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“You can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin,” Musk said on Twitter, implementing a plan announced in February to accept the cryptocurrency as a form of payment. Near 1310 GMT, bitcoin was up 4.3 percent at $56,802. As visitors to Tesla’s US website click through the payment options, they can now opt to transact in bitcoin. But shoppers who choose this option may be prompted to “provide us with additional information to allow us to verify your identity,” Tesla said in its “terms and conditions” section on the website.

  VOCABULARY From the 13th to 17th century, West Africa was home to the great Mali Empire. Established by King Sundiata Keita, the kingdom united several smaller, Malinké Kingdoms near the Upper Niger River. Protected by a well-trained,  imperial  army and benefiting from being in the middle of trade routes, Mali expanded its territory,  influence , and culture over the course of four centuries. An abundance of gold dust and salt deposits helped to expand the empire’s  commercial  assets. Mali included the city of Timbuktu, which became known as an important center of knowledge. Mali also developed into a hub for the Islamic faith before poor leadership led to the empire’s ultimate  decline  in power and influence. The rise of the Mali Empire can be traced back to Sundiata, or the “Lion King,” as some called him. After seizing the former capital of the Ghana Empire in 1240, Sundiata and his men consolidated control while continuing to expand the Mali Empire. Often times, the officers o

Kalu stated this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Tuesday, adding that going to prison was a good experience for him. Kalu was sentenced to Kuje Correctional Centre for 12 years on December 5, 2019, for allegedly misappropriating about N7.1 billion, while serving as Abia governor between 1999 and 2007. However, the Supreme Court on May 8, 2020, upturned his trial and conviction by Justice Muhammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos. The apex court had said that Idris lacked the jurisdiction to try the matter, having been elevated to the Court of Appeal.