Welcome to the 40th edition of The Daily Zap — A Daily Newspaper (Kind of 🙏). Here, you'll get links to all of the latest news and updates mostly from the last 24 hours, divided in Sections (much similar to pages on a newspaper).

Let's unfold!

~Bitcoin News of the Day~Bitcoin News of the Day

SEC's Gensler Wishes Bitcoin Whitepaper "Happy Sweet Sixteen" But Reiterates Regulation By Enforcement

• Appearing in an interview with Bloomberg, Gensler acknowledged the anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper, wishing it a "happy sweet sixteen in a week."

Global Trade & ~EconGlobal Trade & ~Econ

Bank of Canada likely to reduce benchmark borrowing costs by 50 bps

• This will be the central bank's first super-sized cut in over 15 years outside of the pandemic and its fourth rate reduction in a row, closely following the U.S. Federal Reserve, which slashed rates by a similar size last month.

~Politics_and_Law~Politics_and_Law

Diwali becomes Pennsylvania state holiday after governor signs new law

• Officials said the bipartisan legislation marks a significant moment for the Commonwealth, celebrating the rich cultural diversity of its residents and the traditions of the over one billion Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs worldwide who celebrate, including hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians.
• Diwali, also known as the "festival of lights," is one of the most popular holidays in South Asian culture. The five-day festival celebrates light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.”

~Stacker_Sports News~Stacker_Sports News

Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela is gone. But 'Fernandomania' will live forever

• He was diagnosed with cancer, liver cancer to be specific, but suffered in silence, not wanting anyone to feel sorry for him. He died Tuesday at the age of 63. Valenzuela wanted to cherish and preserve that same unadulterated joy he created when he burst onto the scene as a rookie in 1981. He arrived from Etchohuaquila, Mexico, became an overnight star in Los Angeles, and had the Latino community bursting with pride to be Dodgers fans, with the Anglo fans scrambling to learn Spanish — or at least a few popular phrases.

~Tech & ~Science~Tech & ~Science

Polish Radio Station Replaces Journalists With AI 'Presenters'

• The station in the southern city of Krakow said its three avatars are designed to reach younger listeners by speaking about cultural, art and social issues including the concerns of LGBTQ+ people.

~History with Mystery~History with Mystery

When John Adams Signed a Law to Authorize Deportations and Jail Critics

• On a hot July day in 1798, Luther Baldwin spent the afternoon in his local tavern in Newark, New Jersey, tossing back mugs of hard cider.....Adams was a Federalist, and Baldwin—a veteran of the Continental Army who worked on a garbage dinghy—was a Democratic-Republican, the opposition party led by Vice President Thomas Jefferson. Adams had just signed into law the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, including a law that made it a crime to criticize the federal government.

~Entertainment World~Entertainment World

Donald Trump to Appear on Joe Rogan’s Podcast (Report)

• “The Kamala Harris campaign has reportedly also been in talks with Rogan’s production team for the U.S. Vice President to appear on the podcaster’s Austin-based show, again to target male voters. That follows Harris going on Alex Cooper’s popular podcast, Call Her Daddy, which targets young female listenerse.

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