Day: March 8, 2023
Man serving life sentence admits to 1990 Missouri slaying
A prisoner who has been behind bars for decades for a St. Louis-area killing has pleaded guilty to killing one woman.
Arizona attorney general sues to stop county election switch
Arizona’s Democratic attorney general is suing a rural, Republican-controlled county to stop it from transferring all election duties from a nonpartisan office to the elected county recorder.
State Department Approves Potential $1.38 Billion E-2D Aircraft Deal With Japan
The State Department has approved a potential $1.38 billion deal with Japan for the sale of up to five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Tu…
A New York bankruptcy judge says Voyager Digital can sell its $1B+ worth of assets to Binance.US, overruling objections by the US SEC and state regulators (CoinDesk)
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A New York bankruptcy judge says Voyager Digital can sell its $1B+ worth of assets to Binance.US, overruling objections by the US SEC and state regulators — The bankruptcy judge in the Voyager Digital case chose to allow t…
Voting tech firm spotlights Murdochs in defamation suit
A voting technology company suing Fox News is arguing that Fox Corp. leaders Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch played a leading role in deciding to air false claims that the technology helped “steal” the 2020 presidential election from former President Donald…
Georgia protests: Thousands on street for second day over ‘foreign agent’ bill
Thousands are protesting a controversial draft law which critics say limits press freedom and civil liberties.
Boy meets Congress: Ben Savage, star of 90s sitcom, to run for California seat
Actor is vying for Los Angeles district represented by Adam Schiff, who is competing for Dianne Feinstein’s US Senate postBen Savage, the star of the 1990s teen sitcom Boy Meets World, plans to run for the congressional seat in California currently hel…
Pause in interest rate rises is ‘closer’, RBA chief says a day after 10th straight increase
Philip Lowe delivers speech saying it will soon be time to stop and assess the impact previous rate increases have hadFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe…