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Crypto market structure bill release pushed back as industries view revised stablecoin yield compromise this week

Representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industries will meet with lawmakers on Thursday and Friday to review revised compromise language in a market structure bill regarding stablecoin yield provisions, three people familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. Last week, industry representatives got their first look at the compromise language spearheaded by Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.)…

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EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed adding microplastics and pharmaceuticals to its list of drinking water contaminants for the first time, a move that could create new restrictions on the substances by water companies. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said they are responding to Americans’ concerns about plastics and pharmaceuticals in drinking water. The…

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FBI announces SoCal arrests in major hospice care fraud bust; taxpayer losses exceed $50M

On Thursday, the FBI announced the arrests of eight of 15 defendants accused of participating in a major multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme. The arrests were made in and around Los Angeles County and the Darren, Idaho, courthouse. Officials said some of the defendants are health care professionals, including nurses, psychologists and chiropractors. Taxpayer losses…

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Gucci Mane Allegedly Kidnapped, Robbed In “Armed Takeover” By Pooh Shiesty And Big30, DOJ Says

Gucci Mane was allegedly kidnapped and robbed during a “coordinated armed takeover” of a Dallas music studio and rapper Pooh Shiesty allegedly brandished an AK-style pistol to force the rap mogul to sign a document releasing Shiesty from his recording contract, federal prosecutors said Thursday. In a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Dallas,…

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Gucci Mane Allegedly Kidnapped, Robbed in ‘Armed Takeover’ by Pooh Shiesty and Big30, DOJ Says

Gucci Mane was allegedly kidnapped and robbed during a “coordinated armed takeover” of a Dallas music studio and rapper Pooh Shiesty allegedly brandished an AK-style pistol to force the rap mogul to sign a document releasing Shiesty from his recording contract, federal prosecutors said Thursday. In a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Dallas,…

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