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Why did FTX buy into a U.S. bank owned by a co-creator of 'Inspector Gadget'?

A closer look at why Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire took a stake in a tiny bank in Washington State.

Fortune · Dec 2, 2022

Hot US job market a challenge for Fed

WASHINGTON: US employers added more jobs than forecast in November and wages surged by the most in nearly a year, pointing to enduring inflationary pressures that boost chances of higher interest rates from the Federal Reserve.

Bangkok Post · Dec 2, 2022

Photos of the week ending December 2, 2022 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: CQ Roll Call photojournalists present the photos of the week from the Capitol and around Washington.

Roll Call · Dec 2, 2022

Iranian Regime Steps up Efforts to Trap Opponents Abroad

American and Western security officials revealed that the Iranian regime has recently intensified its efforts to trap and intimidate its opponents around the world by using assassination and kidnapping attempts in the US, Canada, and many European countries. According to an investigative report by the Washington Post, the Iranian government…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 2, 2022

US, South Korea and Japan Impose Fresh Sanctions on North Korea

The United States, Japan and South Korea have imposed fresh sanctions on North Korean individuals and entities in response to Pyongyang's recent slew of missile tests. Washington's action, announced Thursday, blocks any assets of three North Korean officials in the United States, a largely symbolic step against an isolated country…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 2, 2022

How to End Yemen’s Forever War

Washington can help broker a lasting peace.

Foreign Affairs · Dec 2, 2022

Biden’s state dinner for Macron includes notable VIP guests

WASHINGTON — Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, KKR and Co. co-founder Henry Kravis and film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg were among the guests Thursday at President Joe Biden’s first state dinner honoring French President Emmanuel Macron.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022

Ukraine news – live: Putin refuses to negotiate with US on ending war

Both the US and French presidents appealed on Thursday for Mr Putin to negotiate an end to the war

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Biden signals Democrats to move on from Iowa presidential caucus

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden offered the strongest indication yet that Democrats will ditch Iowa as the kick-off to their presidential nominating process, saying the party should favor more diverse states and abandon time-intensive caucuses that he says freeze out working class voters.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022

Trump accuser urges court to reject immunity in defamation case

WASHINGTON — Writer E. Jean Carroll urged the District of Columbia’s highest local court to reject what her lawyers described as a “troubling” position by Donald Trump and the Justice Department that elected officials are immune against defamation claims whenever they speak about matters of public concern.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022