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🎯 U.S. Senate panel backs 'big hammer' plan to seize Russian assets to help Ukraine. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 20 to 1 in favor of the unprecedented "Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for Ukrainians Act." Reuters
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💥 Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch. For months, Trump has been alleging that he could be the victim of fraud in November. AP
💥 'Dior bag scandal' lands South Korea's Yoon, ruling party in disarray ahead of election. Hidden camera footage appears to show South Korea's First Lady accepting a Dior bag as a gift, raising bribery concerns. Reuters
💥 How A Russian Fighter-Jet Manufacturer Continued To Import Western Aviation Parts Despite Sanctions. More than half came from Germany; overwhelmingly from a plant owned by Honeywell. RFE
🚩 Commerce Strengthens Controls Against Russia and Belarus BIS
💥 Most of Russia’s War Chips Are Made by US and European Companies. The trade underlines the difficulties facing the US and the EU in choking off supplies of high technology to Russia’s war machine. Bloomberg
💥 Bruised by stock market, Chinese rush into banned bitcoin. Chinese investors are using creative ways to own bitcoin and other crypto assets that they believe are safer than investing in crumbling stock and property markets at home. Reuters
💥 U.S. Secretly Alerted Iran Ahead of Islamic State Terrorist Attack. Washington passed actionable intelligence to Tehran about the plot that killed 84 and wounded many more. WSJ
💥 U.S. Offers $15M For Capture Of Iranian Businessman. Ardakani joins a long list of wanted figures with bounties on their heads such as Irish gang leaders in Dubai and Somali warlords. Iran International
🚩 U.S. and UK Target Houthi Forces Leadership for Supporting Acts of Terrorism U.S. Treasury
💥 How a Group of Israel-Linked Hackers Has Pushed the Limits of Cyberwar. From repeatedly crippling thousands of gas stations to setting a steel mill on fire, Predatory Sparrow’s offensive hacking has now targeted Iranians with some of history's most aggressive cyberattacks. Wired
💥 $120,000 Cash and VIP Access: How a Bookie Brought Down a Las Vegas Executive. MGM Grand and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas agree to pay about $7.5 million in fines related to AML failures. WSJ
💥 Billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading. Lewis founded the investment firm Tavistock Group, which has ownership stakes in a large array of companies. BBC
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