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2 02, 2026

Bitcoin’s Break Below $80,000 Signals New Crisis of Confidence

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Price, relevance, conviction — Bitcoin is bleeding all three. The world’s largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000 in thin weekend trading, dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak and revisiting levels last seen in the aftermath of the “Liberation Day” tariff …

2 02, 2026

Trafigura Wins $600 Million Nickel Fraud Lawsuit Against Businessman Gupta

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Trafigura won its London lawsuit against Indian businessman Prateek Gupta over fake nickel cargoes on Friday, with London’s High Court ruling in favor of the commodities trader. Geneva-based Trafigura alleged Gupta was the mastermind of a fraudulent “Ponzi scheme” in …

2 02, 2026

Georgia City Warns Against Drinking Tap Water After Atlanta Airport Fuel Spill

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A town south of Atlanta advised its residents on Friday not to drink their tap water after a fuel spill at Atlanta’s airport may have contaminated the Flint River. The city of Griffin, whose water system serves more than 20,000 …

2 02, 2026

Man Charged With Murder in New York City High-Rise Gas Explosion

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A deadly gas explosion in a New York City high-rise last weekend was traced to an intruder who disconnected a stove to steal and sell it, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, Samuel Calderon, was being held without bail after his …

2 02, 2026

Open-Source AI Models Vulnerable to Criminal Misuse, Researchers Warn

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Hackers and other criminals can easily commandeer computers operating open-source large language models outside the guardrails and constraints of the major artificial-intelligence platforms, creating security risks and vulnerabilities, researchers said on Thursday. Hackers could target the computers running the LLMs …

2 02, 2026

Bill Introduced to ‘Transform’ The California FAIR Plan

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A bill to initiate reforms to the California FAIR Plan that include changes to customer service and claims, and added transparency was introduced on Monday. Assembly Bill 1680, the Make It FAIR Act, authored by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon and sponsored …

2 02, 2026

Two Companies Made Dried Milk Powder Linked to Botulism in Baby Formula

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Two companies processed and supplied dried milk powder that could be a culprit in the outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart infant formula that has sickened dozens of babies, The Associated Press has learned. Organic whole milk powder that tested …

1 02, 2026

Search Suspended for 7 People on Fishing Vessel That Sank Off Massachusetts

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The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters. The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early …

2 02, 2026

UN Nuclear Watchdog Discusses Risks to Ukraine’s Nuclear Safety After Russian Strikes

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The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board held a special session Friday to discuss risks to nuclear safety in Ukraine as concerns mount that relentless Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure pose an increasing danger of a nuclear accident. The urgent meeting …

2 02, 2026

Federal Trade Commission Warns Law Firms About DEI Hiring

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it had written to 42 law firms warning them about diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring, which it described as potentially unfair and anticompetitive. President Donald Trump’s administration has eliminated DEI-related programs in …