US Leveraged ETFs Keep Luring Korean Buyers as Tech Stocks Slump – Bloomberg

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Senate Committee Advances 2 Major Bills to Overhaul Stablecoins and Banking – Bitcoin.com News

Senate Committee Advances 2 Major Bills to Overhaul Stablecoins and Banking  Bitcoin.com News Hagerty Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Updated Legislation on Stablecoins  Senator Bill Hagerty GENIUS Act Clears Senate Banking Committee: What It Means For Stablecoins  Forbes Banks are pushing back against stablecoin legislation  American Banker

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Chinese restaurant apologizes after video of diners urinating into hotpot broth goes viral – CNN

Beijing Reuters  —  Chinese hotpot giant Haidilao said it would compensate over 4,000 diners who had visited one of its outlets in Shanghai after two diners urinated into their hotpot broth. A video showing two men urinating into the broth of their hotpot while dining in a private room at a Haidilao restaurant started circulating

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Baby wombat grabber Sam Jones leaves Australia after intense backlash including from PM and immigration minister – The Guardian

A US hunting influencer who caused outrage in Australia after grabbing a baby wombat from its mother has left the country after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said immigration authorities were checking if she had breached the conditions of her visa. A government source told the Guardian that Montana-based Sam Jones left the country

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UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias – The Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) — United Nations-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip . The allegations came in one of the most extensive reports of its kind on the issue since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack

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Syria gets temporary constitution for five-year transition – BBC.com

Reuters Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said he hoped the move would be the start of “a new history for Syria” Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a constitutional declaration covering a five-year transitional period, three months after his Islamist group led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad. The document says Islam is the

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Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama Canal, memo says – CNN

CNN  —  The Trump administration has formally asked Pentagon officials for “credible military options” to ensure unfettered American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US strategic priorities, according to a new memo that was sent to senior leaders and reviewed by CNN.

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Watch These S&P 500 Levels as Benchmark Stock Index Falls Into Correction

Key Takeaways The S&P 500 tumbled into correction Thursday amid concerns that Trump administration policies, notably tariffs, could slow economic growth and reignite inflation. The index set a new record high just over three weeks ago before promptly reversing, setting up a Wyckoff Spring, a chart signal that indicates a market top before a markdown

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Alaska insurance director warns of health premium increases with federal funding in jeopardy – Anchorage Daily News

(iStock / Getty Images) A reinsurance program pioneered by Alaska to lower the state’s marketplace insurance rates is on the chopping block, having been identified for scrutiny by the Trump administration, according to Alaska’s insurance director. If it is eliminated or the funding for it is zeroed out, Alaska would lose up to $140 million

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USD/JPY and Treasury yields climb higher as US government shutdown avoided – ForexLive

USD/JPY 10 mins USD/JPY has extended its gains today to 50 pips and hit 148.31. That’s erased yesterday’s loss and it comes on improving risk appetite. The main catalyst is Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer signalling that he will support the Republican bill to keep the US government open through September. Also helping were positive