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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; SEC and other Administrative Agencies Seek to Move Finance OnChain, As the President Promises to Make America the “Crypto Capital of The World”: August 7, 2025
With the GENIUS Act (stablecoins) now signed into law, and the CLARITY Act (market structure) having passed the House and entering active discussion in the Senate, the U.S. federal government’s embrace of digital asset policy appears to have embarked on what may, in time, be remembered as its most significant step forward….By: Polsinelli
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How a Top Mexican Cartel Smuggles Fentanyl to the U.S.
New York Times reporters documented how fentanyl was concealed by Mexico’s most powerful criminal syndicate, which is adapting in the face of a crackdown by two governments.
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A Sidelined Europe Seeks a Voice as Trump and Putin Prepare to Meet
Ukraine and its allies are concerned that President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will do a deal without them and then try to impose it on Kyiv.
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There’s Barely Any Food in Gaza, and Barely Any Cash to Buy It
Palestinians who fear being killed or seriously injured during rushes to obtain aid are being forced to pay exorbitant fees to take out money to buy food.
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An Unusual Soccer Finale in Italy Reveals Libya’s Frailties
With two governments, and two soccer leagues, Libya is holding its soccer championship in Italy for a second year. Volatile politics and fans follow.
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Netanyahu Says Israel Wants ‘Arab Forces’ to Run Gaza. What Does That Mean?
The Israeli cabinet agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military plan, but the quandary of who will eventually govern Gaza remains intractable.
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Tristan Duke Sees Things We Don’t
A Los Angeles artist keeps upping the ante, whether photographing Arctic glaciers through lenses made of their own ice or using a camera that captures light itself at a trillion frames per second.
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Possible Planet Spotted Around Alpha Centauri A by NASA’s James Webb Telescope
Astronomers found strong evidence that a gassy Jupiter-size world is orbiting one of three stars in the stellar system closest to our own.
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How to Watch the Perseids, the Strongest Meteor Shower of the Summer
The summer’s most active shower, the Perseids, is reaching its peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning
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C.D.C. Workers Say Shooting Manifests Worst Fears About Anger Among Public
Employees expressed horror at a shooting at the agency’s headquarters, and some said they viewed it as part of a pattern of threats and assaults on health workers.
