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Block DOJ Settlement: $764 Million to End Cash App Money-Laundering Probe
Block agreed to pay $764 million to resolve a US Justice Department anti-money-laundering probe of Cash App and Square, more than its quarterly profit.Read More...
Alan Jones Dies at 80: Australia's Last Formula 1 World Champion Remembered
Former Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones has died aged 80 after a short illness, three days after his 80th birthday. He won the 1980 title with Williams.Read More...
Dragon Ball Z Composer Nathan Johnson Elected Texas Attorney General in 2026
Nathan Johnson, the Dragon Ball Z composer turned Texas state senator, has been elected Texas attorney general, the first Democrat to win the office since 1994.Read More...
China Indicts Former Politburo Member Ma Xingrui on Bribery Charges in Xi Purge
China has indicted former Politburo member Ma Xingrui on bribery charges, the most senior figure yet caught in Xi Jinping's widening anti-graft purge.Read More...
US Sanctions Iran Missile Network Spanning Belarus, Russia and Nigeria
The US has sanctioned a Belarus, Russia and Nigeria network accused of helping Iran buy Chinese shoulder-fired missiles, to cut off Tehran's arms supply.Read More...
China Blocks SoftBank's $5.4 Billion ABB Robotics Deal in Blow to Son's AI Push
China has blocked SoftBank's $5.4 billion takeover of ABB's robotics division, a blow to Masayoshi Son's AI ambitions as Beijing tightens control over data.Read More...
Nithya Raman Projected to Win Los Angeles Mayor Race, Ousting Karen Bass
Decision Desk HQ projects Nithya Raman wins the Los Angeles mayor race on Wednesday, defeating Karen Bass to become the city's first Asian-American mayor.Read More...
Ro Khanna Vows Bill to Cut Off Funding for the Iran War After Democrats Take Congress
Rep. Ro Khanna says he will introduce a bill to cut off funding for the Iran war after Democrats take Congress, reviving a Vietnam-era tactic to end it.Read More...
Democrats Sweep State Governments With Five New Trifectas and Texas House Win
Democrats swept state governments in the 2026 midterms, winning five new trifectas and the Texas House in the biggest shift since 2010. What it means for 2027.Read More...
