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  • As House January 6 committee winds down, it is abandoning efforts to subpoena phone records

    As House January 6 committee winds down, it is abandoning efforts to subpoena phone records

     

    The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot is dropping several of its pursuits for January 6-related phone records, according to court filings this week, as the panel winds down before it expires at the end of this year.

    ​The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot is dropping several of its pursuits for January 6-related phone records, according to court filings this week, as the panel winds down before it expires at the end of this year. 

  • Five people arrested on domestic terrorism charges in clash at Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ site

    Five people arrested on domestic terrorism charges in clash at Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ site

     

    Five people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism in Atlanta on Tuesday after a clash between activists and law enforcement at a site set to be turned into a state-of-the-art training facility for police, state investigators said.

    ​Five people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism in Atlanta on Tuesday after a clash between activists and law enforcement at a site set to be turned into a state-of-the-art training facility for police, state investigators said. 

  • Nearly half of US states lack data on incarcerated mothers, new report finds. Here’s why that’s ‘very troubling’

    Nearly half of US states lack data on incarcerated mothers, new report finds. Here’s why that’s ‘very troubling’

     

    Nearly half of US states do not collect data on the number of incarcerated women with children making it difficult for some nonprofits to provide services to those youth, according to a new report released Wednesday.

    ​Nearly half of US states do not collect data on the number of incarcerated women with children making it difficult for some nonprofits to provide services to those youth, according to a new report released Wednesday. 

  • Massive storm spreads blizzard across Northern Plains, bringing fierce snow and dangerous travel conditions

    Massive storm spreads blizzard across Northern Plains, bringing fierce snow and dangerous travel conditions

     

    The deadly storm system plowing east across virtually the entire United States is far from over, threatening more tornadoes, freezing rain, treacherous travel and power outages.

    ​The deadly storm system plowing east across virtually the entire United States is far from over, threatening more tornadoes, freezing rain, treacherous travel and power outages. 

  • Bernard Arnault just became the world’s richest person. So who is he?

    Bernard Arnault just became the world’s richest person. So who is he?

     

    Bernard Arnault, the chairman of French luxury goods giant LVMH, has just become the first European to top Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people, relegating Elon Musk to second place.

    ​Bernard Arnault, the chairman of French luxury goods giant LVMH, has just become the first European to top Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people, relegating Elon Musk to second place. 

  • What to expect from the Fed meeting

    What to expect from the Fed meeting

     

    The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by half a point at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, an indication that the central bank is pulling back on its aggressive stance as signs begin to emerge that inflation may be easing.

    ​The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by half a point at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, an indication that the central bank is pulling back on its aggressive stance as signs begin to emerge that inflation may be easing. 

  • Biden administration prepares for surge of migrants ahead of the forced end of a Trump-era border policy

    Biden administration prepares for surge of migrants ahead of the forced end of a Trump-era border policy

     

    As administration officials considered a border proposal reminiscent of the Trump era this month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, with concerns, according to three sources with knowledge of the call.

    ​As administration officials considered a border proposal reminiscent of the Trump era this month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, with concerns, according to three sources with knowledge of the call. 

  • Binance withdrawals jump to $3 billion in 24 hours, research firm says

    Binance withdrawals jump to $3 billion in 24 hours, research firm says

     

    Investors withdrew as much as $3 billion from Binance on Tuesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange confronted investor jitters amid a deluge of negative headlines about the industry.

    ​Investors withdrew as much as $3 billion from Binance on Tuesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange confronted investor jitters amid a deluge of negative headlines about the industry. 

  • Everything you need to know about the FTX saga that unfolded Tuesday

    Everything you need to know about the FTX saga that unfolded Tuesday

     

    John J. Ray III, who made his name overseeing the liquidation of Enron in the early 2000s, is the man in charge of sifting through the rubble of FTX, the once-mighty cryptocurrency exchange — founded in 2019 and run into the ground by 2022 by Sam Bankman-Fried.

    ​John J. Ray III, who made his name overseeing the liquidation of Enron in the early 2000s, is the man in charge of sifting through the rubble of FTX, the once-mighty cryptocurrency exchange — founded in 2019 and run into the ground by 2022 by Sam Bankman-Fried.