American Bankers Association Says OCC GENIUS Act Rules Undermine Congress
TLDR The American Bankers Association criticized the OCC’s final GENIUS Act rules on stablecoin issuance and custody. The OCC dropped a proposed provision that would have presumed certain third-party yield arrangements break the law. The ABA says issuers can now offer yield-like rewards through affiliates and exchanges while avoiding the ban…Continue Reading
Greek life requires consent pledges before parties. Do they hold up in court?
Consent pledges are becoming a new trend as fraternities seek to educate others on what’s permissible. Scholars say it’s not enough.Continue Reading
Pentagon lends DHS weapon for border that makes skin feel like it’s burning
The system fires an invisible beam of electromagnetic energy that creates an intense burning sensation from nearly 3,300 feet away.Continue Reading
FACT CHECK: Escudero did not suspend House prosecutor Zamora’s law license
Claim: Senate impeachment court presiding officer Chiz Escudero ordered the suspension of House prosecutor and San Juan City Representative Ysabel Zamora‘s law license following her direct examination of a witness at Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video posted on October 3Continue Reading
LIVE: UN’s Guterres speaks to reporters
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks to reporters. #un #antonioguterres #unitednations #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Continue Reading
Starlink helped Ukraine win Operation Vivaldi. A new cap on it could help Russia claw back the ground
Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi may have begun as early as March The counteroffensive seemingly inflicted more damage on a pair of Russian field armies than previously thought But the gains could be fleeting if a new speed cap on Ukraine’s military Starlink terminals stays in place The Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps’Continue Reading
Russia kept sneaking troops through gas pipes behind Ukrainian lines. Now Ukraine has gone more than 15 km underground to do the same to Russia
Ukraine’s Defense Forces advanced more than 15 km through underground utility tunnels into Russia’s rear on the Kupiansk axis in Kharkiv Oblast, the Khartiia Corps of Ukraine’s National Guard reported on 22 October. The corps called it Operation Veles. The underground advance was paired with attacks on the surface andContinue Reading
Meet the people moving north to escape increasingly hot summers
As climate change fuels hotter summers, some Britons are moving north in search of cooler weather. Could a similar shift be on the horizon in the United States? (Image credit: Dan Kitwood)Continue Reading
Fave Five: New Queer Fiction Set in Continental Europe, 2026 Edition
Chateau Reverie by Natasha Siegel (France) Murder at the Hotel Orient by Alessandra Ranelli (Austria) Intrusive Intentions by Sebastian J. Plata (Poland) Venus Vanishing by Rebecca Birrell (Germany) Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer (Italy), Read MoreContinue Reading
Rubio, Hegseth, point fingers at Musk in Starlink slowdown
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said that Ukraine’s access to Starlink was up to Musk and not the White House., Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said that Ukraine’s access to Starlink was up to Musk and not the White House., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
India resist New Zealand fightback to win record-setting T20 cricket opener
New Zealand reach their highest home total against India, 225-4, but Sanju Samson hits fifty to top the record in chase., New Zealand reach their highest home total against India, 225-4, but Sanju Samson hits fifty to top the record in chase. India overcame a spirited New Zealand fightback afterContinue Reading
Nvidia CEO encourages Europe’s lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout
BERLIN (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged players in Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build AI data centers with the massive computing capacity the continent’s developers need but currently lack. In an upbeat speech Wednesday at a company conferenceContinue Reading
Yemenis face severe shortages in Taiz amid Houthi blockade
Residents in Yemen’s Taiz are facing severe food and water shortages as a Houthi blockade cuts off a key supply route., NewsFeed Residents in Yemen’s Taiz are facing severe food and water shortages after a Houthi blockade cut off a key supply route. The UN warns aid can no longerContinue Reading