Category: USA
U.S. Lets Bankrupt Voyager Sell User Accounts to Binance.US
Wall Street Journal The U.S. government will continue appealing aspects of Voyager’s chapter 11 plan, the first to become effective after a wave of crypto bankruptcies last year. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-lets-bankrupt-voyager-sell-user-accounts-to-binance-us-968f8259
Read MoreTop Biden donors invited to White House as president repeats plans that he ‘intends to run’
Fox News President Biden sent out exclusive invitations this week to some of his top donors from the 2020 campaign, asking them to attend a hastily-planned event at the White House, according to the New York Times. The event, slated for next Friday, is not a fundraiser but is instead considered to be a rekindling…
Read MoreClassified document leaker’s Guard unit pulled from intelligence duty, saddled with ‘busy work’: report
Fox News Members of the Air National Guard unit where alleged classified document leaker Jack Teixeira was assigned have been pulled from doing intelligence work in the aftermath of his arrest. The 102nd Intelligence Wing had its mission “paused and divided among other units” as the investigation into the circumstances of the intelligence leak continues,…
Read MoreMcDonald’s and Franchisees Escalate Battle Over Chain Rules
Wall Street Journal McDonald’s restaurant owners are pushing back on the burger chain’s moves to tighten franchise standards and rules, seeking more control and increasing tensions with the company. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-and-franchisees-escalate-battle-over-chain-rules-9f7b92e4
Read MoreNatural-Gas Prices Fall as Storage Surplus Widens
Wall Street Journal Natural-gas prices fell after a weekly government storage report came in bearish compared with both forecasts and averages. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-edges-higher-ahead-of-storage-data-e9bec845
Read MoreAndes Turmoil Rattles Governments, Spurs Migration to U.S.
Wall Street Journal Violent crime and political upheaval are buffeting countries in the Andean region, threatening fragile governments and prompting hundreds of thousands to flee north to the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/andes-turmoil-rattles-governments-spurs-migration-to-u-s-d8396753
Read MoreArizona Senate settles lawsuit accusing it of withholding records from a 2020 election audit
Fox News A left-leaning watchdog group on Wednesday announced a settlement of over $150,000 in a public records lawsuit against the Arizona Senate, which fought to withhold emails, texts and other records involving a partisan audit of the 2020 election. American Oversight, which promotes government transparency, will receive $153,000 from the state Senate. According to…
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill to Bar Transgender Athletes From Female Sports Teams
New York Times The bill, championed by Republican lawmakers, has no chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate or being signed by President Biden. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/transgender-athlete-ban-bill.html
Read MoreRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is a Democrat challenging Biden. But what is his platform?
Fox News Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and prominent vaccine skeptic, is challenging President Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy, 69, hails from one of the country’s most well-known political families. His father, Robert F. Kennedy, was a senator and U.S. attorney general. His uncle was President Kennedy. In announcing his…
Read More‘Save women’s sports’ bill passes House with zero votes from Dems, who call it transgender ‘bullying’
Fox News The House on Thursday passed legislation aimed at preventing biological males from competing as transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports at schools across the country, after a debate in which several Democrats accused Republicans of “bullying” transgender students by calling up the bill. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act…
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