The central scandal in the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse ring targeting children is not the sex. It’s the children.
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The central scandal in the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse ring targeting children is not the sex. It’s the children.
https://rapidcityjournal.com/opinion/column/article_281a3557-d7e9-5c48-942a-7ff487816e54.html
Cristiano Ronaldo-led Al-Nassr have reportedly shortlisted Barcelona’s Andreas Christensen as a top transfer target for next summer.
Square Enix announced that there will be a Chrono Trigger Orchestral Arrangement: Melodies Across Time CD based on new versions of songs from the game’s soundtrack. Those tracks will be performed during the concert of the same name during shows on January 17-18, 2026. The CD will debut in Japan on January 14, 2026nand worldwide in January 2026, and the official site already included a link to the North American storefront’s product page. It will cost $32. 99/¥4, 180. This comes after Square Enix confirmed there were projects in the works to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary. There’s no teaser video offering examples of what these new takes on songs from the Chrono Trigger soundtrack will sound like. However, we do know what the tracklist looks like. In some cases, the renditions involve medleys of tracks. 10 total will be available. Here’s the full list: “Presentiment / Chrono Trigger” “Secret of the Forest / Wind Scene” “Courage and Pride / Frog’s Theme” “Lab 16’s Ruin / Robo’s Theme” “The Day the World Revived / Lavos’ Theme” “Brink of Time / Delightful Spekkio / Fanfare 3” “Primitive Mountain / Ayla’s Theme” “Determination / Wings That Cross Time” “World Revolution / Last Battle” “To Far Away Times” You can also see the cover art image of the album, which shows all the party members on stage performing with various instruments. The JRPG is available on the SNES, DS, PlayStation, PC, and mobile devices worldwide. The post Chrono Trigger Orchestral Arrangement: Melodies Across Time Soundtrack Debuts in 2026 appeared first on Siliconera.
The post Stronger CNY despite weaker data Commerzbank appeared com. The People’s Bank of China set its USD/CNY fix at 7. 0825 this morning, signalling for the seventh straight week that it prefers a stronger CNY. Since the end of September, USD/CNY has fallen by a total of 0. 5% (stronger CNY). At first glance, this may not seem like much. However, it should also be noted that the trade-weighted US Dollar (USD) also gained around 1% over the same period. In other words, the CNY also appreciated against other trading partners during this period, and even slightly more so, Commerzbank’s FX analyst Volkmar Baur notes. PBoC supports firmer JPY as economy softens “At first glance, this is particularly surprising because it is happening during a period of economic weakness. After the September figures already looked less than robust last month, the data released this morning pointed not only to continued weakness, but also to a worsening of the situation. Industrial production did rise by 4. 9% year-on-year in October. However, this not only fell well short of the consensus expectations according to Bloomberg (5. 5%), but was also significantly below the previous month’s figure (6. 5%). All other data were no better and in some cases significantly weaker. While retail sales remained in positive territory at 2. 9%, the crisis in the property market continues and appears to be intensifying again.” “Property sales fell by around 20% year-on-year in October, with construction starts down by almost 30%. What is particularly striking, however, is that the weakness in investment is no longer limited to the property sector. Fixed asset investment, which had risen by over 4% in the first quarter of this year, has recently fallen significantly. The Chinese statistics office only publishes aggregate figures for the entire 10 months of this year. However, it can be estimated from these figures that investment in October alone.