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Hedge Funds Seek to Cut Off $1 Billion Meant for Opioid Victims “A group of hedge funds is devising a plan to cut off about $1 billion meant to help victims of opioid addiction, opening the way to keep some of the money for themselves.” 🔗 Full Article @InvictaChannel

Mitch McConnell freezes during a GOP press conference and has to be escorted away by his colleagues. @InvictaChannel

Fed Approves Hike That Takes Interest Rates to Highest Level in More Than 22 Years https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/26/fed-meeting-july-2023-.html @InvictaChannel

Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to two tax crimes after an agreement with prosecutors fell through. https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-plea-deal-taxes-gun-drugs-690d38f1ffae4dfce2c171d21e7d3594 @InvictaChannel

Kevin Spacey Cleared of Sexual Assault Charges in UK Trial “Hollywood star Spacey, 63, has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting four men following a trial at Southwark Crown Court.” 🔗 Full Article @InvictaChannel

British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family owns Tottenham Hotspur football club, has surrendered to US authorities after being charged with insider trading. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-26/tottenham-owner-joe-lewis-surrenders-on-insider-trading-charges#xj4y7vzkg @InvictaChannel

NatWest Boss Alison Rose Quits After Nigel Farage Coutts Row “The chief executive of NatWest has resigned after admitting she leaked private information about Nigel Farage’s finances to the BBC.” 🔗 Full Article @InvictaChannel

Mexico's military, police, and intelligence agencies were aware of and complicit in the 2014 abduction of 43 students, an independent investigation found. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-security-forces-collaborated-student-disappearances-report-says-2023-07-25/ @InvictaChannel

Ron DeSantis Lays Off More Than a Third of His 2024 Campaign Staff https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-25/desantis-lays-off-a-third-of-staff-in-reboot-of-2024-campaign#xj4y7vzkg @InvictaChannel

A federal judge has blocked a rule denying asylum to migrants at the southern border who didn't apply online or seek protection in a country they passed through. https://apnews.com/article/asylum-limits-biden-border-c118ee7190c58f85bcf5db1e2a270429# @InvictaChannel

China Removes Qin Gang from His Post as Foreign Minister, Replacing Him with His Predecessor, Wang Yi https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-25/china-names-wang-yi-new-foreign-minister-to-replace-qin-gang#xj4y7vzkg @InvictaChannel

In Major Shift, IRS Announces It Will End Most Unannounced Visits to Taxpayers by Agency Revenue Officers https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2023/07/24/in-major-shift-irs-announces-it-will-end-most-unannounced-visits-to-taxpayers/amp/ @InvictaChannel

The U.S. is considering lifting sanctions on a Chinese police forensics institute accused of human rights abuses in exchange for Beijing's cooperation in tackling the fentanyl crisis. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-weighs-potential-deal-with-china-on-fentanyl-276af69b?mod=mhp @InvictaChannel

Putin Signs Law on Introduction of Digital Ruble in Russia “Russia is moving forward with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as President Vladimir Putin signed the digital ruble bill into law on July 24, according to an official government document.” 🔗 Full Article @InvictaChannel

Israeli Parliament Approves Key Part of Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul, Making It Law https://apnews.com/article/netanyahu-israel-hospital-judicial-overhaul-protests-closures-fb595629e7033ee34d246ee9a367c4d4 @InvictaChannel

Twitter Has Officially Changed Its Logo to ‘X’ @InvictaChannel

RAND study: Since 1980, only about one-third of refugees worldwide have returned to their home countries a decade after hostilities ended — suggesting a similarly low return rate for Ukraine. https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/20/ukraine-war-russia-refugees-eu-policy-europe-education-employment/

Eurozone Business Activity Drops at Fastest Pace in 8 Months The PMI Output Index fell to 48.9 in July from 49.9 in June, according to the latest HCOB flash PMI survey data. https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/3b7cae66963d47798b88889727023fd3 @InvictaChannel

World ID: Sam Altman’s Worldcoin eyeball-scanning crypto project has launched its services in 20 nations. https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/24/worldcoin-launch-sam-altman/amp/ @InvictaChannel