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Swalwell Admits "Mistakes", Plans To Resign From Congress Summary (in reverse chronological order) Eric Swalwell’s California governor campaign collapsed after sexual assault allegations. Former staffer alleged harassment plus two assaults while she was intoxicated. Four women total have accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct. Swalwell denies all claims as false and politically motivated. Major Democratic allies withdrew support and called for him to exit the race. Swalwell suspends Gubernatorial campaign Swallwell announces he will resign from Congress Given all that, it appears Trump-hating billionaire, Tom Steyer is now the runaway favorite to become the next California Governor: Source: Polymarket *  * ...

Indiana Governor Signs Bill Allowing Crypto In Retirement Plans Authored by Stephen Katte via Cointelegraph, Indiana will start allowing certain retirement and savings plans to include crypto investments and has enacted stronger legal protections for the crypto industry under a newly signed bill.  Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042 into law on Tuesday, after it passed the legislature last Thursday. The legislation requires Indiana’s state public retirement and savings plans to offer self-brokerage accounts with at least one crypto investment option by July 2027. According to the bill’s description, this requirement applies...

Two Drones Shot Down Over NATO Airspace In Less Than 24 Hours This week has witnessed more dangerous Ukraine war spillover aerial activity in Eastern Europe. In a fresh instance, Romania's defense ministry is reporting that two drones entered the country's airspace in less than 24 hours. The military said that radar systems had earlier picked up a drone "operating in the vicinity of the Ukrainian border" Saturday morning - after which F-16 fighter jets were scrambled and successfully shot it down. Source: Romanian Air Force The NATO member state's defense ministry continued by...