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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns House seat instead of facing punishment from colleagues – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida became the latest U.S. lawmaker to step down amid allegations of ethics violations. It happened minutes before a vote to decide whether she should be forced out. Nikole Killion reports.

The cryptocurrency market has been bullish over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin briefly topping the $78,100 level. Ether is also approaching $2,400, while XRP has flipped BNB to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.However, Pi Network (PI) is trading around $0.1700 at press time on Wednesday, down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours. The launch of smart contracts on the Pi Testnet under a subscription model marks functionality-focused expansion through consistent protocol upgrades. However, that wasn’t enough to push PI’s price higher in the near term.Meanwhile, the over 30 million Pi tokens released by the Pi…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  April 22, 2026 Ripple (XRP) is trading at $1.45 up 1.00% in 24 hours, as a wave of institutional and banking adoption signals suggest the asset’s fundamentals are outpacing its current chart.The bigger story isn’t the dip, it’s what’s building underneath it. SoFi Technologies, a nationally chartered U.S. bank regulated by the OCC, announced on April 21…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: United Airlines — Shares rose more than 1.5% even after the airline posted disappointing guidance for its current quarter and full year as rising fuel prices pressure its outlook. United expects 2026 adjusted earnings of between $7 and $11 per share, down from prior guidance of between $12 and $14 per share. The company also expects adjusted earnings for its current quarter to come in the range of $1 to $2 per share, lower than FactSet’s $2.08 estimate. However, the company’s first-quarter earnings and revenue both beat expectations. GE Vernova —…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles Kings head coach D.J. Smith narrowly avoid disaster in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.Raucous Avalanche fans banging on the glass behind Smith caused the pane to shatter after Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood made a stop on Quinton Byfield. Some pieces of glass rained down on Smith. He covered his head and brush the glass off his suit before running down the tunnel to get checked out. Members of the Colorado Avalanche conversion crew carry a new piece of glass to the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! What began as a typical prom in a town southwest of Oklahoma City became a surprise tribute when Principal Kirk Moore was crowned king weeks after heroically saving the lives of students by bravely tackling a suspected Columbine-inspired gunman. “It was definitely an amazing experience, and it just felt good to the soul knowing we were giving him the honor that he deserves,” said junior Rachel Hamilton.Camera footage released April 7 from Pauls Valley High School shows Moore getting shot in the leg while tackling the alleged gunman, identified as 20-year-old former student…

By Aaron Sousa The Canadian Press Posted April 22, 2026 8:00 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Firefighters in Toronto say an ice sculpture teasing Drake’s much-anticipated album, “Iceman,” continues to draw people trying to heat it up. Fire Chief Jim Jessop says crews were called Tuesday evening about “dangerous and unsafe activities” at the site of the installation in a downtown parking lot. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. He says crowds of people had shown up with flammable…

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BEIJING: China on Wednesday (Apr 22) denied again that a ship intercepted by the United States contained a “gift” from Beijing for Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump made the accusation.Trump had said that an Iranian-flagged ship seized by US forces in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday contained “a gift from China”, which “wasn’t very nice”.His comments came after former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley wrote on X that the ship was travelling from China to Iran and was linked to chemical shipments for missiles.Responding to Haley’s accusations at a regular news briefing on…

NBA player’s profile image shows a Palestinian child blocked from school by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026Famed basketball player Kyrie Irving changed his social media profile picture to an image of a Palestinian child blocked from attending school by Israeli soldiers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.The picture on Irving’s Instagram, which boasts 20.2 million followers, shows a young Palestinian boy sitting with a book as he turns around to look at Israeli soldiers standing behind a barbed wire fence just behind him.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listEarlier this month, Palestinian…