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🎯 Protests erupt in Venezuela as questions grow over strongman Maduro’s victory. The next 24 hours will be key in seeing how Maduro responds to the allegations against him. CNN
🚩 Putin hails Maduro's win, Kremlin says it is deepening ties Reuters
🚩 U.S. to Weigh Venezuela Vote Transparency on Future Sanctions Bloomberg
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🌎 Wells Fargo must face lawsuit over sham job interviews. Wells Fargo defrauded shareholders by proclaiming its commitment to hiring diversity, even as it conducted sham job interviews of non-white and female applicants it had no plans to hire. Reuters
🌎 Billionaire Putin ally forfeits £750,000 in UK sanctions case. NCA said forfeiture of cash belonging to Petr Aven was first time it has recovered, rather than frozen, sanctioned funds. Guardian
🌎 How One Man Lost $740,000 to Scammers Targeting His Retirement Savings. For three months a 76-year-old retired lawyer thought he was part of a government investigation that felt like something out of the movies. NYT
💸 Payment Scams: Information on Financial Industry Efforts GAO
🌎 Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael Zambada kidnapped, flown to the U.S. Many details of the arrest of the two Sinaloa Cartel leaders remain steeped in secrecy. USAT
🌎 Iran Raked In $16B From Illicit Oil Sales in Just 4 Months. Iran’s illicit oil trade, which is heavily sanctioned by the U.S. and other Western nations, has been booming. Free Beacon
🌎 Oil companies sold the public on a fake climate solution – and swindled taxpayers out of billions. Companies touted the potential of CCS publicly, as they downplayed the technology internally. Vox
🌎 Trial begins for U.S. citizen accused of acting as Chinese agent. Prosecutors say Shujun Wang exploited his leadership role in New York communities supporting democracy in China to collect information on dissidents. Reuters
🌎 Mozambique wins UK lawsuit against Privinvest over 'tuna bond' scandal. The southeast African country sued Privinvest and its now late owner Iskandar Safa, alleging they paid bribes to Mozambican officials and Credit Suisse bankers. Reuters
🌎 How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords. It’s a gold mine for hackers – and a disaster for anyone who becomes a target. Wired
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