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Surprise, surprise: SWIFT proposes a role for itself in a tokenized future on a unified ledger
Cathie Wood Calls Bitcoin a ‘Financial Super Highway,’ Reiterates $1.5M Price Target
Meh. Without a timeframe, price targets are less than worthless.
Why the Capital One–Discover Merger Is Actually Bad News
The media has been touting the same claim as the banks. And it’s dead wrong.
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FDA authorizes new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19
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U.S. Says ISIS Responsible for Moscow Attack
A branch of the Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for the attack in Moscow that killed at least 40 people and injured about 100 others, and U.S. officials confirmed the claim shortly afterward.
The United States collected intelligence in March that Islamic State-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, the branch of the group based in Afghanistan, had been planning an attack on Moscow.
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House Republicans had a bad day
Most of them voted against a sweeping funding bill. One threatened to overthrow Speaker Johnson. Another Republican resigned early. And Santos caused turmoil in a N.Y. race.
I defended the Capitol from Trump’s mob. I know he’s an insurrectionist.
Judge Warns Trump Could Lead Another Insurrection
A federal judge who has overseen numerous criminal cases against Donald Trump supporters who viciously assaulted police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol expressed concern during a sentencing hearing Thursday that the former president could trigger another violent attack in the lead-up to or aftermath of the 2024 presidential election.
Secretary of State Blinken warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet in a meeting on Friday that Israel's security and its place in the world are in peril, and "you might not realize it until it's too late…"
Judge Excoriates Blagojevich’s Lawsuit as Publicity Stunt
As a general rule, it’s never good when a federal judge feels compelled to address your case with a quote from Dr. Seuss.
But that’s exactly what happened Thursday to disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose lawsuit challenging the state resolution prohibiting him from running for any state or local office in Illinois was excoriated by a judge as a publicity stunt and an ‘Issue-Spotting Wonderland.’
Yemen’s Houthis Tell China, Russia Their Ships Won’t Be Targeted
Inside the Republican Attacks on Electric Vehicles
The political war over electric vehicles has been fueled by an incendiary mix of issues: technological change, the future of the oil and gas industry, concerns about competition from China and the American love of motorized muscle.
And in the rural reaches of America, where few public charging stations exist, the notion of an all-electric future feels fanciful — another element to the urban-rural divide that underlies the nation’s polarization.
US urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries
Washington told Kyiv that drone attacks risk driving up crude prices and provoking retaliation
What possible incentive would Ukraine have to play nice? Thanks to House Republicans, American military aid has slowed to a trickle. Ukraine has to play to the strengths it has left. Provoking retaliation? What does that even mean? Russia’s already pounding Ukrainian civilian targets. Will they put Kyiv on double secret probation?
Martyrs to the MAGA cause: Trump follows Hitler’s steps with glorification of Jan. 6
Election Workers Are Bracing for Another Barrage of Trump Threats
From frivolous records requests to outright harassment, democracy’s administrators are facing “death by a thousand cuts,” says one voting rights advocate: “The problem is that, in aggregate, it really starts to tear at the fabric of our election system.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker
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