Biden Will Urge Lawmakers to Pass Gun Laws in Speech on Mass Shootings
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Biden Will Urge Lawmakers to Pass Gun Laws in Speech on Mass Shootings

WASHINGTON — President Biden demanded on Thursday that lawmakers respond to communities turned into “killing fields” by passing far-reaching limits on guns, calling on Congress to ban assault-style weapons, expand background checks and pass “red flag” laws after massacres in Texas and New York. In a rare evening address to…

Japan passes bill to limit stablecoin issuance to banks and trust companies

Japan passes bill to limit stablecoin issuance to banks and trust companies

Japan is moving forward with legislation regarding the issuance of stablecoins i.e. digital assets with their value pegged to fiat currencies or stabilized by an algorithm.  On June 3, Japan’s parliament passed a bill to ban stablecoin issuance by non-banking institutions, local news agency Nikkei reported.  The bill reportedly stipulates…

Apple’s WWDC 2022 Augmented Reality Easter Egg Sparks NFT Trading Card Rumors

Apple’s WWDC 2022 Augmented Reality Easter Egg Sparks NFT Trading Card Rumors

Apple in the lead up to its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where the tech giant usually likes to build up excitement for its upcoming suite of software releases, has introduced collectable trading cards as an easter egg of sorts, fuelling speculation about its intention to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs)…

Xiaomi 12 Ultra Tipped to Feature Leica’s Iconic Red Logo, Leather and Ceramic Back Panel: Report

Xiaomi 12 Ultra Tipped to Feature Leica’s Iconic Red Logo, Leather and Ceramic Back Panel: Report

Xiaomi 12 Ultra could become the first non-Leica smartphone to flaunt the iconic red logo of the German camera maker. Leica has collaborated with various smartphone makers for their camera system but none of them had its red logo. Until now, Leica’s own smartphone, the Leica Leitz Phone 1, sported…

Bitcoin bounces to .7K as analyst presents Stock-to-Flow BTC price model rehash

Bitcoin bounces to $30.7K as analyst presents Stock-to-Flow BTC price model rehash

Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to fresh local highs overnight into June 3 after United States equities cut losses. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Wall Street provides short-term relief Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining steadily to hit $30,670 on Bitstamp before consolidating. The mood among…

UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform — Global Issues

UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform — Global Issues

The UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal (3rd from right), talks to migrants in Tak province on the impact of COVID-19. Credit: UNSDG/Build back better: UN Thailand’s COVID-19 strategy. Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 03 (IPS) – Few deny…

Over Two Decades of Impunity for Environmental and Health Disaster in Peruvian Village — Global Issues

Over Two Decades of Impunity for Environmental and Health Disaster in Peruvian Village — Global Issues

Juana Martínez takes part in an October 2021 protest in Lima organized by the platform of people affected by heavy metals in front of Congress, holding a sign that reads: “Cajamarca. Mercury Never Again”. She was 29 years old when the mercury spill occurred in her town, Choropampa, in Peru’s…