SEC sues Coinbase for violating US securities rules
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Coinbase, the New York crypto exchange for offering unregistered securities. The SEC’s lawsuit alleged that Coinbase has never registered as a broker, national stock exchange or clearing agency, circumventing the Securities Markets Disclosure Scheme. The SEC alleges that several tokens offered by the crypto exchange, including Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC), Filecoin (FIL), The Sandbox (SAND), Axie Infinity (AXS), Chiliz ( CHZ), Flow (FLOW), Internet Computer (ICP), Near (NEAR), Voyager Token (VGX), Dash (DASH) and Nexo (NEXO) are considered securities. Today we commissioned Coinbase, Inc. of…
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Rogers man sentenced to prison for breaking into and vandalizing St. Cloud
2 accused of breaking into and vandalizing the mosque of St. Cloud 2 accused of breaking into and vandalizing the mosque of St. Cloud 00:40 St. CLOUD, Minnesota — A 24-year-old Rogers man will spend time in prison for breaking into a mosque in St. Cloud and vandalize it. According to Stearns County court documents, Logan Smith was sentenced to 180 days of local confinement in the county jail. The lockdown will be escalated in 60-day increments. His first stint in prison will begin on June 19. He will also report to prison in November and next June. RELATED: 2…
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Roanoke College poll: Political anxiety on the rise among Virginians
Roanoke College’s Institute for Policy and Opinion Research (IPOR) interviewed 678 adult Virginia residents between May 14 and May 23, 2023, in a survey that covered topics such as approval and ratings of favorability for Governor Glenn Youngkin and other political figures, the 2024 Republican presidential nomination field, a possible 2024 presidential election showdown, and attitudes related to national political anxiety. The poll has a margin of error of 4.43%. Approval/favorability of political figures and leadership of Virginia and country Governor Youngkin’s approval rating is down six points from February, with 51% of Virginians saying they approve of the way…
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The workshop aims to educate parents about breaking physical discipline
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This weekend, a Kansas City nonprofit will host a workshop for parents, who live predominantly in the area, on how to raise children using nonviolent forms of discipline. The World Health Organization reports around60% of the world’s children between the ages of 2 and 14 suffer physical punishment. According to the WHO, evidence shows that corporal punishment leads to behavioral problems among children and can also lead to an increase in poor educational outcomes, aggression and can further perpetuate violence among children. “Corporal punishment is something that is used quite commonly to discipline children, and we…
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Police are searching for a man involved in an early morning robbery
Police say they are looking for a man who stole a car after a shooting in Tulsa Tuesday morning. According to police, the victim told officers he was dropping off a man near East 48th Street North and North Lewis Avenue around 5:40 a.m. Tuesday when the person they allegedly dropped off attacked and started chasing him down the street. . Police say the man started shooting as they chased him. Police say the victim was able to get away safely, but the man stole the victim’s car and fled the scene. Police described the vehicle as a 2010 silver…
Read More »What companies want when the New York session ends
New York business organizations are warily eyeing the end of a legislative session that also saw an increase in New York’s minimum wage and measures aimed at offsetting the effects of climate change, but those they worry will lead to additional costs for utility bills soon. future The private sector has a lot at stake in what happens in the last week of legislative work for lawmakers in Albany this year: Overall, New York’s economy has struggled to fully recover all the jobs lost immediately after the covid pandemic. At the same time, sustained inflation has driven up both wages…
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Politicians say they can stop Kansas’ rural population decline, but decline continues | KCUR
HUMBOLDT, Kansas: This town is the exception that proves the rule. It’s a slight increase in population in recent years fueled by efforts to get this Allen County town of just under 2,000 people on board with the upscale dining and shopping trends that define rural Kansas. A group called A Bolder Humboldt spent years revitalizing a handful of older buildings that would otherwise sit empty and run-down with a coat of hipster glitz. “There was a feeling of ‘Let’s make the city we want to live in,’” said Paul Cloutier, the group’s leader. The efforts have met with moderate…
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The leadership struggles expose the fractures in the Texas GOP
AUSTIN — Optimism heading into this year’s legislative session in the GOP was pretty high. All of the state’s top Republican leaders had won re-election by healthy margins. The legislature ran a record surplus. And lawmakers agreed that Texans would see steep rebates on their property taxes. At the end of the session, Attorney General Ken Paxton was fired. A $17 billion property tax cut package was dead. And the so-called Big Three — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan — were engaged in a rare public political fight with no end in sight….
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