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Pedestrians pass a digital sign announcing the latest rates for currency in Istanbul. Photographer: Kostas Tsironis / Bloomberg Kostas Tsironis / Bloomberg News The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it is building and testing a hypothetical digital currency, equivalent to cash. The goal of the program is to improve the …

Adones Betances, 22, was charged with murder and assault in the Winston Ortiz family, 18, according to police, according to police. Betances are in custody, police said. The couple got into a quarrel on the fifth floor of a Bronx apartment building shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday, according to police. …

This false color image shows rippling wind-blown dunes on Mars in 2009. NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. NASA’s Mars robbers may be glamorous attention-getters, but they have a quieter sibling in the Martian skies. …

Veteran rushing rusher Dee Ford picks up for some distinct Nick Bosa vibes from 49ers rookie defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw. “(He is) everything you want to see in a rookie,” Kinlaw Ford said on Thursday during a video call with Bay Area reporters. ‘He wants to be a sponge. He …