Dollar steadies ahead of Powell testimony, housing reforms hit kiwi

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar hovered below recent peaks on Tuesday as investors looked to U.S. policymakers for clues on whether they may seek to slow rising yields, while the New Zealand dollar dropped after housing reforms cooled policy-tightening expectations.

The Turkish lira also showed some sign of stability following a 7.5% dive on Monday after President Tayyip Erdogan sacked a hawkish central bank chief, but markets' relief was offset by worries about fresh lockdowns in Europe.

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Trump still being investigated over Capitol riot, top prosecutor says

Federal investigators are still examining Donald Trump’s role in inciting the attack on the US Capitol.

Michael Sherwin, the departing acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, confirmed that the former president is still under investigation over the 6 January putsch in an interview with CBS 60 Minutes on Sunday.

“Maybe the president is culpable,” he said.

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Donald Trump wrote US President Joe Biden a letter 'from the heart'. Five key takeaways from Lisa Boothe podcast

Former US president Donald Trump said he left a letter "from the heart" to his successor Joe Biden on his way out of the White House.

It was one of a few talking points the former US leader raised during a long-form interview with Lisa Boothe, a Fox News contributor who has launched a podcast.

Aside from continuing his claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, Mr Trump also stuck to familiar issues such as his border wall policy, said he fast-tracked the coronavirus vaccine development and hinted he was considering his own social media platform.

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Trump is returning to social media in a few months with his own platform, spokesman says

New York (CNN Business)Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media -- but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on Sunday.

Jason Miller, a long-time adviser and spokesperson for Trump's 2020 campaign told Howard Kurtz on Fox's "MediaBuzz" that Trump will be "returning to social media in probably about two or three months." He added Trump's return will be with "his own platform" that will attract "tens of millions" of new users and "completely redefine the game."

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Simpson: So, moms and dads, is Spring Break breaking you, too?

The sun is not yet up but I don’t have a lot of time. The children will wake any minute now and once that happens I’m at their mercy. It’s Spring Break.

We’ve already had Happy Meal picnics. We’ve played Minecraft online with the cousins and rode bikes and scooters with the neighbours. We’ve walked to the store and tried to select and purchase a cool toy with a $5 budget from Grammy. 

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The man behind Huron City Radio, ‘Fake radio station. Real funny’ has more projects coming

In some ways, fictional radio host Tom Bobbajobski is like all of us. Broadcasting from a boat in the middle of nowhere, shouting into the void, hoping someone’s listening.

But not really, not if you don’t want to take it that seriously, said fake radio station "Huron City Radio" creator Daniel Williams.

For the past two months Williams, a St. Clair resident, has been consumed by the show, which is “broadcast” by Bobbajobski on a boat in the middle of Lake Huron by the "kitten state."

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Son of Atlanta Shooting Victim Hyun Jung Grant Raises $2.3 Million in One Day

Randy Park, the young son of Atlanta shooting victim Hyun Jung Grant, has received over $2.3 million in just 24 hours, exceeding his original GoFundMe goal of $20,000. The money raised will be used to support Park and his brother for paying for bills, food, and other necessities. Park shared memories of his mother with The Daily Beast on Thursday, saying she loved dancing and was his “best friend.” “She was a single mother who dedicated her whole life to providing for my brother and I,” he said.

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Q&A: Winnipeg Jets prospect Cole Perfetti on Ville Heinola, AHL adjustments, his ’90s interests

Cole Perfetti was born on New Year’s Day, 2002. And yet somehow, he’s still quite thoroughly a ’90s kid. He’s seen every episode of “Friends” multiple times. He played extensively with Lego Star Wars as a kid. He can solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than a minute. And he’s so well versed in the “Jurassic Park” franchise that he’s visited the theme park at Universal Studios with his sister Abby, his dad Angelo, and his mom Sandra.

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