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Is crypto about to go extinct?

It will likely survive, but only after more firms and currencies crash and burn. Here’s why. As the Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the championship game of the National Football League last February, an unlikely set of players made a splash off the field, in living rooms …

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The Islamist Plan to Conquer East Africa: U.S. Missing in Action

The most potent threat to East African stability remains Al-Shabaab, rooted in Somalia. Al-Qaeda helps to finance Al-Shabaab through its contacts across the Gulf of Aden in Yemen. Al-Shabaab’s threat to the American homeland should not be discounted: the group has explored possible scenarios of launching a 9/11 style assault …

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Biden’s Arms Package for Ukraine Is Long Overdue

In one of the more damning examples of his indecisive leadership, Biden has seemed to be more concerned about upsetting Russian President Vladimir Putin than confronting the Kremlin’s unprovoked act of aggression against its Ukrainian neighbour. It could even be argued that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would not have happened …

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