Earlier, as states reopen after months of lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19, US President Donald Trump touted small businesses at the White House “Spirit of America” event, insisting the country was almost back to its pre-pandemic levels “from the standpoint of the stock market.” Wall Street investment bank […]
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As Benjamin Lawsky, then the head of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), was readying his cryptocurrency business licensing regime in October 2014, he told a group of law students it was highly likely other states would look to his proposal as a model for designing their […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 21 June reported the largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with over 183,000 new infections registered in the previous 24 hours, sparking market concerns and diminishing hopes for a swift global economic rebound. Markets on Monday responded to […]
On Wednesday night several Atlanta police officers called off after two police officers were charged in the death of Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s last weekend. The Atlanta Journal Constitution confirmed the reports that several police called out. Atlanta PD #blueflue I’ve heard conflicting reports on this, rumors on both […]
Weighing in on the death of Rayshard Brooks at the hands of Atlanta police, US President Donald Trump called the incident “terrible,” but said citizens should never resist law enforcement, even during a dispute with officers. “I thought it was a terrible situation, but you can’t resist a police officer,” […]
Human Rights Expert Hopes COVID-19, Climate Change And Racial Injustice Are A ‘Wake-Up Call’ By Ilana Cohen, Inside Climate News. June 14, 2020 Human Rights Expert Hopes COVID-19, Climate Change And Racial Injustice Are A ‘Wake-Up Call’2020-06-142020-06-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/08/Seattle-Racism-Protest-holding-the-elephant1-150×112.jpg200px200px Above photo: The US is facing up to one elephant in the room, racism, will […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is monitoring the criminal proceedings in the Hague regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, hoping for an impartial trial, despite the one-sided probe by the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT), Ambassador to the Netherlands Alexander Shulgin said on Friday. The trial of four suspects […]
India 10:27 GMT 31.05.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian farmers have faced immense losses over the last two months due to the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown and locust attacks. While addressing the nation on Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised all possible support to those farmers affected by the […]
Group Hopes To See New Economy Emerge Based On Hawaiian Values By Dan Nakaso, Star-Advertiser. May 26, 2020 Group Hopes To See New Economy Emerge Based On Hawaiian Values2020-05-262020-05-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/hawaii-from-g-adventures-e1590512202718.jpg200px200px Above photo: Sunset from secret cove on the tropical island of Maui, Hawaii. From G Adventures. A new group that wants to reboot […]
Charlotte St. Martin, the president of the Broadway League, makes clear she does not “have a crystal ball.” But her personal belief is that Broadway will reopen in January 2021, she reveals in an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast. For St. Martin, Broadway’s post-pandemic reopening means safety protocols being […]
Muslim worshipers in Kabul offer prayers Sunday at the start of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire during the holiday, a surprising move after months of bloody fighting. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption […]
The coronavirus test wasn’t as bad as Celeste Torres imagined. Standing outside a dorm at the University of California, San Diego, Torres stuck a swab up a nostril, scanned a QR code, and went on with the day. “The process itself was about five minutes,” Torres says, “I did cry […]
Securitize is rolling out a common identification system for its customers that it hopes will streamline the know-your-customer (KYC) process for all participants in the security token ecosystem. The company announced its new identification service, Securitize ID, Thursday, saying any individual who completes their KYC process with the transfer agent […]
Boris Johnson has revealed that some of the UK’s Covid-19 restrictions could be rolled back on Monday. However, the prime minister warned that it would be an “economic disaster” if relaxing the rules sparked a spike in cases. Facing off against new Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s […]