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View More NewsThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demands that the Trump administration withdraw subpoenas targeting several reporters from The New York Times after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. The subpoenas were issued by Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, asking that the journalists testify “in regard to an alleged violation of federal criminal law,” according to The New York Times. This year the Justice Department issued, and later withdrew, subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a…
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle on Friday announced it received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish First National Digital Currency Bank (FNDCB), a national trust bank that will operate under the name Circle National Trust.“OCC approval to establish Circle National Trust marks a defining step in bringing blockchain technology and digital assets into the core of the US financial system,” Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said.The approval comes after Circle applied for the charter in June 2025, allowing it to establish a federally regulated trust institution and expand its digital asset custody infrastructure.Circle’s…
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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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In brief Since May 7, Empery Digital sold 1,400 Bitcoin for about $87.1 million, slashing its BTC treasury by nearly half. The firm repaid…
from the the-censorship-police-are-getting-bolder dept Another senior Trump administration official is gleefully showing off his true colors: The current general counsel for the Federal Communications…
Abuja, July 10, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to stop harassing journalists, following the detention of journalist Zainab Sodiq on…
Policymakers in New Hampshire’s executive council voted against a proposal that would have allowed the state to issue $100 million in bonds backed by…
President Trump’s highly politicized appointment of an entirely unqualified acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) underscores why the government’s warrantless mass spying power must…
from the saving-the-internet-from-the-fifth-circuit dept It seems hardly a day goes by when another state doesn’t try to keep young people off the Internet. These…
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he plans to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to run the Justice Department on a permanent basis.…
Ether at $250,000 would make Ethereum a $30 trillion network, larger than the U.S. Treasury market and comparable to all the gold ever mined.But…
Key takeaways:Strategy faces tighter short-term liquidity, but its conservative 11% net leverage protects it from forced BTC liquidations.A Bitcoin rally above $70,000 remains unlikely…
In brief Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) plans to add language to the House congressional stock ban bill to cover prediction markets like Polymarket and…
Governments must not adopt emerging and powerful AI technologies without also adopting strong and clear safeguards to protect Constitutional rights, EFF Senior Policy Analyst…
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi kick off this week’s episode of Freed Up with a look at California’s socialist elections and Los Angeles’ worsening…