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Jun 12 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Night‑Owls Unite: A New Vampire Game Lets You Build, Brew and Bond

Moonlight Peaks has dropped a demo on the Nintendo eShop, letting players dive into a world where vampires live side‑by‑side with werewolves, witches and merfolk. The Dutch studio Little Chicken Game Company is backing the title, which will arrive on Switch and its newer sibling in July 2026. Cloude

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Jun 12 2026CRYPTO

Dogecoin’s Rollercoaster: From Crash to New Buy Signal

The same tool that warned investors about Dogecoin’s sharp fall last month is now flashing a buy flag. After the price dropped from $0. 113 to $0. 078 in May, a chart analyst highlighted that the indicator had signaled a sell on May 7, right before the big slide. Today, after a quick rebound of abou

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Jun 12 2026CRYPTO

LG Electronics Builds Its Own Blockchain for Ads

LG Electronics is taking a bold step by creating a new blockchain to manage online advertising. The system will let ad buyers and sellers share a single, transparent database that tracks how people interact with ads. To make this happen, the company teamed up with Arbitrum, a layer‑2 solution built

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Jun 12 2026FINANCE

SpaceX’s IPO Sparks Crypto Frenzy and Investor Warnings

Retail traders have turned to crypto futures as a way to bet on SpaceX before its official debut, moving more than $1 billion in the past three days. The SPCX perpetual contract, a synthetic link to SpaceX’s pre‑IPO value, has drawn huge volume and shows that many traders expect the stock to open hi

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Jun 12 2026SCIENCE

Crypto trading and young adults: why it feels like a game

The world of cryptocurrency has become a hot spot for people who love quick money and risk. It looks a lot like gambling, which is why researchers are paying close attention to it. The main idea in this rewrite is that young adults, especially those who are just starting out in life, have a sp

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Jun 12 2026CRYPTO

SpaceX IPO Gets a Crypto Twist

The upcoming launch of SpaceX’s $1. 75 trillion public offering has attracted more than just traditional investors. Crypto platforms are giving people around the world new ways to get involved, even if they can’t buy real shares. One popular option is prediction markets. Users on sites like Polym

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Jun 12 2026ART

Music and Hope: A Sound Tribute for Cancer Survivors

In a bright corner of South Coast Plaza, music and community collide to celebrate those who have beaten cancer. A local composer‑teacher, known for turning feelings into sound, wrote a four‑minute piece inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem. The melody moves through loss, calm and renewed courage, mir

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Jun 12 2026ART

Local Art Shows: Share Your Exhibit Details

The art community in Charlottesville and nearby counties wants your show listed. If you have a gallery event or an online exhibition, send the dates and contact number to the editor by noon on Friday. The next issue will feature these shows, so act fast. Make sure you give both the opening and clos

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Jun 12 2026SCIENCE

New Paths to LSD1 Inhibitor Design

Scientists used computer models that predict how proteins fold together with potential drug molecules. They focused on LSD1, an enzyme that changes how DNA is read by removing methyl groups from histones. Because LSD1 also serves as a scaffold for other proteins, blocking it could treat diseas

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Jun 12 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Team Up, Fight Back: New Aliens Adventure Brings Bigger Battles

A fresh take on the classic Alien game puts players in a squad of Colonial Marines tasked with clearing out a mining site that’s turned into a nightmare. The story unfolds across several levels, each revealing more about the mystery on planet LV‑558. Instead of a simple “go from point A to B, ” play

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