By Timothy Gardner and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic U.S. senator on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to include strict nonproliferation safeguards in any nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia that might come as part of a potential normalization of relations agreement brokered by Washington between the kingdom and Israel. The Biden administration […]
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Judge approves safeguards for Donald Trump’s $175 million civil business fraud appeal bond
New York Judge Arthur Engoron approved a new agreement Monday between Donald Trump’s lawyers and state Attorney General Letitia James to reinforce the $175 million bond he posted to appeal a $454 million judgment in a civil fraud trial for inflating the value of his real estate empire in statements to lenders. James asked Friday […]
Petro Proposes Safeguards for Loser of Venezuela Election
(Bloomberg) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, acting as a mediator in Venezuela’s political crisis, is proposing a democratic pact between the government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition to ensure that the loser of the upcoming presidential election is shielded from any type of political persecution. Most Read from Bloomberg The proposal is being considered […]
States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the ruling opened in the landmark federal law aimed at prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. Democratic-led states have been taking matters into […]
The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt. The usual funding safeguards will not apply
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the bloc’s executive branch. The 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) intended for this is part of a larger package of 7.4 billion […]
Taiwan commissions 2 new navy ships as safeguards against rising threat from China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island that it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary. The pair of Tuo Chiang class corvettes […]
I lost $11,300 to identity fraud. What I learned: Usual safeguards don’t work.
Kansas police seize property without criminal charges, but lawmakers want more safeguards
Over the past four years, Kansas law enforcement seized $23.1 million in cash and property allegedly linked to criminal activity. Most of the time, owners never tried to take it back. Kansas lawmakers, uneasy with the lack of challenges and other aspects of the seizure process, will attempt to overhaul the state’s civil asset forfeiture […]