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View More NewsOn Friday, The New York Times reported that several of its journalists had received subpoenas seeking their testimony before a grand jury in Manhattan, issued by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton. The journalists who received the subpoenas include four who reported last week that President Donald Trump had departed from Turkey on an older Air Force One with more advanced security features than a recently donated Qatari plane. The Justice Department maintains a policy requiring, among other things, that the attorney general approve investigative steps directed at journalists and that prosecutors pursue non-media…
The crypto industry has spent years convincing Washington that it deserves a seat at the table. Now, as Congress inches toward passing the CLARITY Act, a long-awaited crypto market structure bill, it seems it finally has one.The question is no longer whether lawmakers are listening to digital asset advocates, but whether the crypto lobby’s deep pockets and influence in election campaigns will be enough to get the legislation over the line.That debate comes as Senate negotiators work toward a potential floor vote before Congress breaks for its August recess. In a June 25 thread on X, Kristin Smith, president of the…
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A review of Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders by Claudia Verhoeven; 384 pages; Verso (May 2026)Although the True Crime genre of publishing and documentary television is replete with accounts of murderous spouses, serial killers, Mafia wars, and financial scams, rarely do the subjects transcend the headline immediacy of police procedurals to deliver the long-term import of critical analysis. The Victorian predator Jack the Ripper and the Depression-era exploits of Bonnie and Clyde are two such exceptions; a third is the countercultural carnage wrought by the Manson family. As such, Claudia Verhoeven’s new book Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History…
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Bitcoin BTC$63,527.89 has tanked over 14% in one week and 22.7% in four weeks. Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor has a simple explanation for the…
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