US Sanctions Iran’s Largest Digital Asset Exchange Nobitex and 3 Others

WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign to pressure Iran into a deal that would end an ongoing war with the U.S. and Israel, the U.S. placed sanctions on Iran’s largest digital asset exchange and three other exchanges, Tuesday. Included in the sanctions are Iran’s largest digital assets firm Nobitex and …

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Schumer Meets With Maine Senate Candidate Platner Ahead of Primary

By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard ⁠Cowan WASHINGTON, ⁠June 2 (Reuters) – Senate Democratic ⁠Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he ​met with Graham Platner, the party’s leading Senate candidate from Maine who ‌has battled a string ‌of controversies ahead of next week’s primary election. “I have endorsed ⁠Graham ⁠Platner. We are going to …

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Korean immigrant champions cause of Aurora’s global residents

Editor’s note: The 2025 Global Fest festival will take place on Saturday,  June 14. The City of Aurora is working with South Korea to establish a consulate here. It would serve the more than 41,000 Korean immigrants in Colorado, and hundreds of Korean immigrant-owned businesses in the city. A key figure in these efforts is …

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Aurora Ethiopian leader set on writing his community’s story

Editor’s note: The 2025 Global Fest festival will take place on Saturday,  June 14. The City of Aurora says it is “Open to the World. With immigrants speaking 160 languages, it is the most diverse city in Colorado. One of the largest immigrant groups, numbering in the thousands, is from Ethiopia. Samuel GebreMichael is a …

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Amazon faces lawsuit over Ring facial recognition software

A Virginia resident is suing Amazon for privacy violations after the e-commerce company’s Ring video doorbell camera allegedly used facial recognition technology to record and store images of his face without his consent. Charles Sigwalt, who filed a lawsuit on Monday in Seattle federal court, where Amazon has one of its headquarters, alleges that Ring’s …

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Rubio Says at Least Five Countries Are Open to Taking in Stranded Afghans

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠Secretary of ⁠State Marco Rubio ​told lawmakers on Tuesday ‌that the Trump ‌administration does ⁠not ⁠want to force Afghans currently stranded ​in Qatar to return to Afghanistan and ​has spoken with at least ⁠five ⁠countries who ⁠are open ​to receiving them. More than 1,100 ​people ⁠have been held at …

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