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World Bank Ends Its Ban on Funding Nuclear Power Projects

The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors.

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Construction of Bangladesh’s first nuclear plant in 2023.

CFPB Official Quits With Fiery Email

The Trump administration has frozen the agency’s work and abandoned most of its lawsuits against banks and lenders.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been fighting for its survival since President Trump installed Russell T. Vought as its acting leader in early February.

‘Ruinous Burdens’: Border Businesses Struggle Under Trump’s Cartel Crackdown

Federal judges have lauded the government’s goal of rooting out money laundering schemes but questioned the effectiveness of a tactic that’s wreaking havoc on small money services operations.

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In 2024, Valuta submitted just over 120 reports in order to comply, but in the period between April 14 and May 14 since the threshold was lowered by 98 percent, Ms. Light processed almost 1,500.
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