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Month: June 2022

Puerto Rico suspends operations of bank amid global probe

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities have announced a suspension of the operations of Puerto Rico-based Euro Pacific International Bank, which officials previously said was under suspicion of facilitating money laundering and offshore tax evasion. The investigation was launched by Puerto Rico’s Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.

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Reported hate crimes in California last year reached a level not seen since 9/11, state attorney general says

By Nicole Chavez, CNN From 2020-2021, California recorded the highest surge in reported hate crimes since the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to the state’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta. Bonta announced the findings of a new California Department of Justice report on Tuesday. The number of hate crimes reported in the state went

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Fact check: Trump-backed Michigan congressional candidate John Gibbs falsely claims 2020 election had ‘mathematically impossible’ anomalies

By Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Michigan congressional candidate John Gibbs is falsely claiming that the 2020 election results could not possibly be correct — and citing irrelevant statistical tidbits as his supposed evidence. “I think when you look at the results of the 2020 election, there are anomalies in there, to put it very lightly,

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