#Visa stock tumbles after report of debit card probe

#Visa stock tumbles after report of debit card probe

“#Visa stock tumbles after report of debit card probe” Visa’s stock price slid Friday as the card giant confirmed that the feds are probing whether it has used anticompetitive practices to maintain its dominance in the debit-card market. Shares in the payment processor tumbled 6.2 percent to close at $206.90 after the Wall Street Journal…

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#CA father receives 212-year sentence for sons’ murder

#CA father receives 212-year sentence for sons’ murder

“#CA father receives 212-year sentence for sons’ murder” A California father was sentenced to more than 200 years in prison for the attempted murder of his wife and killing of his two autistic sons by driving their family car off a wharf, the culmination of what prosecutors characterized as a long and “premeditated” plot to…

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#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him

#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him

“#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him” On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to confirm President Biden’s attorney general nominee, Merrick Garland. The full Senate should think twice before doing the same. Throughout his two-day confirmation hearing, Democrats and Republicans questioned Judge Garland extensively on his plans to tame and…

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# McAfee faces crypto-related fraud charges from NY court

# McAfee faces crypto-related fraud charges from NY court

“# McAfee faces crypto-related fraud charges from NY court ” Crypto advocate and internet security pioneer John McAfee faces a number of different criminal charges, based on a new statement from the United States Department of Justice, or DoJ.  The department accused McAfee of “conspiracy to commit commodities and securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities…

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#There shouldn’t be a double standard for law & order: Devine

#There shouldn’t be a double standard for law & order: Devine

“#There shouldn’t be a double standard for law & order: Devine” In his confirmation hearing Monday, attorney general nominee Merrick Garland plans to tell the Senate his priority is domestic terrorism, and that he personally will supervise the prosecution of what he calls “white supremacists” who stormed the Capitol. It is disturbing that Garland is…

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# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware

# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware

“# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware ” On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against three North Korean operatives.  Making the announcement, Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers condemned the North Korean program, the most famous branch of which is Lazarus Group. Demers said: “North Korea’s…

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