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Sudanese Strikes Spill Over Drones struck an outdoor market in the disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan Monday, killing at least 153 people, local officials say. See footage of the aftermath (via YouTube, warning—sensitive). Local officials have blamed the Sudanese army and are raising concerns of spillover from Sudan’s more than three-year-long civil war. Drones reportedly hit a fuel depot in the market that was used by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary in its conflict with the Sudanese army. The market is located in Abyei, an oil-rich region jointly administered by Sudan and South Sudan since 2011 (what is it like there?). Sudan's civil war stems from fallout between two generals. The conflict has killed an estimated 150,000 people and displaced more than 13 million others—over one-fifth of the country’s population. See the countries reportedly backing each general here. … and curious about the world’s most neglected displacement crises? See one organization’s annual ranking (w/map).

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The Wright Brothers only flew together once. They promised their father that they would never do it again in order to avoid a double tragedy if they crashed. The 1910 Exception: With their father's permission, they broke the rule just once on May 25, 1910; later that same day, Orville also took their 82-year-old father up for his first and only flight. James

Two Paths Diverged (Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Alex Brandon / AP.)   View in browser Many people are understandably focused on the question of how AI will transform our civilization. Will it cure cancer? Will it end world hunger? Will it hack everyone’s bank accounts and incubate the next pandemic? But those who are already profiting from this technological revolution also have a more immediate concern. Their problem is—to paraphrase one of my favorite lines from Scarface—what to do with all the cash. Over the past few days, two of America’s most prominent AI leaders have offered proposals for returning some of the spoils of the AI boom to the public. On Sunday, Anthropic announced that it would set aside 5 percent of the company’s stock in a new LLC—the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund—to be spent on causes it deems to be in the public’s interest. More stock may be added as the company becomes more valuable. If the company goes public at its current projected valuation of $1.5 trillion, the fund could hold $75 billion, making it one of the largest charities on the planet. (For context, the Gates Foundation Trust had about $89 billion in it at the end of last year.) Elon Musk, a centibillionaire and a longtime skeptic of traditional philanthropy, criticized the move and tried to one-up it, writing on X that he’d be giving one share of SpaceX to “every kid in America.” According to The New York Times’ back-of-the-napkin math, this could end up being a donation of more than $10 billion. What AI’s biggest winners decide to do with their money could have profound consequences for how Americans live their lives. The birth of modern AI may turn out to be the biggest wealth-creation event in human history, yet most Americans are feeling those effects indirectly. AI is making some people’s jobs easier and driving innovation, but it isn’t hitting everyone’s personal finances equally, and almost half of U.S. adults think the technology will widen the gap between the rich and the poor. Musk and Anthropic are now laying out two different visions for AI-driven philanthropy—raising thorny questions about the level of control that the investor class will exert over our shared future. The first and most obvious question for Anthropic: What if the company’s understanding of the “public good” doesn’t line up with the public’s wants or needs? Anthropic’s leaders, Dario and Daniela Amodei, have already committed to giving away most of their own personal wealth, and Dario has written on his blog about the kinds of philanthropy he admires. The Gates Foundation and PEPFAR, President George W. Bush’s public initiative for global AIDS relief, are both on his list. But how the firm’s leaders will actually decide to apportion these gifts remains somewhat nebulous. A press release for Anthropic’s fund lists “large donations to traditional nonprofits” and “direct distributions to specific populations” as examples of possible projects. Another stated goal is to remediate the effects of a massive, AI-driven labor-market transformation—an ironic instance of a company trying to solve a problem it helped create. As many politicians and even AI corporations themselves have argued, this tech is powerful enough, and potentially such an important part of the global economy, that the wealth it creates may merit some degree of public control. Last October, as one possible plan for reckoning with the economic consequences of AI, Anthropic floated the idea of using “sovereign wealth funds to give citizens stakes in AI revenues.” (OpenAI’s leaders have also reportedly considered giving 5 percent of the company to the government.) At least for now, though, the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund isn’t giving anyone outside of the company a stake. And the fact that it won’t be a 501(c)(3), like the Gates Foundation, means that it won’t have to deal with the kinds of mandatory financial disclosures that are meant to keep charitable organizations maximally transparent. A democratic way to approach this project would be for the government to aggressively tax the company and decide for itself how to spend the money. Not every American agrees with their government representatives’ approach to resource allocation, but at least in the public sector, the people have a voice. Although Musk’s path is also billionaire-led, it gives Americans a much more direct stake. Donald Trump clarified yesterday that Musk’s donation, if it happens, would use the country’s new child-savings accounts (known as “Trump Accounts”) as a vehicle. Rather than earmarking shares for a self-sustaining charitable foundation, Musk would be effectively cutting out the middleman, giving American children a piece of the company that houses his biggest AI bets. It would likely be a smaller total donation than Anthropic’s; one share per child may not turn out to be all that much money in the long run. And Trump Accounts aren’t a perfect dispersal mechanism; parents can’t reject donated shares, and they can’t immediately sell them. Once account holders turn 18, though, they can spend Musk’s gift on whatever they want. Musk, like other tech billionaires, has questioned traditional modes of philanthropy. He knows that the public knows that giving can be an expression of power and control—a way to rehabilitate a donor’s image or provide political insulation for the donor and his enterprises. Musk may be getting something out of this too. If more people own a little chunk of the AI economy, will they start to become more receptive to data centers and other Big Tech interventions? The donation could also give recipients a reason to be less critical of Musk and his businesses; people with a stake in the company might be more inclined to tolerate unscrupulous behavior. Still, if he can follow through on his approach (and especially if he continues to donate AI stock, as he hinted in his post yesterday), his gift could have a real impact. When SpaceX was about to go public earlier this year, my colleague Matteo Wong observed that “by weaving itself into the finances of most businesses and households in America, the AI industry is quickly making itself too big to fail.” AI is already deeply embedded in our life: in the businesses we interact with, in the pension funds and 401(k)s around which we plan our future. These massive donations, which represent a deviation from tech-industry norms, could reshape society for the better. But if the public comes to rely on Anthropic’s investments or on direct payouts from SpaceX, it’ll need to start caring even more about how well these companies perform. Public welfare needn’t be contingent on the whims of a few powerful firms; so much else already is. Related: Choose your overload—Musk vs. Bezos. Elon Musk is dropping a boulder in a kiddie pool.

🌾 Parting shot: Windswept wonder Photo: Marcia Kneisel Reader Marcia Kneisel of Littleton, N.C., captured this morning scene along North Carolina's Outer Banks — in the town of Kill Devil Hills during a brief fall getaway.

‼️ Tough choices time Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios House Democrats' main super PAC is scaling back in three Republican-leaning races it once hoped national tailwinds could put in play, according to AdImpact and a source familiar with the matter. Why it matters: Democrats' huge ambitions are running into the reality of finite resources. The big picture: The DCCC and its corresponding super PAC, House Majority PAC, have struggled to keep pace with their GOP counterparts' monster fundraising this cycle. Republicans have the bonus advantage of a network of cash-rich outside groups, namely President Trump's MAGA Inc. and Elon Musk's America PAC. Driving the news: House Majority PAC is pulling back in ... TN-05: Democrats were bullish about their star recruit, Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, until redistricting made the district redder and embattled Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) lost his primary to former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher. CO-03: A top target for Democrats when Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) represented it, the seat has become a heavier lift for the party since she abandoned it and Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) took office last year. FL-07: Facing a situation similar to Tennessee, Democrats had liked their odds of unseating scandal-tarred Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), who lost his primary to former local news anchor Ryan Elijah. Democratic candidate Bale Dalton, a former NASA chief of staff, was a top DCCC recruit and is part of the committee's coveted "Red to Blue" program. What they're saying: Phil Gardner, a senior adviser for Blue Dog Action — a centrist group backing Dalton — told us of the cuts in Florida: "I'm not sure what HMP was thinking here." "The rest of the party is not triaging this seat," he said, citing the DCCC's poll and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark's (D-Mass.) plans to campaign there tomorrow. Gardner called it "bonkers" that HMP is spending in districts like Maine's 2nd District. The other side: "We're focused on taking back the House," CJ Warnke, a spokesperson for HMP, told us in response to Gardner's criticism. Between the lines: HMP has also made partial cuts — what it calls "shaves" — in Arizona's 2nd District and Texas' 23rd District, where Democrats have struggled to gain traction but still see a glimmer of hope. Yes, but: Some HMP triages are in districts where they feel confident the Democratic candidate will prevail. That includes Reps. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich.), both of whose races are rated "likely Democratic" by Cook. The PAC has pulled back in the districts of retiring Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.), which Democrats are increasingly bullish about flipping. — Andrew Solender

💰 Exclusive... GOP's tiny lead House Republicans are entering the final two weeks of the midterms with a rare but razor-thin fundraising advantage over House Democrats. 💰 Why it matters: Democrats outraised Republicans by $84 million in 2024 and $74 million in 2022. The GOP has eliminated that gap. The National Republican Congressional Committee out-raised the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee by $1 million ($250 million to $249 million) so far this cycle, we have learned. "The NRCC spent this cycle building a war chest to amplify Republican wins and make Democrats answer for their failures," NRCC Chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told us in a statement. By the numbers: The NRCC raised $28.5 million in September, including a $14 million transfer from the Republican National Committee, compared to $26.3 million raised by the DCCC. The NRCC raised $50 million in Q3 and entered October with $61 million cash on hand. The DCCC raised $50.5 million in Q3, and entered October with $55.7 million cash on hand. Between the lines: Hudson's fundraising success comes as Speaker Mike Johnson has also built a formidable fundraising operation of his own. Johnson has raised more than $220 million for House Republicans since becoming speaker in October 2023, a turnaround from early concerns about whether he could fill the void left by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. — Kate Santaliz

Pompeii's grandest house gets a $1.6 million restoration funded by private sponsor An ancient residence believed to be the grandest in the Pompeii archaeological site is being restored with the entire 1.4 million euros ($1.6 million) cost being covered by a private sponsor, officials announced Tuesday. Read More.

Libya approves contentious Turkey deal over Mediterranean waters Libya’s parliament unanimously approved a contested maritime agreement with Turkey on Tuesday, reversing years of opposition and reviving a dispute with Egypt, Greece and Cyprus over rights in the eastern Mediterranean. Read More.

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Romanian lawmakers back a minority government to end monthslong stalemate Romanian lawmakers sought Tuesday to end a monthslong political impasse by voting for a minority government led by an independent diplomat, who now faces the challenge of securing support in a fragmented Parliament while tackling a large budget deficit. Read More.

France announces nightly curfews 'for as long as necessary' in Paris and other big cities Fresh curfews were being imposed across the city centers of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years, as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said a “massive” security operation was planned for new protests Saturday. Read More.

Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealth As they steam toward massive public offerings on Wall Street, the companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence have begun sketching plans to share their wealth with the public — a commitment they say is imperative to address disruptions the technology could bring to the workforce and people’s livelihoods. Read More.

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🏀 1 sports thing: NBA tips off Cover: Mark Ulriksen for The New Yorker "Make It Two," by artist Mark Ulriksen, is the cover of this week's issue of The New Yorker. The painting shows the joyous starting lineup of the New York Knicks, last season's champions. The 2026-27 NBA season tipped off this afternoon, with the Boston Celtics visiting the Detroit Pistons starting at 3 p.m. ET. ESPN's ball-knowers favor the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. 🏆 Knicks fans, still riding high on last year's historic championship run, are hoping for a repeat. That hasn't happened since the Golden State Warriors did it in 2017 and 2018. Previews and predictions.

🇺🇦 Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call today that President Trump hasn't issued any kind of order to harm Ukraine. The call was an effort to push back on Ukrainian accusations that Trump is trying to coerce Zelensky into making concessions to Russia. More from Barak Ravid. Cheap flights In Europe, you can fly to another country for less than $30. So why is that so hard to replicate in the US? Part of the answer is the airports. ps:Greed!! And by the way we already had that in the U.S.!!!! Thom Tillis, unfiltered As he prepares to leave Congress, the GOP senator gets candid with Jake Tapper about his opposition to President Donald Trump, his nickname for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — and why he thinks “it’s gonna be rough” for his party after the midterms.

🚀 Cancer meds in space The exhaust plume of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen this morning from Winter Haven, Fla. Photo: Joe Skipper/Reuters Orbital pharma startup Varda Space Industries launched a mission today to test microgravity's effects on an innovative cancer treatment, Alex Fitzpatrick reports. Developing medicine in space, away from the pesky influence of Earth's gravity, could unlock better treatments — though commercial scale for "space meds" is still a moonshot. Varda's W-1 vehicle after landing in 2024. Photo: John Kraus/Varda 🛰️ The California company's W-7 spacecraft launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission. Varda is testing whether the key ingredient in next-gen cancer medicines called PROTACs will crystallize differently in microgravity than it does on Earth — possibly making the treatment easier for recipients' bodies to absorb. For missions like this one, the company can create "seed quantities" in space, then return the results to Earth to be propagated, Varda chief strategy officer Michael Reilly tells Axios. Go deeper.

Battle of the bots Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images Axios' Ina Fried recently tested two of the newest personal AI agents, OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse. Ina writes: I asked each assistant to plan a trip to Atlanta to see my beloved WNBA Golden State Valkyries, organize a brunch watch party and create souvenir programs. ☀️ Where they shined: When I asked both agents to find flights and tickets for Game 3 in Atlanta, each caught that the game had been moved up a day and that tickets weren't yet on sale. Both found good flight options. 🧐 Where they were creative, but imperfect: For my brunch, Muse designed a colorful 10-page recipe booklet featuring ube waffles and lavender-honey butter. Dots produced a more practical eight-page packet with detailed cooking instructions and attention to dietary preferences. Both designed invitations that needed aesthetic and language edits. 👎 Where they struggled: I asked the agents to help me buy Valkyries trading cards. Both helped me compare options and prices. I chose Target, where I had a 5% discount and free shipping. Muse tried to complete the purchase, but got stuck at Target's sign-in page. Dots directed me to the Target app, where my account and payment information were already saved. 💵 The bottom line: Both agents could have done more if I gave them greater access to my accounts and wallet — but I don't trust them enough for that yet. Go deeper.

👋 Good morning! The NBA is back, baby. And so is GeoSports. Quote du jour: 76ers sophomore guard VJ Edgecombe, 21, on playing alongside LeBron James, who turns 42 in December: "He's exactly old enough to be my dad, which is crazy. His son is older than me." In today's edition: Rays advance to World Series, NBA Opening Day, Niners improve to 6-0, Hurts out for season, Florida tops men's hoops poll, playoff expansion across sports, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES 🏀 Dream draw even: Angel Reese (30 pts, 16 reb) and the Dream dominated the Valkyries, 79-65, in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals to even the series and win the franchise's first Finals game (previously 0-10). They'll have the momentum when the action resumes Wednesday in Atlanta. 🏈 San Francisco stays perfect: The 49ers improved to 6-0 on Monday night with a 23-17 victory over the Commanders, who fell to 1-4-1 and added yet another loss to their miserable primetime record. The last time the Niners won their first six games in a season? 2019, when they made it all the way to the Super Bowl. 🚑 Hurts shut down: Eagles QB Jalen Hurts will reportedly miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and multiple blood clots in his lungs. In other injury news: Rams WR Davante Adams will miss 6-10 weeks with a ruptured hamstring. ⚾️ Yankees stick with Boone: Despite speculation that the team would move on following its latest postseason exit, Aaron Boone will return as Yankees manager, per multiple reports. Boone is 790-565 (.583) with one World Series appearance in nine seasons at helm. 🏀 Beating the buzzer: Hornets forward Brandon Miller (5 years, $209M) and Thunder guard Cason Wallace (5 years, $139M) both signed rookie extensions on Monday, hours before the deadline for 2023 first-round picks to do so.   ⚾️ WORLD SERIES A NEW CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED (Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports) The top-seeded Rays beat the Guardians, 7-3, on Monday night in St. Petersburg to clinch their third trip to the World Series (2008, 2020), where they'll meet the top-seeded Brewers, who are making their second trip (1982). Are you not entertained? Save me the "small markets" narrative, will ya? These were the two best teams in their respective leagues over the course of 162 games, who then went a combined 14-3 in the playoffs to reach baseball's biggest stage. "But Kendall, the TV ratings might not break records!" Are you a Fox Sports executive? Why do you care? Stop being weird. History awaits: If "the two best teams all year" pitch isn't doing it for you, how about the guarantee that a new champion will be crowned? This will be just the third World Series since 1910 between teams that have never won a title. The only others: Cleveland Indians vs. Brooklyn Robins in 1920, and Phillies vs. Royals in 1980. Game 6 recap: Yandy Díaz, one day after calling his shot, delivers a no-doubt homer to help send the Rays to the World Series (Jordan Shusterman, Yahoo Sports)   🏀 OPENING NIGHT THE NBA'S TITLE TIERS (Mallory Bielecki/Yahoo Sports) The NBA is back! The regular season tips off today with a blockbuster tripleheader — a perfect way to get reacquainted with a league that's been reshaped since the Finals ended in June. Title tiers: For all the upheaval across the NBA, the championship race begins with two overwhelming favorites — and neither is the defending champ. According to the prediction and betting markets, the league's 30 teams fall into pretty distinct tiers: The favorites: The Thunder and Spurs (who meet in San Antonio tonight) are the clear teams to beat, combining for roughly 42% of the championship probability. The challengers: The 76ers and Knicks (who meet in New York tonight) are next, both in the high single-digits, followed by the Celtics and Timberwolves at roughly 5% apiece. The middle class: Eight teams are clustered around 2-3% apiece, while everyone else is below 2%. It's a crowded pack there, but one with a sizable gap to the top. Where's New York? Despite winning it all last season, the Knicks are much closer to the NBA's middle tier than to OKC or San Antonio. And that's a rarity: In the 42 seasons since 1985-86, only seven defending champions have entered the following season outside the Top 3 in title odds, according to SportsOddsHistory. Two of those cases involved Michael Jordan retiring from the Bulls (1993-94, 1998-99), and another saw Kawhi Leonard leave the Raptors in free agency (2019-20). The Knicks didn't suffer a comparable loss this offseason (sorry, Mitchell Robinson), but then again, the markets have never quite known what to make of this team. Meanwhile, parity reigns: The NBA is in an unprecedented stretch of championship parity, having crowned eight different champions in eight seasons. The previous record? Six straight from 1975-80. And the streak might not be finished yet. Despite the Thunder, Knicks and Celtics at or near the top of the odds, there's still a 56% chance that we get a ninth consecutive unique champion this season, based on the market's implied probabilities. Bottom line: The Knicks spent last season defying the odds, and they'll need to do it again to repeat. But in a league where nobody else has managed to win a second title during this eight-year stretch, perhaps the most fitting outcome would be New York proving the doubters (and the market) wrong once more. Season preview: Awards predictions Storylines to watch 🎧 On the pod: Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor is joined by Grant Liffmann of NBC Sports to break down the 12 biggest questions entering the season. The duo also spotlights breakout candidates and debates which stars are under the most pressure.   🏀 SETTING THE STAGE GATORS TOP PRESEASON POLL (Taylar Sievert/Yahoo Sports) Florida will start the men's college basketball season as the No. 1 team in the nation, sitting atop the preseason AP poll for the first time since 2006, when they were coming off the first of what ended up being back-to-back national championships. Continuity is key: Florida,* which received 47 of 59 first-place votes, returns a significant chunk of the roster that earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament last season and won the title a year earlier. That includes starters Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon and Rueben Chinyelu, as well as Denzel Aberdeen, back with the Gators after a year at Kentucky.* No. 2 Duke (highest preseason ranking since 2017) and No. 3 Illinois (highest since 2001) — the only other teams to receive first-place votes — also returned large swaths of their rosters that reached the Elite Eight and Final Four, respectively. Rounding out the top five are No. 4 UConn and No. 5 Arizona.* The Huskies and Wildcats both made the Final Four this past April, and both return a pair of double-digit scorers from last season's squads. Where's Michigan? The Wolverines begin their title defense at No. 16 after their three best players — and head coach — left for the NBA. Dusty May, now leading the Mavericks, is one of a stunning 54 outgoing coaches across the D1 ranks. Conference call: The top-ranked Gators carry the flag for the SEC, which leads all conferences with seven teams in the Top 25. The rest hail from the Big 12 (6), Big Ten (5), ACC (4), Big East (2) and Pac-12 (1), which is represented by its newest member, Gonzaga. Others receiving votes: Missouri (167 votes) sits just outside the Top 25, followed by Nebraska (70), Purdue (53), Ohio State (39), North Carolina (20), TCU (17), Saint Louis (13), VCU (12), Iowa (12), Virginia Tech (10), Indiana (8), Texas A&M (6), Villanova (6), Auburn (4), Marquette (3), Nevada (2), Grand Canyon (2), Utah State (2) and Santa Clara (1). *Double duty: Florida, Kentucky and Arizona are three of the 12 schools whose men's basketball and football teams are currently ranked in the AP Top 25. The others: Miami, BYU, Texas Tech, UCLA, Tennessee, Alabama, Houston, USC and Texas.   📈 FALSE HOPE PLAYOFF EXPANSION: ACCESS IS OVERRATED The proposed CFP expansion to 24 teams has a lower approval rating than the Cracker Barrel rebrand. But college football is just following the lead of pro sports, where the NFL, NBA and MLB have expanded their playoff fields to keep more teams (and fanbases) invested late in the regular season by selling the possibility that "this could be the year." Yes, but: That promise has mostly proved hollow. While larger playoff fields have created more intrigue down the stretch, expanded postseason access has offered little credible hope of a championship. Consider this: NFL: No. 7 seeds have played 13 playoff games since the postseason expanded in 2020. They've won just once. NBA: A No. 10 seed has never advanced beyond the play-in round. No. 9 seeds have occasionally reached the first round but never won a series. MLB: Baseball's expansion has proven more worthwhile. Since the No. 6 seed was added in 2022, two have reached the World Series, though both came up short. On campus: CFP critics argue that expansion dilutes an already dramatic regular season, and that a 24-team postseason field will mostly benefit middling power-conference programs rather than true "underdogs" or "Cinderellas," much like the NCAA's equally unpopular 76-team basketball tournament might. This is an excerpt from Monday’s edition of Yahoo Sports Biz, our new sports business newsletter authored by Dylan Dittrich. Sign up here to get on the list.   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: TUESDAY, OCT. 20 (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports) 🏀 NBA Opening Day Today's season-opening tripleheader on NBC is about as good as it gets. First up: Celtics at Pistons (3pm ET) in a matchup of last season's top two teams in the East. Then, LeBron James and the 76ers visit the defending champion Knicks (7pm), followed by a Western Conference Finals rematch between the Spurs and Thunder in San Antonio (9:30pm). Pricy tickets: The get-in price for tonight's game at Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks will raise their championship banner and receive their rings, is $1,693 (via Gametime), making it the most expensive regular-season game in NBA history. More to watch: ⚽️ Champions League: PSG vs. Barcelona (3pm, Paramount+) … This heavyweight clash, being held in Paris amid violent protests across France, headlines today's nine-game slate. 🏒 NHL: Bruins at Stars (8pm, ESPN); Lightning at Golden Knights (10:30pm, ESPN) … This quartet has combined to win their last 12 games. 🏀 NCAAM: UConn at Michigan State (7pm, BTN+); Tennessee at Duke (7pm, ESPN+) … Exhibitions featuring four teams ranked inside the preseason top eight. Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   🌎 LET'S PLAY GEOSPORTS On Tuesdays, we play GeoSports. All questions are written by me. How to play: You'll be asked five questions that combine sports and geography. Tap the spot on the globe where you think the answer is. The closer you are, the more points you get.

Ge 3:16 To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you." This verse rests between the curses upon the serpent and the curses upon Adam. Pain in childbirth and submission to the husband are the curses placed upon Eve in Eden for her transgression. One wonders what would/could have happened had Adam chose to not sin? Possibilities: The entire world would not have fallen. Eve would have died and a new wife created. Atonement would have been made for her sin alone. Eve brought unimaginable trouble into this world through her sin. Paul does not count the fall to Adam in 1 Timothy but to Eve. Eve was deceived by the serpent, not Adam. Correction to post above. The passage is from 1 Timothy 3 11-15.

Wall Street brings blockchain into the fold Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios LAS VEGAS — The buzz at Money 20/20 is focused on consumers being on the verge of near-instant banking transfers, including at night or on weekends, Axios' Ryan Lawler and Lucinda Shen report. Why it matters: America's financial giants have talked for years about bringing blockchain — the technology that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are built on — into their systems. Now they're actually doing it. That shift to instant transfers could also make investing faster and more convenient: Digital versions of stocks could let investors transfer shares around the clock, even when exchanges are closed. "It's becoming more mainstream institutionally than it ever has been," Digital Currency Group investor Aaron Fu tells Axios, pointing to financial institutions building more blockchain infrastructure in-house. 💡 How it works: Financial institutions have begun using private blockchains to instantly track money and investments as they change hands. Yes, but: Using the technology behind cryptocurrencies doesn't necessarily mean using the currencies themselves. Banks can create digital versions of the dollars customers already have on deposit. 💰 State of play: Money 20/20 attendees say that the conversation has moved from "Is this possible?" (the answer is yes) to figuring out exactly how banks will put these services into the electronic hands of consumers like you and me. The industry group that handles much of the recordkeeping and settlement behind U.S. stock trades is preparing a service that creates digital tokens representing securities held in its system. This is called "tokenization." Already, Citibank has said its tokenized-deposit service operates in seven markets, letting clients move funds between Citi accounts on a private blockchain. 🔎 Reality check: Competing tokenization efforts could create different versions of the same asset trading on separate networks. That could confuse investors, reduce liquidity, and make it harder to establish reliable prices. The bottom line: Blockchain is closer than ever to revolutionizing banking. First, banks, brokers and asset managers must connect systems so consumers and investors can move assets between them as easily as within them.