Welcome to the 61st 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
- BlackRock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (IBIT) has swelled by $13 billion since Donald Trump’s win on Nov. 5, according to Yahoo Finance data, pushing iShares Bitcoin Trust past $40 billion in assets just 10 months following its launch.
Global Trade & ~Econ
- Beyond the moral, legal and logistical questions raised by this campaign promise, mass deportations threaten to starve key industries of badly needed workers. And perhaps no industry relies on undocumented workers more than the food and agriculture industries.
~Politics_and_Law
- Some Pentagon officials opposed giving them to the Ukrainians because they said the U.S. Army had limited supplies. Some White House officials feared that Mr. Putin would widen the war if they gave the missiles to the Ukrainians.
~Stacker_Sports News
- "I just want to enjoy [myself]," he said. "Plan for retirement? if it has to happen, in one or two years ... I don't know. I'm turning 40 soon. "I really want to enjoy, as long as I feel motivated I keep going. The day I don't feel motivated, I will retire." Ronaldo added that he has no intention to go into coaching when he does eventually hang up his boots.
~Tech & ~Science
- The food choices we make during stressful times can significantly impact cardiovascular health. A study from the University of Birmingham previously showed that high-fat foods can impair vascular function and reduce oxygen delivery to the brain. However, flavanols—natural compounds abundant in cocoa and green tea—can support vascular health during periods of everyday stress.
~History with Mystery
- On the morning of November 19, 1863, approximately 15,000 people descended upon Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to officially dedicate its National Cemetery. Less than five months earlier, Gettysburg’s farms transformed into fields of blood as one of the largest battles ever staged on the vast continent erupted on the hamlet’s doorstep. The bodies of Union soldiers that carpeted the pastures after three days of carnage at the Battle of Gettysburg now rested in freshly dug graves beneath the blue autumn sky.
~Entertainment World
- The duo, who used to be friends with Trump, turned into fierce critics during his first term in office, and he returned the favor, occasionally ripping into them in posts on X (formerly Twitter). At the top of Monday’s program, they disclosed their trip, acknowledging that his decisive win influenced their decision.
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