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U.S. Sanctions Global Network of Firms Helping the Russian Military Evade Export Controls
The sprawling group of front companies and middlemen identified by U.S. officials stretches from Moscow to Britain, France, Singapore, Malta and Spain.
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CIA Director William Burns Tests Positive for Covid After Meeting With Biden, But Is Not Considered a Close Contact
Burns, who is fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19, last met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning.
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U.S. to Release 1 Million Barrels of Oil Per Day From Reserves to Help Cut Gas Prices
The White House on Thursday announced that the U.S. will release 1 million barrels of oil per day from strategic reserves.
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One in Five Adults Has Invested in, Traded Or Used Cryptocurrency, NBC News Poll Shows
One in five Americans has invested in, traded or otherwise used cryptocurrency, a new NBC News polls shows.
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Russian Troops Leave Chornobyl; UK Spy Chief Says Putin ‘Massively Misjudged' War
Russian attacks are continuing around the Ukrainian capital despite promises that Moscow would scale back its activity near Kyiv, officials say.
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Vladimir Putin Feels His Military Leaders Misled Him About Ukraine, Declassified Intelligence Shows
Vladimir Putin feels he was misled by military leaders who hid key details of Russia’s botched invasion of Ukraine, newly declassified intelligence shows.
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How Google and Amazon Bankrolled a ‘Grassroots' Activist Group of Small Business Owners to Lobby Against Big Tech Oversight
The Connected Commerce Council, which pitches itself as a grassroots movement representing small business owners, is funded by Google and Amazon.
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SEC Targets SPACs With Rules on Inflated Business Forecasts, Merger Disclosures
The SEC debuted new rules for SPACs that would amount of one of the broadest attempts to date at cracking down on blank-check companies.
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins Says She Will Vote for Biden Supreme Court Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson, Giving Her Likely Confirmation Bipartisan Support
With Collins’ vote, Jackson, Biden’s first nominee to the Supreme Court, is now all but guaranteed to become the first Black woman to serve on the high court.
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U.S. Sends ‘Kamikaze Drones' to Ukraine; Pentagon Weighs Permanently Stationing More Troops in Europe
The U.S., the U.K. and Ukraine have expressed skepticism over Russia’s pledge to scale back its military activity near Kyiv.
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Russia Repositions Troops Away From Kyiv, Marking a Shift in the War
The Russian military has begun to move some of its troops in Ukraine away from the areas around Kyiv to positions elsewhere in Ukraine.
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Democrats Demand Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas Recuse Himself From Key 2020 Election, Capitol Riot Cases Over Wife's Push to Overturn Biden Win
The request followed news that the justice’s wife, Virginia Thomas, urged then-President Trump’s top aide Mark Meadows to try to overturn Biden’s election win.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Lauds Biden Billionaires' Tax, Calls for Even More CEO Pay Changes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren praised the Biden administration’s renewed effort to introduce a new tax on the country’s wealthiest households.
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‘Significant' Evidence Suggests Trump Organization Misstated Asset Values for More Than a Decade, NY AG Says
Donald Trump has criticized the probe of his Trump Organization by New York Attorney General Letitia James as politically motivated.
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Pentagon Says Russian Troop Movements ‘Not a Real Withdrawal'; U.S. Warns of Global Food Insecurity
Face-to-face talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegates are continuing in Istanbul today.
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Biden Says His ‘Moral Outrage' at Putin Does Not Signal a U.S. Policy Shift
President Joe Biden said his statement that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” did not reflect a policy shift by the United States.
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SEC Seeks to Broaden Definition of Dealer to Ease Liquidity Worries
The SEC on Monday proposed rules that would force more trading firms to register as dealers and open their books to far greater regulatory oversight.
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Jan. 6 Riot Probe Expected to Seek Interview With Wife of Supreme Court Justice Over Texts to Trump Aide
Texts reportedly showed Thomas urging then-President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, to try to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
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Judge Says Trump Likely Broke the Law by Trying to Obstruct Congress From Confirming Biden Win
A federal judge said Donald Trump likely broke the law by “corruptly” attempting to obstruct the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win.
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Biden's 2023 Budget Would Hike Taxes on the Ultra-Rich and Corporations, Boost Defense and Police Spending
The request to Congress features a new “Billionaire’s Minimum Tax,” a 20% income tax rate for the top 0.01% earners and households worth more than $100 million.