Florence Pugh, Pedro Pascal Fight to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

Florence Pugh and Pedro Pascal are adding their names to the now more than 2,000 Hollywood industry professionals who have signed an open letter opposing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. New Signatories also include Edward Norton and Atsuko Okatsuka. Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller and Kristen Stewart were among the original signatures on the letter when it was initially…

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Goldman Sachs Targets Income with New Bitcoin ETF Filing

Goldman Sachs has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund designed to generate income while limiting exposure to the cryptocurrency’s volatility, according to a preliminary prospectus dated April 14. The proposed Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income ETF would aim to deliver current income alongside capital appreciation by…

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Viruses allegedly stolen from high-security lab cause stir in Brazil

Researchers at the State University of Campinas, in Brazil, noticed in February that virus samples had gone missing from a high-security biosafety laboratory.Credit: Leandro Ferreira/Fotoarena via Zuma Press Brazil’s federal police arrested a researcher late last month for allegedly taking samples of viruses from a high-security biosafety laboratory at a leading Brazilian university. The researcher,…

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