'This isn't some random dude with a duffel bag': To catch fentanyl traffickers, feds dig into crypto markets
The Biden administration has intensified its focus on tracing cryptocurrency payments that some of the most dangerous Mexican drug cartels use to buy fentanyl ingredients from Chinese chemical companies, the latest step in a renewed attempt to crack down on the multibillion-dollar fentanyl trade that kills thousands of Americans each year.
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US customs officers seize counterfeit designer watches worth over $4 million in Kentucky
US Customs and Border Protection officers in Kentucky say they intercepted millions of dollars worth of counterfeit designer watches last month.
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Russia says tanker hit in Ukrainian attack near Crimea
The ship's engine room is damaged after the strike, Russian maritime officials are quoted as saying.
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Purdue asks Supreme Court not to block opioid settlement during US appeal
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject
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Fitch US downgrade followed protocols, despite timing questions
By David Lawder and Davide Barbuscia WASHINGTON When Fitch Ratings dropped its bombshell downgrade of the U.S. credit
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US and Western officials fear Putin unlikely to change course in Ukraine before 2024 election
Top US and European officials are concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is factoring the 2024 US presidential election into his Ukraine war planning in hopes that a loss by President Joe Biden next year will lead the US to curtail its support for Ukraine and improve Russia's negotiating position, four US officials told CNN.
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UAE’s $60 Billion Firm Chases Global Deals Despite Vodafone Snag
Vodafone Group Plc’s biggest shareholder is pushing ahead with an ambitious global expansion strategy, undeterred by a slump
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You'd have to work five lifetimes to make what your boss makes in one year, report shows
The gulf between a CEO's paycheck and their typical employee's has always been vast. But the advent of AI is already threatening to exacerbate that gap, enriching the C-suite at the expense of their employees, according to a new report from the AFL-CIO.
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Attention, Shoppers: Costco Sample Stations May Be Going Self-Serve
Product kiosks are popping up at Costco locations, casting doubt over the role of human product demonstrators.
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Cavs projected lineup and rotations heading into 2023-24 season
The Cleveland Cavaliers are bonafide contenders on paper, but last season ended with a rather embarrassing first-round exit. Now it's up to J.B. Bickerstaff andcompanyto avoid the same outcome in 2023-24.The Cleveland Cavaliers finished last season with the fifth-best record in the NBA. By ...
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Warren Buffett isn't worried about Fitch's downgrade
Warren Buffett is shrugging off Fitch Ratings' historic downgrade of US credit from the top AAA grade to AA+.
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Inside how Biden's frustrated advisers crafted an 'aggressive' response to Fitch's downgrade of US credit
Outreach from Fitch Ratings to the Treasury Department on Monday afternoon set off a frenzy inside the Biden administration to respond to news that would once again put President Joe Biden's handling of the economy under the microscope.
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