A new project involving the New York Federal Reserve and several major international banks has been set up to investigate the potential of a “digital dollar” that could be used in place of the paper dollar.
Two men were arrested at New York’s Penn Station in connection with threats to the Jewish community, police said on Saturday.
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Earlier this week, 12 Democrats joined all 50 Republican senators in passing a resolution to halt the national state of emergency in response to COVID-19, a measure that might not clear the House and is almost certain to be vetoed by President Joe Biden.
The demanding schedule on the ATP and WTA circuits can have a negative impact on the mental health of players, tennis great Roger Federer said on Saturday.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has presented a new bill that would block the District of Columbia from using federal funding to permit illegal aliens to cast ballots in elections.
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Saturday he is ready to “move away” from three-quarter-point rate hikes at the Fed’s December meeting and feels the Fed’s target policy rate need rise no more than another percentage point to tackle inflation.
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Soccer fans who travelled thousands of kilometres to get a glimpse of the sport’s most prestigious event savoured their first sips of beer at the launch of a fan festival on Saturday, a rare place where they can drink alcohol at the World Cup.
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A judge ruled that early voting in Georgia can be held next Saturday despite a state law prohibiting advanced in-person voting from being held the Saturday after a state holiday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to counter U.S. nuclear threats with nuclear weapons as he inspected a test of the country’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media KCNA said on Saturday.
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As Russia continues to target Ukraine’s power system, a senior Pentagon official is warning that the attacks are partly to exhaust Kyiv’s air defense supplies.