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Trump Calls Brittney Griner A ‘Potentially Spoiled Person,’ Opposes Prisoner Exchange With An ‘Absolute Killer’

July 31, 11:09 PM

Former President Donald Trump has called Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for allegedly possessing of hash oil, “a potentially spoiled person.”

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Israel’s Marijuana Bubble Bursts: Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Eliminates TA-Cannabis Index, Ending Three-Year High

By Maureen Meehan

July 31, 4:00 PM

It was just three years ago that a broad swath of Israeli society, including former prime ministers, defense bigwigs and celebrities seemed to be enamored by the country's up-and-coming cannabis industry.

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How Musk’s Mars Obsession Can Save Us From AI Doom: Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Weighs In

By Shanthi Rexaline

July 31, 2:48 PM

Elon Musk may have a staunch supporter for his Mars ambition in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

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How Much Did Soulja Boy Get Paid To Promote This Crypto Project?! Rapper Accidentally Reveals Payout

By Samyuktha Sriram

July 31, 11:57 AM

American rapper Soulja Boy mistakenly included the details of how much he stood to gain if he successfully promoted a cryptocurrency project. What Happened: The rapper recently tweeted in support of a new cryptocurrency project SaferMars, unintentionally including details of how much the project would pay him for the promotion.

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Bill Gates Shares Photo Of Himself And His ‘Best Friend’ Warren Buffett: ‘I’d Flip Blizzards With You Any Day’

By Shanthi Rexaline

July 31, 11:30 AM

That Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates has shared a longstanding friendship with his fellow billionaire Warren Buffett is no secret.

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Biotech Investors: August’s Key PDUFA Catalysts You Must Know

By Shanthi Rexaline

July 31, 9:21 AM

Regulatory decisions have yet to pick up pace this year. July’s calendar was light, but the good news was that most decisions turned out to be positive. That said, none of the drugs approved during the month were new molecular entities, underlining a lack of innovation going on in the sector.

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Elon Musk Says ‘It’s A Fixer Upper Of A Planet’: Can We Live On Mars?

By Melanie Schaffer

July 31, 7:55 AM

Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Friday, July 15, to add some thoughts on his goal to make life on Mars a reality.

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If You Had $10,000 Right Now, Would You Put It On Bitcoin, Ethereum Or Shiba Inu (SHIB)?

By Henry Khederian

July 30, 10:29 PM

Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect sentiment on what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios. This week we posed the following question to over 1,000 Benzinga visitors on cryptocurrency investing:

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If You Invested $1000 in Amazon Stock When It Acquired Whole Foods, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now

By Chris Katje

July 30, 4:10 PM

Ecommerce giant Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) made its largest acquisition of all time in 2017 with the announcement it was purchasing physical retailer Whole Foods. Here’s a look at the acquisition and how shares have performed since the deal was announced.

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Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos Unite To ‘Change The Course’ Of Neurological Disorder Impacting 6.5 Million Americans

By Shanthi Rexaline

July 30, 4:04 PM

It’s a well-known fact that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates, through his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is working toward eliminating infectious diseases and eradicating poverty in developing and under-developed countries.

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