Politics
Jamie Dimon, other JP Morgan executives donated to centrist Democrat Kyrsten Sinema
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon listens as he is introduced at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and other executives from the bank contributed to the campaign of centrist Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has opposed key […]
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Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured
Israeli police officers stand on a roof top near Al-Aqsa Mosque following clashes with Muslim prayers during the second Friday prayer of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on April 15, 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel. Amir Levy | Getty Images At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa […]
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WHO is tracking omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants as they spread through Africa and Europe
Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are circulating at low levels in several countries within Southern Africa and Europe, according to the World Health Organization. The two subvariants of the highly contagious Covid-19 strain have been detected in Botswana, South Africa, Germany and Denmark, among other countries, WHO’s technical lead on Covid-19 Maria Van Kerkhove said […]
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Twitter board adopts poison pill after Musk’s $43 billion offer to buy company
Elon Musk’s Twitter profile displayed on a computer screen and Twitter logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Twitter adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan, often called a “poison pill,” a day after billionaire […]
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U.S. officials link North Korean hackers to $615 million cryptocurrency heist
A photo illustration showing the North Korean flag and a computer hacker. Budrul Chukrut | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images North Korean state-backed hacking collective Lazarus Group is linked to a massive cryptocurrency hack that led to the theft of $615 million in digital assets, U.S. officials allege. The Treasury Department’s Office of […]
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We’re all gonna make it? Crypto bosses say the ‘tide is turning’ on regulation
Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, speaks at the Blockchain Week Summit in Paris, France, on April 13, 2022. Benjamin Girette | Bloomberg | Getty Images PARIS — The crypto world may have turned a corner when it comes to regulation. The bosses of several major crypto companies told CNBC regulators are beginning to […]
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Kyiv hit with most powerful explosions heard in weeks; Finland ‘highly likely’ to join NATO. Follow our live updates
Finland ‘highly likely’ to join NATO, minister says Facing a dramatic change in its security assessment and relations with Russia, Finland is ‘highly likely’ to join NATO now, Finland’s European affairs minister Tytti Tuppurainen told Sky News in an interview. “The people of Finland seem to have already made up their mind and there is a […]
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Biden to nominate Michael Barr as Fed bank regulator in second attempt to fill post
Michael Barr, assistant secretary for financial institutions with U.S. Treasury, speaks during the Advisory Council on Financial Capability meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2010. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr, a former Treasury Department official, to be the Federal Reserve’s top regulator […]
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World’s largest yacht, linked to Russian billionaire Usmanov, is seized by Germany
A file photo dated September 10, 2018 shows mega yacht named “Dilbar” belonging to Uzbek-born Russian business-magnate Alisher Usmanov as it refuels by a tanker in Mugla, Turkiye. Germany seizes Russian billionaire Usmanov’s yacht at Port of Hamburg. Sabri Kesen | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — German authorities said they have seized the […]
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Ukraine seizes 26 cars and 32 apartments of detained Kremlin ally Medvedchuk
FILE PHOTO: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a meeting with leader of Ukraine’s Opposition Platform – For Life party Viktor Medvedchuk in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 18, 2019. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters WASHINGTON — Authorities in Ukraine announced Thursday that they have seized more than 150 assets belonging to Viktor Medvedchuk, the […]
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