“China trails only the U.S. in the number of millionaires and billionaires. Globally, the ranks of the ultra-rich are expected to reach 671,000 by 2022.”
“The administration argued that it was just enforcing the law.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/17/us/politics/melania-trump-family-separation.html
“The OLC argues that the presidential order, issued without authorization by or consultation with Congress, was nevertheless lawful because the president ‘had reasonably determined that the use of force would be in the national interest and that the anticipated hostilities would not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense.'”
“Thirty-one states now allow law-enforcement officials to access license photos to help identify potential suspects.”
“India’s government is looking for a company to analyze social media posts to help boost nationalism and neutralize any ‘media blitzkrieg by India’s adversaries.'”
“Last week, a small job ad appeared on the inside pages of some newspapers looking for candidates for the post of ‘joint secretary’ in the Indian government. Mid-level bureaucrats such as joint secretaries — there are about 350 of them in all — are India’s real policy-makers.”
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-14/tiny-job-ad-could-transform-india-s-government
“The Bank for International Settlements just told the cryptocurrency world it’s not ready for prime time — and as far as mainstream financial services go, may never be.”
“Even though the 87 examples account for less than 1 percent of the time period examined, they amounted to about 50 percent of Bitcoin’s compounded return over that year.”
“Lawyers argue the CFTC has no authority over the virtual currency because it is not a commodity like wheat or cotton or a service that is traded using futures contracts, the typical focus of the agency’s enforcement regime.”
“In fact, there is no law that requires families to be separated at the border.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/us/politics/trump-democrats-separation-policy.html