Months After Earthquake, Syrians Feel Forgotten
In northwestern Syria, a devastating quake six months ago compounded the damage of years of civil war. U.S. lawmakers just visited for the first time in a decade.Read More
How to Make Running Errands Count as Exercise
One reluctant exerciser found that ditching his car and walking or biking to the store was a boon for his mental and physical health.Read More
Jacksonville Dollar General Shooting: What We Know
Three people, all Black, were fatally shot in a dollar store before the gunman, a white man, killed himself. Investigators are treating the killing as a hate crime.Read More
Jacksonville Shooting Victims Identified as Officials Give Timeline of Rampage
The sheriff’s office identified the three victims and the gunman who fatally shot himself in the attack, which authorities are investigating as a hate crime.Read More
With Prigozhin Dead, Russia’s Wagner Faces an Uncertain Future
It could be hard for the Kremlin to find a way to neutralize the mercenary group after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death while retaining its fighting power and geopolitical links.Read More
Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.
Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.Read More
Ramaswamy-Pence Debate Clash Exposes Divide in Republican Party
Vivek Ramaswamy invoked Ronald Reagan’s “morning in America” theme to mock a generation of Republicans he views as out of touch.Read More
U.S. Commerce Secretary Faces a Wide Range of Issues in China
The secretary said she planned to discuss U.S. technology controls, commercial disputes and opportunities for doing more business in her visits to Beijing and Shanghai this week.Read More
Western Banks Help Fund Blacklisted Oligarch’s Charity
Konstantin Malofeyev’s foundation funds orphanages in occupied Ukraine. He denies that a child-removal program there is a war crime: “All of this is fake.”Read More
AFC Calls for Inclusion of Core Banking and BaaS in FSB Third-Party Risk Toolkit
The American Fintech Council (AFC) has called upon the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to expand the reach of its third-party risk management toolkit, suggesting inclusion of authentic bank-fintech partnerships and banking-as-a-service models. The toolkit, released for public consultation by the FSB in June for financial institutions and authorities, aims to offer clarity for both the […]
