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🎯 New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity. Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day. Atlantic
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🌎 Iran claims U.S. sanctions caused Raisi helicopter crash. Even before Iran’s army chief ordered an investigation, blame was being laid at America’s door. CNN
🌎 BlackRock whistleblower sues over firing, shutdown of China monitoring tool. BlackRock was sued for $20M by a whistleblowing former VP who said it fired him after he objected to a colleague's self-dealing. Reuters
🌎 Dark web narcotics market’s leader arrested and charged in NY. The market sold $100M of controlled substances – hundreds of kilos of cocaine, meth, and mislabeled oxycodone. Record
🌎 EU Approves Plan to Use Profits From Frozen Russian Assets. $280B in assets have been immobilized by G7 nations since Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Bloomberg
🌎 Inside the Secret Network Behind a Democratic Congressman’s Bribery Scandal. Reporters connect the dots between indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar, an agent of autocratic Azerbaijan, and some of D.C.’s elite dining establishments. Daily Beast
🌎 China sanctions former Rep. Mike Gallagher. Gallagher, a Republican who left Congress in April, has been a strong supporter of Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression. Reuters
🌎 Realtors Partied, Spent Big and Lobbied Hard. Then It All Came Crashing Down. The National Association of Realtors has long been one of the most powerful forces in politics. NOTUS
🌎 Genesis to pay $2B to victims of crypto fraud. Bankrupt lender will repay billions to hundreds of thousands of investors across the U.S. CBS
🌎 Why Some U.S. Border Agents Are Contemplating Suicide. ‘We see things people should never see, like rotting human remains, abuse of every kind.’ Free Press
🌎 It Was a Rising Star of the Far Right. Now It’s a Scandal Magnet. Accused of extremism, corruption and infiltration by Chinese spies and Russian propagandists, Germany’s AfD has been hemorrhaging support. WSJ
🌎 German regulator fines N26 Bank over late money laundering reports. Credit institutions are obliged to submit a report to the FIU if they suspect a transaction is related to AML/CFT. Reuters
🌎 U.S. blacklists retired Bangladeshi general for 'significant corruption'. The State Department leveled the sanctions at retired Gen. Aziz Ahmed, making him ineligible for entry to the U.S. UPI
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