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TD Bank quarterly profit falls on hit from U.S. business. TD reported a fall in profit as its U.S. business grapples with the fallout of money laundering compliance failures. Reuters

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🎯 TOP STORIES

How Western Judges Became Chinese State Puppets Free Press

Trump to End Chevron License in Venezuela in Blow to Maduro Bloomberg

How to Keep Hackers From Destroying Your Digital Life WSJ

How hackers ruined a Disney employee’s life after he downloaded AI photo tool Independent

On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives NYT

🎙️ Pig Butchering Plague with Erin West Designated

U.S. imposes sanctions on more Hong Kong firms for aiding Iran drone makers SCMP

This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93M and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called. Wired 

FBI Seeks Crypto Industry Help to Track, Block Laundering of Bybit Hack Funds CoinDesk

Iran expands stockpile of near-weapons grade uranium by 50% Semafor

US sanctions hold up Qatari support for Syria Reuters 

Pro-Hamas protesters seize control of historic Barnard academic building and assault college employee NYP

FATF Updates Standards FATF

FinCEN Reminds Financial Institutions to Remain Vigilant Regarding Investment Scams FinCEN

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Trump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning NYT 

🎙️ The Massive China Challenge for Corporate America with Isaac Stone Fish Coercive Capital

China curbs US stock listings for homegrown companies Reuters

Lawmakers Probe Alleged China Abuse of US Programs for Startups Bloomberg

Hungary Seeking to Lift EU Sanctions From Russian Billionaires MT

Gazprom Neft cuts stake in Serbia’s NIS as US sanctions loom Reuters

How China Plans to Trump-Proof Its Economy as Top Lawmakers Meet Bloomberg

Russia Steps Up Covert Cargo Transfers to Keep Its Oil Moving Bloomberg

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Ex-USAID Official Says Biden Ditched Vetting Reforms, Steered Grants to Terror Supporters Free Beacon

Former mafia associate testifies against Nassau County detective at trial Courthouse News

Woman Who Attempted to Sell Graceland Will Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud Charge RS

Huntington Park City Hall and mayor’s home raided in corruption investigation LAT

Fired CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge reveals photos of files on Hunter Biden, COVID origins seized by network NYP 

Alabama Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Violating U.S. Sanctions on Iran DOJ

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

UK Introduces New Crime Bill Expanding Powers for Crypto Seizures Decrypt

SEC Drops Probe Into Gemini, Cameron Winklevoss Demands Recompense CoinDesk 

SEC, Justin Sun, Tron Ask Court to Pause Fraud Case Over 'Potential Resolution' CoinDesk 

Gotbit founder extradited to US to face market manipulation, fraud charges Cointelegraph

Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions BBC

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Andrew Tate, who faces rape and trafficking charges in Romania, has left for the U.S. AP

DHS announces undocumented immigrants registry that includes fingerprints Axios 

Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online Wired

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