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A much anticipated report on corruption is out in South Africa.  The Zondo Report  criticises the African National Congress for creating an environment that enabled corruption and wide scale looting under former President Jacob Zuma.

Also, an urgent appeal to the international comunity over the famine in Somalia.

Those stories and more on Africa Today.

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, June 23, 2022. 

"The Hash" hosts discuss Voyager Digital cutting daily-user withdrawal limit to $10,000, Coinbase phasing out "Coinbase Pro," and Binance's new NFT partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo.

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A roadblock -- for a proposed federal gas tax holiday. The school police chief in Uvalde, Texas is placed on leave amid criticism of his response to last month's mass shooting. A tourist helicopter crashes in West Virginia, killing six people. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Thursday, June 23, 2022:

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Alabama

• Governor Ivey reacts to Joe Biden's gas tax holiday proposal
• District Court Judge dismisses a lawsuit against AL Democratic party
• Murder case against Justin Harris for hot car death of son is overturned by GA judge
• US Marshal led Operation Washout in Central AL results in 18 arrests
• Sylacauga K-9 unit makes 2 drug arrests in one day

National

• Biden calls for Congress to approve a gas tax holiday for 90 days
• Federal Reserve chairman confirms that inflation was long before Ukraine/Russia war
• Devastating details emerge re: Uvalde School shooting and police cowardice
• Man who ran for FL governor in 2019,Andrew Gillum. faces federal wire fraud charges
• Monetary settlement reached for 2 college students whose 1A rights were violated

The news to know for Thursday, June 23rd, 2022!

What to know about President Biden's latest idea to lower gas prices and why at least one Senator calls it "dead on arrival". 

Also, a powerful earthquake is adding to crises in Afghanistan, and Microsoft details Russia's efforts to target the U.S. with cyberattacks.

Plus, why one NFL team owner might have to defend himself to Congress, Amazon's new technology is meant to sort of reconnect you with people you've lost, and a planetary show that hasn't happened yet in this lifetime is now on display.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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Operation Warp Speed was an unprecedented fusion of government and private industry to create a vaccine against COVID-19. What normally would take four or five years to accomplish was done in less than one.

Paul Mango, then deputy chief of staff for the Department of Health and Human Services, was there to make sure everything happened according to plan. Under President Donald Trump, Mango was the liaison to Operation Warp Speed.

Mango joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to detail how the vaccines were developed and to discuss his new book “Warp Speed: Inside the Operation That Beat COVID, the Critics, and the Odds.”

We also cover these stories:

• Two top House Republicans say they won’t support the Senate’s new legislation restricting gun ownership.
• Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell admits that raising interest rates could trigger a recession, but says “it is essential that we bring inflation down.”
• President Joe Biden calls on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months.

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Looking at data from the last few months to see whether miners have had to increase selling to cover costs.

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On today’s episode, NLW looks at the state of bitcoin miners’ balance sheets. Specifically, he looks at increased selling of bitcoin over the past few months, and to what extent it has to do with additional debt and leverage taken on during the bull market. 

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