Second flight arrives in Sacramento carrying migrants with Florida documents

By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A flight carrying about 20 migrants landed in Sacramento, California, on Monday as state authorities investigated the role Florida had played in transporting them from Texas via New Mexico, according to the California attorney general’s office and news reports. The migrants carried documents that indicated…

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Exclusive-Crypto Giant Binance Controlled ‘independent’ US Affiliate’s Bank accounts

By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – A senior Binance executive was the main operator for five bank accounts belonging to the giant cryptocurrency exchange’s purportedly independent U.S. affiliate, including an account that held American customers’ funds, bank records show. U.S. lender Silvergate Bank authorized the executive, Guangying Chen, a close associate of…

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Exclusive-Crypto giant Binance controlled ‘independent’ US affiliate’s bank accounts

By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – A senior Binance executive was the main operator for five bank accounts belonging to the giant cryptocurrency exchange’s purportedly independent U.S. affiliate, including an account that held American customers’ funds, bank records show. U.S. lender Silvergate Bank authorized the executive, Guangying Chen, a close associate of…

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Brazil to reintroduce diesel tax to pay for Lula’s auto program

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government will partially reintroduce a federal diesel tax this year to pay for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s plan to bring down the cost of vehicles, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Friday. The plan offers tax credits to manufacturers who lower auto prices. Last year,…

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Ecuador judge loosens reporting conditions for ex-president Moreno

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – A judge in Ecuador on Monday loosened reporting conditions for ex-president Lenin Moreno, who is being investigated on bribery charges over a contract for a Chinese-built hydroelectric plant. Moreno, who denies the accusations, had been ordered to present himself in person every two weeks to the national justice court,…

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