#USA #CFPB #Trump #WSJ - The CFPB Won $21B for Consumers. Why Does Trump Want to Close It? | WSJ

22 February 2025

In President Trump’s effort to shave down the federal government, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one of the first targets. But it’s always been controversial. Created in response to the 2008 financial crisis, the CFPB is essentially a watchdog for the American consumer. So what would happen to consumers if the agency designed to collect data from banks and financial companies to investigate fraud goes away?

#CFPB #Trump #WSJ WSJ explains what the agency does, why Republicans have always hated it and what happens now for consumers.

#crypto #dubai - Worst hack in history' as $1.5bn in cryptocurrency stolen: Sky News

22 February 2025

Hackers have stolen $1.5 billion (£1.19 billion) in digital currency, potentially marking the largest cryptocurrency heist in history. The Dubai-based Bybit exchange reported that an attacker gained access to an Ethereum wallet and transferred its contents to an unknown address. The firm, which has more than 60 million users worldwide, said no other wallets were affected and withdrawals were proceeding normally.

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#F1 - 10 things to look out for in F1 testing: The Race

21 February 2025

Formula 1's most open and intriguing pre-season test in years is about to begin.

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#Ukraine #Trump #Zelenskyy - Ukrainian envoy Keith Kellogg breaks with Trump, calls Zelenskyy a ‘courageous leader’: MNSBC

21 February 2025

Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week, and Kellogg took to social media on Friday to describe Zelenskyy as a 'courageous leader'.

Trump this week referred to Zelenskyy as a 'dictator'.

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#Ukraine #unitednations - United Nations 79th Session Ukraine: President Addresses General Assembly: electron media group inc.

23 February 2025

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addresses the general debate of the 79th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 24 - 30 September 2024).

Eleventh Emergency Special Session (U...  

Aggressor Nations in the UN should be expelled and not be permitted to rejoin until those responsible for the aggression are tried and convicted accordingly. They would not be invited to rejoin until there was a 100% unanimous vote to allow them to rejoin

In the future there would be no VETO vote

In Korea I served in the United Nations forces protecting South Korea. There are United Nations in Lebanon. If there is a cease fire why will the not be a United Nations peace force in Ukraine?

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