ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 1,800 inmates escaped from a prison in southeastern Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen on Monday, raising fears that a new armed insurrection is building in …
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The IRS wants to know everything about your Bitcoin holdings, and this subpoena is a reminder
The IRS wants Circle, a Boston-based fintech company that enables trading of various types of cryptocurrencies, to produce account registration information, account activity records, and other materials for clients who had at …
Read More »Georgia spa shooting victim mourned by Chinese-American community
About 40 mourners gathered Sunday afternoon at a small funeral home outside Atlanta to say goodbye to a woman they had never met. The body of Daoyou Feng, one of the victims …
Read More »Jordan’s Prince Hamzah Claims ‘Misrule’ When Allies Are Arrested
DUBAI – A schism in Jordan’s ruling royal family came to light on Saturday, with the reigning monarch’s younger brother saying he had indeed been placed under house arrest and state media …
Read More »Parler Says He Reported Violent Content To The FBI Before Capitol Riot
WASHINGTON – Conservative social media network Parler referred violent content from its platform to the FBI more than 50 times in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot in the …
Read More »Brazilian Court ruling paves the way for Lula da Silva’s presidential candidacy
SÃO PAULO – Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that the judge who convicted former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of corruption was biased, strengthening the likely electoral candidacy of the leftist leader …
Read More »Dan Snyder buys minority owners of Washington soccer team, ending dispute
Washington Football Team majority owner Dan Snyder has agreed to buy the shares owned by the team’s limited partners, a league spokesman said. ending a boardroom fight within an NFL franchise that …
Read More »Volunteers take to the streets to form patrols after anti-Asian attacks
FLUSHING, NY – Before sunset Monday, a few dozen Asian-Americans dressed in neon vests and jackets combed the streets of this New York City neighborhood. They weren’t policemen. They were students, retail …
Read More »Why Nigerian Schoolchildren Keep Being Kidnapped: A Brutal Business Model That Pays Off
KADUNA, Nigeria – The kidnapping for ransom business is booming in northern Nigeria, and school-age children are its most popular commodity. Just before midnight on March 11, gunmen stormed a school some …
Read More »Bitcoin, crypto investors will be on the lookout for these 5 questions facing the Biden administration
The stock market recovery from last year’s COVID-driven slide is testament to the unprecedented level of federal stimulus injected into the economy over the past twelve months, but few asset classes have …
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