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California Republicans Gain Early Voting Edge In June Primary Via American Greatness, California Republicans are showing unexpected momentum heading into the state’s June 2 primary election, posting stronger early voting numbers while Democrats remain divided across several high-profile races. More than 900,000 ballots have already been returned in California’s all-mail primary system, according to data compiled by Political Data Intelligence. The early numbers indicate Republicans are outperforming expectations in a state long dominated by Democrats. As of May 15, Republican turnout stood at 6 percent statewide, compared to 4 percent for Democrats. Despite...

From Fiestas To Ferraris, Britain's Fuel Shock Has Rich And Poor Stealing Petrol Across the U.K., motorists face record-breaking fuel costs at the gas pump as the Gulf energy shock ripples around the world. One of the clearest second-order effects now emerging is a surge in petrol station thefts, spanning from organized crime gangs to even drivers in exotic cars simply filling up and driving off. British newspaper The Times cited new data from 500 UK filling stations showing that the daily value of stolen fuel jumped 27% from February to...

Tether's USDT Jumps To 8.5% Premium In India After Crypto Payment Crackdown Authored by Shaurya Malwa via CoinDesk.com, Raids on crypto payment firms in Bengaluru disrupted the pipeline that feeds dollar-pegged USDT to Indian platforms, pushing its local price more than 8.5% above the dollar, roughly double the usual gap. The price of Tether's USDT, the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, has climbed to more than 8.5% above its dollar value on Indian platforms after a government crackdown on crypto payment firms choked off the token's supply into the country. USDT traded around 102.88 rupees over the...