Category: Nations
Judge Weighs Whether Bankman-Fried Will Face Two Criminal Trials
Wall Street Journal The FTX founder faces a total of 13 criminal charges connected to the implosion of the cryptocurrency exchange is scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 2. https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-weighs-whether-sam-bankman-fried-will-face-two-criminal-trials-b06e0ad0
Read MoreFederal judge blocks Seattle police from enforcing graffiti ban
Fox News A U.S. district court has ruled that Seattle must temporarily cease enforcement of property crimes with regard to graffiti. Judge Marsha Pechman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a preliminary injunction, saying the city’s ordinance that punishes graffiti “targets speech” and “poses a real and substantial threat…
Read MoreObama, Tim Scott trade barbs over race in America
Fox News Former President Barack Obama and presidential hopeful Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., criticized one another’s handling of race this week, with Obama claiming Republican talk of American unity falls flat. Democratic strategist David Axelrod interviewed Obama for CNN on Thursday and asked the former president what he thought of Scott’s discussions of race. Scott,…
Read MoreNations Step Up With New Ukraine Military Assistance
Defense.gov Germany and Poland committed to sustaining Ukraine’s new Leopard tanks, and the Netherlands and Denmark shared progress made on their plans to train pilots on fourth-generation fighter aircraft, including F-16s, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3429669/nations-step-up-with-new-ukraine-military-assistance/
Read MoreChina’s R&F property tycoon Zhang Li agrees to US extradition in California bribery case
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ex-government official who rose to lead one of China’s largest real estate firms allegedly gave kickbacks to win permits for a project in San Francisco. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3224254/chinas-rf-property-tycoon-zhang-li-agrees-us-extradition-california-bribery-case?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUkraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister talks to newly appointed Bulgarian counterpart for the first time
Pravda Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, had the first telephone conversation with Maria Gabriel, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and former EU commissioner, on Thursday, 15 June. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7407055/
Read MoreGeorgia lawmakers split on supporting, opposing whether to reduce tax breaks
Fox News Georgia lawmakers began a review of state tax breaks Wednesday, with some leaders hoping to reduce breaks to lower the state’s overall income tax rate, while other officials said business tax breaks are important to recruiting industry. The Joint Tax Credit Review Panel has been years in the making, pushed for by Senate…
Read MoreRussia’s annual inflation rises to 2.51% in May — Bank of Russia
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In May, consumer prices grew by 0.31% from 0.38% in April https://tass.com/economy/1633087
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter leader in Canadian city charged with anti-Catholic hate crime
Fox News The leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in the Canadian city of Calgary has been charged with a hate crime after she allegedly impeded access to a Catholic school for reasons of “bias, prejudice, or hate based on race or ethnic origin,” according to recent reports. Initially reported by the Calgary Herald,…
Read MoreHow Money Helps to Build Brain Power
Wall Street Journal New research suggests that generous social benefits for lower-income families boost their children’s brain development. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-money-helps-to-build-brain-power-d900ddaa
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