alexander Zverev in three sets at the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco. Berrettini served for the match up 5-4 in the third set, but he was broken after making four basic errors. Undeterred, he broke Zverev in the

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