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🎯 $239M worth of cocaine, including from a narco-submarine, seized in Pacific. The U.S. Coast Guard said it offloaded the more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego this week after it seized the drugs in six separate smuggling events. NBC
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🌎 Iranian Court Orders US to Pay $50B for Soleimani Assassination. The court found 42 individuals and legal persons guilty, including Trump, the U.S. government, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and more. AFP
🌎 New US-Mexico agreement to monitor foreign investments comes as more Chinese money flows into Mexico. China has increased investments in Mexican companies in the past few years and is the fastest-growing source of foreign investment in Mexico. AP
🌎 Congress Passed a Money Laundering Law. Interest Groups Are Still Fighting It. Three years ago, when Congress passed an anti-corruption law intended to help combat money laundering through shell companies, it drew bipartisan support. NYT
🌎 Bipartisan Anti-Crypto Terror Financing Bill Heads to U.S. Senate. Legislation will crack down on terrorist organizations like Hamas by applying sanctions to foreign parties that facilitate financial transactions with terrorists. CoinDesk
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🌎 U.S., UK sanction, charge Russians over years-long hacking campaign. Both countries have sanctioned Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko, an FSB officer who used a fake email account to send malicious spear phishing emails. Axios
🌎 Hunter Biden faces nine criminal charges in federal tax case. The charges span nine counts, including failure to file and pay taxes; evasion of assessment; and false or fraudulent tax return. CNN
🌎 Trump’s Expert Witness Trashes NY’s ‘Absurd’ Fraud Case in Court Clash. The trial is wrapping up after 10 weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses, including the former president, Bloomberg
🌎 Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel. The Houthis have used their proximity to major shipping lanes to attack commercial vessels and threaten U.S. warships. NYT
🌎 Biden’s Venezuela Failure. In October, Biden announced a partial and temporary waiver of sanctions against Venezuela’s oil and mineral sector. Compact
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