US fights its own secrecy laws to pursue Russian assets
Some of the biggest obstacles for investigators going after Russian assets amid the country's now three-month-long invasion of Ukraine are the legal mechanisms for preserving anonymity that are built into the U.S. tax and financial code. The most powerful of these rules is the designation known as beneficial ownership, which allows asset owners to remain unregistered on legal documents as long as they name a third party to act on their behalf. That means beneficial ownership laws can allow billions of dollars’ worth of illicit property to remain invisible to financ
Read MoreTexas Gov. Abbott not attending Houston NRA summit, will speak in Uvalde
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has canceled his planned Friday live speech at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Houston following a deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school this week. Abbott will hold a press conference at Uvalde High School at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, according to a press release from his office, around the same time as an event for which he is listed
Read MoreNew York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays skip social media game coverage to post about gun violence
The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays skipped covering their game Thursday night on social media and instead used their accounts to raise awareness about gun violence in the aftermath of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. “In lieu of coverage and in collaboration with the Tampa Bay Rays, we will be using our channels to offer facts about the impacts of gun violence,” the New York Yankees wrote on the team’s official Twitter account. The pos
Read MoreManufacturer of rifle used by Uvalde shooter posted photo of child holding gun days before attack
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Read MoreWHO passes resolution condemning Russia for causing health emergency in Ukraine
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday passed a resolution condemning Russia for causing a health emergency in Ukraine while rejecting a counter-proposal from Russian representatives that did not mention their country's role in the crisis. The WHO resolution passed with 88 votes in favor, 12 votes against and 53 abstentions at the organization's 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
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