WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in … Read More
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s “economic miracle,” a boom in the 2000s and 2010s that saw years of state spending lift millions of people into the middle class, is creaking, a warning sign to the wider region battling high inflation, … Read More
This ‘extinct’ earless dragon lizard has been spotted after 50 years missing. But researchers won’t say where. A tiny earless dragon which experts thought was extinct has been spotted for the first time in over 50 years. The Victorian grassland … Read More
The leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander Lukashenko announced, … Read More
AMSTERDAM, June 27 (Reuters) – European policing agency Europol said on Tuesday that the takedown of Encrochat, an underground company that offered criminals supposedly secure encrypted communications, led to more than 6,500 arrests and 900 million euros ($980 million) in … Read More
Justices overturn lower court that found it violated free speech protections The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a provision under federal criminal law aimed at punishing people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling that it should not be struck down over … Read More
The Pentagon’s pricing error adds surplus of funds for future security packages The Pentagon said an accounting error resulted in an overestimation of the value of weapons being sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion over the last two years, and … Read More
US dollar-yuan divergence trade could spin out of control without intervention from China soon The US dollar-China yuan currency divergence trade is in full flow. Unless Beijing gets a grip on the exchange rate soon, the yuan could hit 15-year … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, We’ve been all torn up about the missing submersible all week. Then comes word that the U. S. Navy picked up the sound of an implosion while the little craft was diving. They’ve known for days, but … Read More
“Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear,” U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge struck down Florida’s prohibition on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care, the second decision to upend restrictions put into place … Read More