WA state law requiring clergy to report child abuse on hold
A federal judge in Tacoma on Friday blocked a law that would have required priests to break penitent privilege to report suspected child abuse.
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How the soaring cost of rice is shaping a high-stakes election in Japan
Japan’s ongoing rice shortage is bringing greater awareness to farmers’ issues, and greater scrutiny to the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party, ahead of critical parliamentary elections.
First Australian tanks handed over to Ukrainian army
Defence minister Richard Marles says Australia is ‘steadfast’ in support of Kyiv as Abrams tanks go into actionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first tranche of Australian tanks has been handed over to the Ukrainian army t…
President Trump signs the GENIUS Act, and says the first federal bill to regulate stablecoins will “secure the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency” (Bloomberg)
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President Trump signs the GENIUS Act, and says the first federal bill to regulate stablecoins will “secure the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency” — President Donald Trump signed the first federal…
Cuban Minister Resigns After Accusing Beggars of Faking Poverty
The labor and social security minister drew public outrage when she said “there are no beggars” in Cuba, where many people struggle to afford food.
UK sanctions Russian spies for ‘malicious cyber activity’ – BBC
UK sanctions Russian spies for ‘malicious cyber activity’ BBCLammy announces exposure of 18 Russian spies after UK cyber-attacks The GuardianUK discovers Russian ‘espionage tool’, sanctions GRU officers over cyberattacks &nbs…
IDF intercepts missile fired from Yemen as sirens send millions to shelters – Ynetnews
IDF intercepts missile fired from Yemen as sirens send millions to shelters YnetnewsIsrael at War Day 651 IDF Intercepts Missile Launched From Yemen After Sirens Triggered in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem HaaretzIDF says it intercepted Hout…
The Downstream Effects of China’s Rare Earth Mining
China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today. But China sources some of those rare earths and other heavy metals from neighboring Myanmar. And the ramped up in production t…
Tulsi Gabbard releases ‘overwhelming evidence’ of Obama-led plot against Trump
The Obama administration’s top spies “manipulated” intelligence, laying the groundwork for a years-long Russiagate scandal, documents show
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‘Top Gun’ for drones: Pentagon plans August exercise with FPV drone units
“At this next T-REX [Technology Readiness Experimentation exercise], we’ll be starting to host TOPGUN school,” said prototyping & experimentation director Alex Lovett. “We’re going to be playing Red versus Blue, their best [offense] coming after o…