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Libor Is Coming to an End
It has been an arduous process to get the financial system to stop relying on the tarnished interest-rate benchmark.
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A French Newsroom on Strike After Appointment of ‘Far-Right’ Editor
Journalists at a leading newspaper, Le Journal du Dimanche, have walked out over fears that Geoffroy Lejeune will turn it into a right-wing platform.
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Eurozone Inflation Slows, but Underlying Price Pressures Persist
The annual rate of inflation fell to 5.5 percent in June, compared with 6.1 percent the month before. But “core” inflation edged higher.
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Moms for Liberty didn’t exist 3 years ago. Now it’s a GOP kingmaker.
Five GOP presidential candidates, including front-runner Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, plan to attend the group’s Philadelphia convention this weekend.
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Republican opposition to LGBTQ rights erupts in backlash to Pride Month
Conservatives sensing a perceived political advantage on transgender issues are going back on the attack over a broader range of questions that recently looked settled, such as same-sex marriage.
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Former top Ohio lawmaker sentenced to 20 years in one of state’s largest scandals
Former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday for his role in a $60 million bribery scheme.
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In Affirmative Action Ruling, Black Justices Take Aim at Each Other
Even as Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared to agree over the policy’s aim, they harshly criticized each other’s conclusions on what to do.
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FDA Issues New Draft Guidance on Clinical Testing of Psychedelic Drugs
On June 23, 2023, FDA issued a first-of-its-kind draft guidance for sponsors of studies of psychedelic drugs. The guidance arrived just as the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver was wrapping up. Touted as the “largest psychedelic conference in history,” the conference drew over 12,000 people, including an array of medical professionals, government officials (i.e.,…
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Law Commission’s final report on digital assets: What’s new?
Eleven months after the publication of its monster consultation paper, the Law Commission has published its final report on Digital Assets. Last time, tongue in cheek, we likened the hype to that for “Top Gun: Maverick”, which now seems a lifetime away and much diminished. However, like the Law Commission, Mr Cruise, has not been…
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SCOTUS Decides Appeal of a Denial of a Motion to Compel Arbitration Automatically Stays District Court Action
On June 23, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court published its highly anticipated ruling in Coinbase v. Bielski, deciding in favor of Coinbase. In a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court held that litigation in district court is automatically stayed pending an appeal of a decision denying a motion to compel arbitration, reversing…
