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Following weeks of on-again, off-again talks about the “pilot zones,” a handful of Lebanon villages which Israel is meant to withdraw from first and hand over to the Lebanese military, the US State Department is now claiming that the first of those zones has officially been launched. The State Department said that the villages of […]

Kidnapping Is Not A 'Violent Felony': Appeals Court Voids Two More Whitmer Plot Convictions A Michigan Court of Appeals panel on July 20 vacated the convictions of Pete Musico and Paul Bellar, two men a jury found guilty in 2022 of providing material support for an act of terrorism over their connection to the alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at an event in National Harbor, Md., on May 4, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The reason? Michigan's Anti-Terrorism Act defines an act of terrorism as...

UK Regulators To Prepare Tokenized-Gold Framework: Report Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reportedly held talks with banks and other industry participants over potential rules for tokenized gold. The FCA has also sought feedback on the use of tokenized gold as collateral in wholesale markets, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. The regulator is reportedly preparing to outline plans for new regulatory standards for tokenized gold. Cointelegraph has approached the FCA for comment on the matter. London is the world’s largest over-the-counter gold trading hub, accounting for about 70%...