Month: March 2022

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is SWIFT?

In today's globally-connected financial system, it's pretty easy to send money from one place to the next, across most of the planet -- and that's all thanks to a system called the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, or SWIFT. Many people outside of the world of finance only heard about SWIFT recently, when the US and Europe declared they'd remove Russian banks' ability to access the system. What does that mean, exactly? Why was it described as a 'nuclear' option in economic warfare? And why did some European countries hesitate to pull the plug?

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - What to Do Now That The World Has Changed

Newly minted COMMENTARY contributing editor Eli Lake joins the podcast to discuss his blockbuster article, “The World Has Changed and We Must Change Along With It.” What must America do now not only in relation to Russia but in relation to China as well? And we have some fiery arguments! Give a listen. Source

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Headlines From The Times - Ukraine, Russia and your gas tank

Here in the United States, we’re already feeling the cost of Russia’s war in a place none of us can escape: the rising price of oil.

Today, we look into how global conflicts upend global energy supplies and efforts to fight climate change, how gas prices keep getting higher and might continue to rise, and what can be done about it.

More reading:

How high could gas prices go? More pain at the pump likely coming

Ukraine is a climate story. Because everything is a climate story

The truth about L.A.’s most notoriously expensive gas stations

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 03/11

Indiscriminate shelling in Ukraine as soldiers and civilians put up a fight. Jussie Smollett sentenced to jail. Baseball is back. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 3.11.22

Alabama

  • A gubernatorial forum is held in Hoover with all party candidates showing except Ivey
  • Governor Ivey signs constitutional carry bill into law. AL now 22 state to do so
  • Correctional officer is arrested and charged for death of inmate at Donaldson
  • Blue Bell  now stocking grocery shelves with their Peachy peach ice cream

National

  • February filled with economic woes as inflation hits 40 year high
  • WH Press secretary says US not involved in bio weapons violations
  • Russian now claims they have docs proving otherwise
  • Florida state lawmakers create a policing group for election fraud
  • Judge gives actor Jussie Smollett 5 months in prison for his 2019 hoax crime
  • UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell enters the political fray with question about Ukraine

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Defog of war: your questions answered

We tackle some of the many questions on the war in Ukraine that listeners sent in this week—why no-fly zones are a perilous idea, how weapons are making their way into Ukraine, why mud is a growing tactical concern, the implications of oil-and-gas embargoes and much more. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer