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Scottish-Salvadoran driver Sebastian Melrose has made his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup racing championship.The 25-year-old, who took part in a popular Netflix TV series last year, drives a Bitcoin-branded 911 that features the flag of crypto-friendly El Salvador on its rooftop.Bitcoin Racing Team Joins Porsche Carrera Cup With Netflix Celebrity in the Car British racing team Bitcoin Racing has joined the Porsche Carrera Cup together with Richardson Racing, not only to win prizes in one of the U.K.'s biggest racing championships but also to promote crypto.

Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, has criticized bitcoin, stating it is not a currency.The economist, known for his vocal opinions about crypto and for the promotion of dollarization initiatives in Latam, blasted bitcoin, saying it has a fundamental value of zero, and that it is a highly speculative asset.

A recent study that examined the interest of several countries in bitcoin and crypto ranked El Salvador as second for having the most interest in the issue.While the U.S. was still ranked first, El Salvador's high rank comes amidst criticism President Nayib Bukele has drawn from Salvadorans for his push for bitcoin adoption.

Despite threats of rain, this weekend brings myriad festivals and events to the D.C. region.Shoppers line the sidewalks at Georgetown's annual French Market, the Petworth PorchFest fills the neighborhood with music after last week's rainout and some of the world's biggest DJs visit the second Project Glow festival at RFK.

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CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.ORLANDO, Fla. - United States men's national team striker Ricardo Pepi says his career over the last eight months has been "a rollercoaster ride" but after a week in which he scored three goals for the national team, including the game-winner in a 1-0 win over El Salvador, he's made "big statement" with his play.

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Covers the Pac-12.Joined ESPN in 2014.Attended Washington State University.While the United States' game at Grenada on Friday represented the team's return to competitive soccer for the first time since the World Cup, the match -- as expected -- was anything but.

Giovanni Reyna has been welcomed back to the United States national team said Tim Ream, one of the group's senior players, after the family of the young midfielder sparked a feud with Gregg Berhalter that left the coach's future uncertain.After Berhalter used Reyna sparingly at the World Cup, the player's parents, former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and former women's player Danielle Egan Reyna, notified U.S. Soccer of a 1992 domestic violence incident involving Berhalter and the woman he later married, who was also Danielle Egan's former college roommate.

Forward Gio Reyna, the player at the center of a three-month soap opera that has engulfed and embarrassed U.S. Soccer, was called up to the national team Wednesday for Nations League games with Grenada and El Salvador.The roster announcement comes two days after U.S. Soccer released a report detailing the friction between World Cup coach Gregg Berhalter and the Reyna family, one that began at last fall's tournament in Qatar and left both men's futures with the national team in doubt.

The beloved neighborhood restaurant nestled inside Point Richmond's Hotel Mac is ready for a comeback with two local restaurateurs at its helm.The couple behind Richmond's Mi Casa Grill on San Pablo Avenue, Blanca Zepedalomeli and Juvenal Magaña, signed a lease with the hotel in late February and will be the operators of the space, Restaurant Realty Company first reported.

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In the last 48 hours, Jonathan Cornejo achieved what had seemed impossible.He committed to UC San Diego.The 17-year-old senior at West Adams Preparatory High School had dreamed of attending the University of California campus ever since middle school, when he first saw brochures of the beautiful grounds and then learned about its strong science programs.

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CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner said Gunners' teammate Folarin Balogun, currently on loan at Reims, would be "a great addition" to the United States national team.Balogun, 21, has been in scintillating form for Reims this season, with his 17 goals in 27 league appearances tying him for third in the Ligue 11 goalscoring charts behind Lille's Jonathan David and Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, who have 19 each.

Leeds United midfielder Tyler Adams is set for an extended spell out of the team after undergoing a hamstring operation.Adams missed the Premier League match at Wolves on March 18 and didn't play for the United States in its games against Grenada and El Salvador over the past week.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The 24-year-old has undergone what was described by as a "non-invasive" procedure after consulting a specialist.

Ricardo Pepi scored seconds after coming into the game as the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 at Orlando's Exploria Stadium on Monday night to win Group D and clinch its spot in the CONCACAF Nations League finals in June.The U.S., fresh off a 7-1 shellacking of Grenada, started a strong XI, with interim manager Anthony Hudson knowing all his team needed was a win or draw to advance to the Nations League semis.

The United States men's national team will play Mexico in an exhibition on April 19 at Glendale, Arizona.The match announced Tuesday is not on a FIFA fixture date, meaning many if not all Europe-based players will not be available, a group that includes most starters from last year's World Cup roster.

My Government Means to Kill Me (fiction - hardbound) by Rasheed Newsom
This is a fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a young gay Black man in 1980s New York City, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos, and Bel-Air.

Morning Sports Update "It's really not something that I've heard Bill say."Both the Bruins and Celtics will be in action at 7 p.m. tonight.The Bruins will be home against the Predators, while the Celtics are in Washington D.C. to face the Wizards.The Red Sox will get the 2023 season underway on Thursday at home against the Orioles at 2:10 p.m.
Tedy Bruschi's thoughts on Bill Belichick: During his first media appearance since the end of the 2022 season, Bill Belichick was asked a simple question by ESPN reporter Mike Reiss: Why should fans be optimistic about the upcoming season?

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Cesar Avila, 26, started selling clothes at Dolores Park in 2022.He'd break out a table with a stack of folded clothes and yell "$10 a bag of clothes!Fill your bag 'til it breaks!"

The U.S. men's national team thumped Grenada 7-1 on the road in its first competitive game since the 2022 World Cup on Friday to move within touching distance of a place in the CONCACAF Nations League final four.Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie each scored twice while Christian Pulisic starred by playing a major role in five of the goals, including scoring one of his own.

Tim Weah will miss the United States' CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador after getting hurt while playing for Lille.The 23-year-old was injured in Lille's Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on Saturday.The U.S. Soccer Federation said Sunday that Weah had entered the concussion protocol.

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Local "We are not going to rest until we find her."Huddled outside the new East Boston police station Monday night, advocates kept vigil for Reina Morales Rojas, once again pushing for action - and answers - in the 41-year-old's mysterious disappearance.Officials said Morales Rojas, who moved to East Boston from El Salvador in May, was last seen on Nov. 26, when she was reportedly dropped off in Somerville.