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Month: November 2023

In wake of Voting Rights Act ruling, North Dakota to appeal decision that protected tribes’ rights

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota plans to appeal a federal judge’s decision that found a Voting Rights Act violation in the state’s 2021 redistricting map for two Native American tribes. Republican Secretary of State Michael Howe announced his decision on Tuesday, a day after a federal appeals court dealt

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White House declassifies intel suggesting Wagner Group is preparing to provide air defense capability to Hezbollah or Iran

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The White House released recently declassified intelligence on Tuesday confirming that the Russian mercenary organization Wagner group has been preparing to provide an air defense capability “to either Hezbollah or Iran,” according to National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby. Wagner was preparing to provide the capability at the direction

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CEO of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange pleads guilty to money laundering violations

By Matt Egan, Evan Perez, Allison Morrow, Holmes Lybrand, Sean Lyngaas and Bryan Mena, CNN New York (CNN) — Billionaire Changpeng Zhao and leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges in a watershed moment designed to bring order to the often-lawless crypto industry. As part of a coordinated settlement across the

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