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Security, AI Oversight Are Flashpoints in Draft Defense Bill
Bank Information Security - New Jersey
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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Critical Infrastructure Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks House, Senate Versions of 2026 NDAA Offer Competing Approaches to Cyber Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • July 18, 2025 The nearly $900...
EFG Appoints New CIO for the Americas
finews.com
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July 2, 2025
EFG International has appointed a new Chief Investment Officer for the Americas region – someone who knows the firm very well. As of 1 July 2025, Luis Ferreira has assumed the role of Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas and Deputy CEO...
Oil Prices Climb After the EU Imposes New Sanctions on Russia
Oil Price
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July 18, 2025
Oil prices moved higher on Friday morning after the EU agreed to an 18th package of sanctions against Russia, but the effectiveness of the sanctions is yet to be seen. Friday, July 18th, 2025 The constant drumbeat of Russian sanction announcements...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Stash Reaches a Whopping $644MN
TechBullion
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June 26, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email El Salvador is known for many things, such as its Holocene volcanoes and abundant coffee production, but few things have put the country on the map like one of its boldest financial moves did. More recently, El...
What steps does Papua New Guinea need to take to avoid greylisting?
Business Advantage PNG
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July 11, 2025
The Financial Action Task Force Secretariat is hosted at the OECD headquarters in Paris, France. Credit: MySociety / Creative Commons At this time, it is clear that PNG will likely be greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in early...
What I did not tell Mum
Peruvian Times
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July 17, 2025
The author, center, in the early 1960s writing for the Peruvian Times, flanked (left) by Angel Soto, veteran river and mountain man, and Policarpo, a Campa Indian and a fanous guide of the region. Standing, left to right, are Dick Tomkins and...
The U.S. Government Sold Off Aging Ships — Leaving States in the Pacific NW To Pay
The Source Weekly - Oregon
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July 17, 2025
Three years ago on a sunny day in August, a nearly 80-year-old steel, navy blue ship with patched holes and streaks of rust drifted down an inlet connecting downtown Tacoma to Commencement Bay. The 169-foot vessel was an unusual sight for local...
GT releases China's first large-scale China–LAC perception survey, friendly ties seen as key to future development
Global Times
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Editor's Note: In recent years, China-Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) relations have entered a new phase of equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness, and people-centered development. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech...
UNESCO just announced 26 new 'World Heritage' sites — here's the 2025 list
AOL
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We just got 26 new reasons to pack our bags. UNESCO recently unveiled its latest additions to the World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1,248 extraordinary locations that represent "cultural and natural properties of outstanding universal...
Mourning in America
The Monthly
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If anyone tries to tell you what is going on in the United States, walk away. Do not be like the novice at the racetrack, prey to every passing tout. The more we listen to them, the more clueless and miserable we become. And because we don’t know...
Vino a EE.UU. para pagarle el tratamiento a su hijo enfermo. Lo detuvieron. Luego desapareció.
ProPublica
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Money & Me‘My goal is not having to check the price of things I want to buy'
The National News
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Karen Kriska, a Filipina in Dubai, is a cryptocurrency enthusiast who has allocated half her investment portfolio to digital tokens. She has accumulated most of her wealth over the years through investing in cryptos, particularly Shiba Inu. She...
12 of the best Princess cruise ships for your next laid-back sailing
The Times
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With its relaxed on-board feel, excellent range of excursions and good value itineraries, Princess is the perfect line for families, first-time cruisers and anyone who only wants to pay for extras they will use. Packages include all entertainment...
Trump’s Secret is Hidden in Plain Sight
The New Hampshire Gazette
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July 11, 2025
To the Editor: Why do people find Trump’s behavior puzzling? The reasons for it are remarkably clear. The “stooge” strategy has been a mainstay of mafias since before the Borgias: find a prominent but indebted businessman, bail him out, own him...
He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.
ProPublica
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs...
Invasion of flesh-eating fly could cause devastation across the US
AlterNet
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July 18, 2025
A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, but this parasite is not picky – it will infest a wide range of hosts, including humans and their pets. The “New World...
A bit out of their league
Otago Daily Times
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July 18, 2025
City A and Pacific B met at Montecillo on Saturday afternoon under very favourable conditions, the game resulting in an easy victory for City A. The teams were very unevenly matched — a first grade side being pitted against a young and...
Over $35 million in assets of former MP Makeyenko arrested and transferred to ARMA
Interfax Ukraine
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July 18, 2025
The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) secured the seizure of funds and securities worth over $35 million belonging to a former People's Deputy of Ukraine in court. "At the request of the prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office, on July 15,...
What to expect from INC-5.2 – where is the Global Plastics Treaty now?
Packaging Europe
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July 18, 2025
What does the Global Plastics Treaty draft text currently look like, and what can we expect from the upcoming round of negotiations? With the help of WWF, we take stock of our current position, and where we have left to go. Back in March 2022,...
Global LNG: Asian spot LNG prices decline on muted demand, high inventories
Business Recorder
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July 18, 2025
LONDON: Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices declined this week due to weaker demand and strong inventories and as buyers in south Asia found current prices too high. The average LNG price for September delivery into north-east Asia was...