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Black NJ Congresswoman Speaks On Facing 17 Years in Prison for Visiting ICE Detainees
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. LaMonica McIver, who is facing up to 17 years behind bars stemming from a legally protected visit to an ICE detention facility", speaks to The Root.
Malta is opposing EU plans to centralize crypto supervision under ESMA, seeing it as a politically motivated assault on its success in attracting crypto firms (Laura Noonan/Bloomberg)
Laura Noonan / Bloomberg:
Malta is opposing EU plans to centralize crypto supervision under ESMA, seeing it as a politically motivated assault on its success in attracting crypto firms — Europe's financial supervision battles are usually fought diplomatically. A tersely worded statement here, a veiled signal there.
South Korean trade data: chip shipments hit a record-high value of $32.83B in March 2026, up 151.4% YoY, pushing total exports to a record $86.13B, up 48.3% YoY (Steven Borowiec/Nikkei Asia)
Steven Borowiec / Nikkei Asia:
South Korean trade data: chip shipments hit a record-high value of $32.83B in March 2026, up 151.4% YoY, pushing total exports to a record $86.13B, up 48.3% YoY — SEOUL — South Korean exports hit an all-time monthly high in March, government data showed Wednesday, as companies rushed orders …
The LA and New Mexico jury verdicts against Meta and YouTube recognized some design features as defective, distinct from what Section 230 was created to protect (Casey Newton/Platformer)
Casey Newton / Platformer:
The LA and New Mexico jury verdicts against Meta and YouTube recognized some design features as defective, distinct from what Section 230 was created to protect — The verdicts in last week's social media trials have alarmed open-internet advocates. But it's possible to regulate platform design while also protecting speech
A profile of Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib, who has used crypto diplomacy to help Pakistan win over President Trump (Faseeh Mangi/Bloomberg)
Faseeh Mangi / Bloomberg:
A profile of Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib, who has used crypto diplomacy to help Pakistan win over President Trump — Pakistan's new role as mediator between the US and Iran followed a long courtship of World Liberty Financial, Trump's crypto venture.