May 20, 2024
Funds

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill to avoid government shutdown

US News By Jon Levine Published March 23, 2024, 1:57 p.m. ET President Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion funding package to keep the government open. “The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open, invests in the American people, and strengthens our economy and national security. This agreement represents a compromise, which

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Crypto

ED chargesheets 299 entities, 10 Chinese-origin individuals in cryptocurrency mining app case

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet under anti-money laundering laws against 299 entities, including 10 individuals of Chinese origin. This action follows an investigation into allegations of defrauding investors through schemes involving mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoins, stated the ED. The ED stated that a special court in Dimapur, Nagaland, has acknowledged the prosecution complaint filed

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Air Force leaders sound alarm over looming yearlong funding delay

DENVER, Colo. — A full-year continuing resolution for fiscal 2024 would have “absolutely devastating” effects on the Air Force and Space Force’s ability to make progress on key programs, the Air Force’s head of acquisition said Tuesday. “We have this wonderful vision, lots of great programs that we have teed up,” Andrew Hunter told reporters

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Texas orphan well backlog grows, even as federal funds flow

An old oil well leaks salt water and oil on Antina Ranch near Monahans. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer Hawk Dunlap shows a stick, reeking of crude oil after dipping it until an improperly plugged well on Antina Ranch near Monahans. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer That should have been enough to plug an additional 800 oil wells beyond

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