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Swatting has become a game for some, and in this most recent case of fake cop calls, a kind of roleplay opportunity for those on the sidelines. On Wednesday, Federal law enforcement indicted a Seattle man and alleged “prolific swatter” on 10 counts of extortion and threats for placing more than 20 fake calls to police across 11 states and in Canada last year. The man would allegedly livestream these calls to a select Discord community where those members participated in a kind of play acting as perpetrators or victims.Is…

The actions of a country, like the U.S., are not restricted to its borders. For example, a positive shock in the Federal Reserve's monetary policy may cause adjustments in the whole system, including the carbon emissions of the other regions. Credit: Florida Atlantic University Can monetary policy such as the United States Federal Reserve raising interest rates affect the environment? According to a new study by Florida…

Apple AirTags can be useful for things like finding your keys or keeping tabs on luggage. But it’s also well-established that the small quarter-sized tracking devices, can be employed in some less-than-savory ways. People have sued over AirTags being used to enable stalking. Police have claimed the devices have even popped up in murder cases.Yet a new report suggests that federal law enforcement might be applying AirTags for their own ends. The Drug Enforcement Agency used an Apple tracker to conduct suspect surveillance…

Fast News Federal Reserve extends its year-long fight against high inflation by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen turmoil that has gripped America's banking system. Traders react as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…

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Federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York investigated whether Donald Trump’s social media company violated money laundering statutes in connection with the acceptance of $8 million with suspected Russian ties, according to a new report. Sources told The Guardian that towards the end of last year, federal prosecutors began examining two loans that were wired to Trump Media and Technology Group through the Caribbean from two entities that appeared to be controlled in…

The collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank give Federal Reserve policy makers two good reasons to hold off on raising rates when they meet next week. But the latest run of economic data can only serve to remind them why, until last week anyway, they planned to keep raising rates. Investors’ expectations for the Fed have been whipsawing this year. Early on there were hopes that cooler inflation would lead the Fed to raise its range on overnight rates by a final quarter point…

March 14, 2023 5:36 am ET Inflation is slowly easing, but it’s still far from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains how 2% became the central bank’s sweet spot, and what happens when the U.S. economy strays too far from it. Copyright ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8…

SANTA CLARA — Federal officials moved to insure all deposits at failed Silicon Valley Bank, hoping to inoculate the banking system against contagion, but shares of another Bay Area regional bank plunged on Monday. Scores of customers lined up outside the Santa Clara headquarters of the fallen Silicon Valley Bank on Monday to await the opening of the financial firm’s doors. Officials began to allow customers into the bank at 10 a.m. One of those was Bob, a San Jose resident who asked that his last name wasn’t used. Bob,…

There is no such thing as a perfect jobs report, but February’s was pretty darn good. The Labor Department reported on Friday that the U.S. economy added 311,000 jobs last month, more than the 225,000 that economists expected. January’s blowout jobs number was revised lower, but only marginally—it now shows a payroll gain of 504,000 as opposed to 517,000. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate skipped to 3.6% from 3.4%, but this was for the cheering reason that more people joined…