In its response included in the investigation report, DHS officials said Florida – not the federal government – had authority over day-to-day operations at the facility. The facility was established by the state of Florida through an executive order signed by DeSantis, but the federal government paid for operational costs. In January, the OIG conducted
Community banks do not need to issue a stablecoin to benefit from stablecoins. But they do need to make sure their customers can use new forms of digital money without leaving the bank relationship behind. That distinction matters. For years, smaller banks have watched customers move toward larger institutions with better apps, faster payments, and
Fictional French President Paul Archambault, as played with gimlet-eyed resolve by Denis Menochet in Alexandre Smia‘s “Jupiter” is, we’re cued to believe, a good man. Thrust suddenly into a lurching nuclear crisis, he gathers ministers and advisers around him and listens intently to their staunchly opposing views on escalation vs appeasement. They are also good
Fourteen suspected people smugglers have gone on trial in Paris for their role in the worst ever small boats disaster in the English Channel. In November 2021, at least 30 men, women and children drowned when their motorised dinghy deflated and started taking on water halfway between France and the UK. The 14 defendants –
A small plane has crashed near Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the agency investigating the case, has identified the aircraft as a Mooney M20F airplane, a four-seater propeller plane. Video of the incident shows a fiery crash on a road that the Titusville Police Department
A small, floating island on a lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia has been spotted again after officials lost track of it on satellite images following its initial discovery. The forested island was first spotted in the middle of Williston Reservoir, BC’s largest fresh water lake, in early August by boaters who captured
