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Export-Import Bank President Jovanovic Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee

Senator Asks About Bitmain-Related ‘National Security Concerns’

March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026

Senator Asks About Bitmain-Related ‘National Security Concerns’

Export-Import Bank President Jovanovic Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026

As Lutnick Sold Cantor to His Children, Tether Gave Them a Loan

Representatives for the financial services firm and the US Commerce secretary’s family declined to reveal the amount. An ethics expert said the loan may be ‘another favor his family owes Tether.’

As Lutnick Sold Cantor to His Children, Tether Gave Them a Loan

January 30, 2026

January 30, 2026

Faulty Equipment Pushed a World Bank-Backed Hospital Into Crisis

Former executives and staff say defective machines put patients at risk in Kenya, raising questions about oversight by development funds.

Faulty Equipment Pushed a World Bank-Backed Hospital Into Crisis

November 21, 2025

November 21, 2025

Chinese Maker Behind Most of World’s Bitcoin Miners Has Been Focus of US National Security Probe

Investigators have sought to assess whether Bitmain Technologies’ products pose risks of espionage or sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter. The company says they don’t.

Chinese Maker Behind Most of World’s Bitcoin Miners Has Been Focus of US National Security Probe

September 19, 2025

September 19, 2025

Rights Groups Call for Probe of World Bank Hospital Funding

California Case Increase Slows While ICU Capacity Drops

September 9, 2025

September 9, 2025

GOP Lawmaker Seeks Reviews of Two Bitcoin Mining Machine Makers

Chinese firms say they operate in compliance with US laws

BitMain Crypto Hardware Repair Inside 3Logic Service Center

August 25, 2025

August 25, 2025

Takeaways From Bloomberg Investigation of Hospitals Owned by TPG

After a private equity giant was brought in to manage facilities in Africa and Asia, complaints piled up.

Evercare Hospital in Lahore

August 25, 2025

August 25, 2025

A Private Equity Giant Took Over African Hospitals. Then the Complaints Rolled In

TPG told investors — including the World Bank, the Gates Foundation and Bono — that it would expand access to health care. Whistleblowers say it put profit ahead of patient safety.

A Private Equity Giant Took Over African Hospitals. Then the Complaints Rolled In

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

Top Trump Crypto Buyers Vying for Dinner Seats Are Likely Foreign, Data Shows

The majority of top holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin have used foreign exchanges that say they ban US users, suggesting many purchasers are based abroad

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March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025

World Bank Reviews Health Holdings Amid Patient Detention Claims

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March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025

Trump Crypto Venture Has Talked to Binance About Doing Business

Discussions between the family’s World Liberty Financial and the world’s largest digital-asset exchange are said to include possible work on new stablecoin.

Changpeng Zhao

February 26, 2025

February 26, 2025

Proparco Reviews Hospital After Detention Reports

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February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

UK Lawmaker ‘Concerned’ That Hospitals Are Detaining Patients

UK Lawmaker ‘Concerned’ That Hospitals Are Detaining Patients

January 30, 2025

January 30, 2025

African NGOs Call on World Bank to Exit Hospital Investments

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January 16, 2025

January 16, 2025

Patients Detained, Denied Care at Hospitals Funded by World Bank

Billions of taxpayer dollars invested in for-profit facilities from Africa to Asia were supposed to improve access to healthcare. But stories of abuses have piled up.

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August 7, 2024

August 7, 2024

Democrats Seek to Ban Ammunition Sales That Benefit the Pentagon

Biden Administration Cracks Down On Gun Dealers For Violations

April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024

Biden Enacts Most Sweeping Reform of Gun Exports in Decades

Inside The National Rifle Association Annual Meeting

January 24, 2024

January 24, 2024

Biden Aims to Impose Tightest Gun-Export Restrictions in Decades

Commerce Department to wind down its involvement in industry’s premier trade show after helping companies boost overseas sales to record levels

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January 17, 2024

January 17, 2024

In ‘War on Guns,’ Caribbean Allies Ask Which Side the US Is On

Almost all the region’s murder weapons were bought in America. ‘The right to bear arms in the United States,’ one prime minister notes, ‘does not mean that there is also a right to traffic those arms.’

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November 16, 2023

November 16, 2023

The Pentagon’s Deadly Secret: It Makes Money From Bullets Used in Mass Shootings

Defense Department gets paid about $30 million a year from sales of military-grade ammunition to civilians.

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