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Alan Sudderman Coinbase, the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange, said Thursday that criminals had improperly acquired personal data about exchange customers for use in crypto theft fraud and had requested a $20 million payment to prevent information from being released. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in a social media post that the offender has bribeed some of the customer service agents for companies living outside the US and handed over personal data about the customer, including their names, date of birth and partial Social Security numbers. “(Stolen data) allows for social engineering attacks. Social engineering attacks can help customers impersonate Coinbase…

Senators want “performance indicators” and ways to assess the effectiveness of US aid to Mexico in the fight against criminal organizations.The bipartisan Mexican Security Assistance Accountability Act, introduced in the Senate on May 15, would require the State Department to devise a strategy to dismantle Mexican drug cartels with measurable goals.Officers Dave McCormick (R-PA.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced laws targeting the cartel on May 15th. The US government has spent $3 billion to help Mexico support Mexico in security, but nevertheless pointed out that the cartel has “earned a significant position.”The bill will help Mexico annihilate the cartels, increase…

Matt O’Brien Like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Glock became obsessed with South African racial politics this week on social media, posting unsolicited claims about persecution of white people and “genocide.” The chatbot, created by Musk’s company Xai, continued to post publicly about “white genocide” in response to various questions asked by users of Musk’s social media platform X. One exchange was about Max, a streaming service that revives the HBO name. Others were about video games and baseball, but quickly turned to unrelated commentary on the calls for violence against white South African farmers. Born in South…

Last month, the CDC panel said it was considering narrowing universal recommendations for Covid-19 vaccination.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning to suspend recommendations for daily COVID-19 vaccines for children, teens and pregnant women, senior agency officials confirmed by the Epoch Times.The development was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on May 15th. According to the report, official announcements are expected on the upcoming days.Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that individuals over six months receive the latest Covid-19 vaccination.Three Covid-19 vaccine shots in the US are permitted for Moderna and Pfizer/Biontech messenger…

Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writer Dick’s sporting goods are buying the struggling shoe chain foot locker for around $2.4 billion, the second acquisition of a major footwear company in a few weeks, just as business leaders are wrestling with uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Dick said Thursday that he hopes to operate foot lockers as a standalone unit and maintain foot locker brands such as children’s foot lockers, Champion Sports, WSS and Japanese sneaker brand Atmos. “Sports and sports culture remains extremely strong and with this acquisition we will create a new global platform that will deliver evolving…

TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – A new report from Redfin shows that rising costs and rising economic uncertainty have led to more potential home buyers receding. The governor wants to provide financial relief by eliminating or reducing property taxes, but state lawmakers and local leaders disagree with some of his proposals. House members met for the second time at the Capitol after talking to local leaders about property taxes to their hometown districts. Lawmakers invited Gov. Ron DeSantis himself to join in the conversation at the upcoming committee meeting. However, the governor does not appear to have made that call. “No,…

“If you’re at a stagflation camp, these data doesn’t check your paper,” said an expert in one market.Wholesale inflation in April recorded its sharpest decline since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, indicating that US tariffs have not yet affected consumers.Last month, the Producer Price Index (PPI), a measure of the price of goods and services paid by companies early in the supply chain, fell 0.5% from the upwardly adjusted zero percent recorded in March.Consensus predictions suggested an increase of 0.2%.According to May 15 data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, PPI inflation in the annual headline slowed sharply…

DADE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida is now the second state in the country to ban fluoride in tap water, following Utah. Gov. Ron DeSantis held a bill signing event in the city of Dade on Thursday. That’s where he created the Florida “Farm Bill” Act, which includes a fluorination ban. “Local governments cannot engage in this fluoride forced drug,” DeSantis said. It was a conversation in the state that last year Florida surgeon General Joseph Radapop picked up steam when he visited local leaders to share his concerns. Some of them were echoed by the governor before he signed…

AP Business Writer Alex Veiga The average US 30-year mortgage rate has surpassed 6.8% this week, returning to where it was just three weeks ago. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate rose to 6.81% from 6.76% last week. A year ago, the price averaged 7.02%. The borrowing costs for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, which are popular for homeowners to refinance their mortgage, have also risen. The average rate reached up to 5.92% from 5.89% last week. It’s down from 6.28% a year ago, Freddie Mac said. Mortgage rates are affected by several factors, including the global demand of…

Democrats need a moment of “come to Jesus” but refuse to do so.Usually, after a major election defeat, the lost Kuomintang performs a soul-searching analysis of what was wrong and why it happened. So far, Democrats have refused to do this.As a result, Democrats face three extraordinary issues. This is extremely difficult to attempt a political comeback if it is not facing head-on in the 2026 medium-term elections.A common reserve among Democrats as to why they lost last November is that Vice President Kamala Harris only won the campaign 107 days, and voters refused to accept minority women because the…