Month: August 2022

The redacted affidavit that led to the search of former President Trump's Florida estate is expected to be released by noon. President Biden gives his pitch to elect more Democrats in November's midterm elections. Districts try to lure teachers who left the profession back to school. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, August 26, 2022:

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The massive web of regulations that entangle the legacy financial sector have been, in the recent past, a guidepost for governors to apply to the crypto industry. But the argument for many in the crypto community is that those same rules aren’t really applicable to crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi), especially without considerable changes. 

As the industry matures and seeks more clarity concerning governance and regulation, larger questions arise for the future of crypto commerce. How do we appropriately assess risk in new systems? Should regulators impose stricter constraints on crypto’s centralized finance sector?

Who has regulatory authority over which assets and why?

Today on “Money Reimagined,” host Sheila Warren  examines alternative frameworks for regulation and world banking with Jai Massari, co-founder and chief legal officer of Lightspark; and Alexandra Barrage, partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, who also previously worked at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 

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NEAR is a simple, revolutionary Web3 platform for decentralized apps, created by developers for developers. More than 700 projects are now building on NEAR’s fast, secure and infinitely scalable protocol, from DeFi apps to play-and-earn games, NFT marketplaces and more. Start your developer journey now by visiting NEAR at near.org. 

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This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with announcements by Adam B. Levine and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. The theme song is “Shepard.”

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America’s federal government will spend hundreds of billions of dollars cancelling student-loan debt—fulfilling a long-standing progressive wish. But while it may be good politics, the policy rationale makes less sense. Too many Nigerian children are sent to beg on the streets by their religious teachers. And celebrating the music and culture of one of Europe’s oldest ethnic minorities. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

Alabama

• Congressman Barry Moore calling for end of Covid 19 vaccine mandates in military
• AG's office warns Alabamians of a phone scam here in state
• Affidavit details on charges against Perry Hooper Jr.'s sexual assault charges
• Officer within ALEA dies by suicide ahead of sexual assault charges
• Birmingham City Council lays down speed bumps to stop street racing issues
• Third and final conversation with Will Blakeley on ESG in AL companies

National

• Reaction from both sides on Joe Biden's loan forgiveness announcement
• National Coalition of Frontline Workers call for end to Covid 19 vaccines mandates
• Pro-life group says there are now 13 states that are abortion free
• WI senator calls for Inspector General to investigate FBI over Hunter Biden laptop
• World Economic Forum article embraces microchipping children and adults