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View More NewsOf all the hypocrisies and moral failings that 7 October exposed, none is starker or more abhorrent than those relating to that day’s sexual violence. And it is hard to think of a more glaring exemplification than Grace Tame’s ABC radio interview this week.Not being a resident of the Lucky Country, I had not heard of Tame until February this year, when Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Australia to pay his respects to the community that had suffered a mass terrorist attack barely two months before. Tame caused anger, bipartisan political criticism, and headlines when she led a protest outside…
An early Ethereum wallet known as thomasg.eth is steadily rebuilding his exposure, according to Arkham Intelligence data.Arkham data shows that, over the past week, thomasg.eth built a roughly $19.5 million Ether (ETH) position across Arkham-tracked wallets in spot, wrapped ETH (WETH), and Aave-deposited ETH, capped by a fresh $3 million purchase on March 20.Arkham said the wallet held around $537 million in crypto assets at the 2021 market peak, and has started accumulating again as ETH trades around 56% below its all-time high of $4,946 on Aug. 24, 2025, according to CoinGecko.The purchases came as US spot Ether exchange-traded funds…
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After a fortnight of war-making against Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, the rocketing of Israel by the Islamists has come to seem almost routine. Here in the Jewish state, people have been growing increasingly pessimistic. Some are despondent. The widespread jubilation that characterised the first days of the war—which saw the surprise Israeli–American decapitation of the Iranian military leadership, including the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on 28 February and the subsequent devastation of the Islamic Republic’s air defences and ballistic missile capabilities—has given way to a realisation that neither Iran nor Hezbollah will be easily brought…
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Google Threat Intelligence has identified a new form of crypto-stealing malware called “Ghostblade” that affects Apple iOS devices and is part of the “DarkSword”…
In brief Kalshi was temporarily banned in Nevada, halting its sports, politics, and entertainment markets for at least 14 days. A judge sided with…
Two years ago, Congress passed the “Reforming Intelligence and Securing America” Act (RISAA) that included nominal reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence…
A short excerpt from the long decision in Canel v. Art Institute of Chicago, decided yesterday by Judge Georgia Alexakis (N.D. Ill.): The First…
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, USDT, has released a new AI training framework that it says allows large language…
In brief Senator Warren sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers over Grok’s Pentagon access Security agencies have warned about Grok’s…
Can a “schoolyard dispute” warrant federal court intervention? Do first-graders have First Amendment rights? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit just…
Miami, March 17, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Haitian authorities to find and ensure the safe return of Haitian journalists Osnel Espérance and…
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed criminal charges against Kalshi Tuesday, charging the prediction markets platform with operating an unlicensed gambling business and offering…
VersaBank, a federally chartered Canadian digital bank focused on institutional lending, is adding foreign exchange functionality to its tokenized deposit platform, allowing users to…
In brief The Iran conflict is impacting on a wide range of commodities including fertilizers, with a third of global seaborne trade typically passing…
from the every-conviction-an-admission dept The DOJ is filled with grossly incompetent prosecutors these days. It’s a bunch of subservients acting in obeisance to the…