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Japan says it scrambled jets to monitor Chinese aircraft carrier operations

ReutersJanuary 2, 20230

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships that conducted naval manoeuvres and flight operations in the Pacific. Japan monitored the operations after the Chinese naval group, which included missile destroyers, sailed between the main Okinawa island and Miyakojima island into the Western Pacific from the East China Sea on Dec. 16, Japan’s Ministry of Defence said in a press release. Before returning the same way on Sunday, the Chinese carrier conducted more than 300 take-offs and

Republican U.S. House will sharpen China focus, monitor Ukraine aid

ReutersNovember 16, 20220

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans will use their new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to intensify Washington’s focus on China, and more closely monitor aid going to Ukraine, but they insist they have no plans to stop support for Kyiv in its fight with Russia. Representative Michael McCaul, the Republican in line to head the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said his top priority will be competing with a rising China, including monitoring high-tech exports. “We’re in a great powers competition right now with Communist China. They are our number one competitor now and probably our largest

SYLVESTER: One Key Texas County Wants Biden’s DOJ To Monitor Its Elections. Here’s Why

The Daily CallerNovember 6, 20220

SYLVESTER: One Key Texas County Wants Biden’s DOJ To Monitor Its Elections. Here’s Why Sherry Sylvester on November 5, 2022 Earlier this year, the Houston Chronicle won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of editorials alleging that Texas politics has been rooted in racism and voter suppression since Reconstruction. The award-winning editorial claims: “[Election] Integrity is no more the goal for them [Texas Republican leadership in 2021] than it was for the white primary associations of the 1900s. Only today’s voter fraud warriors have laser pointers.” With early voting almost completed in Texas, the folks in Harris County, the most

Trump’s company: We don’t need a monitor

ReutersOctober 27, 20220

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s namesake company urged a New York judge to reject a demand by the state’s attorney general to appoint a monitor to oversee its financial practices, after she accused it of “staggering” fraud. The Trump Organization’s filing on Wednesday night came in connection with Attorney General Letitia James’ civil lawsuit accusing the former U.S. president and three of his adult children of lying to banks and insurers by fraudulently overvaluing his real estate assets and net worth. On Oct. 13, James asked a judge to appoint a watchdog to review financial information

MSNBC Host Asks Dem Congressman If Foreign Countries Should ‘Monitor Our Elections’

The Daily CallerOctober 24, 20220

MSNBC Host Asks Dem Congressman If Foreign Countries Should ‘Monitor Our Elections’ Harold Hutchison on October 24, 2022 MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace asked a member of the House Intelligence Committee Monday if foreign countries should monitor American elections. “Do you think it’s time to ask for friends and allies to come over and help us monitor our elections?” Wallace asked Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut. “We used to do that in other burgeoning and threatened democracies.” “I’m not there yet, and I know why you’re asking what you’re asking and you’re not wrong,” Himes said. “I mean, the kind

U.S. Attorney Announces the Appointment of District Election Officer to Monitor Elections in West Tennessee

DOJ PressOctober 21, 20220

Memphis, TN – United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Scott Smith will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Scott Smith has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the Western District of Tennessee, and in that capacity is responsible for overseeing the district’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud, in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington. United States Attorney Ritz

EU crop monitor sees Ukraine maize crop down 24% on year

ReutersSeptember 12, 20220

PARIS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s grain maize (corn) harvest is expected to fall 24% below last year and 5% below the five-year average to 32.0 million tonnes, the European Union’s crop monitoring unit MARS said on Monday in updated estimates for the war-torn country. For sunflower, of which Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters, the harvest is expected to drop 15% from a year ago to 13.9 million tonnes, 2% below the five-year average. “Russia’s war against Ukraine has seen a decrease in the area under grain maize and sunflowers. Consequently, our production forecasts for both crops is below

New York State Police Continue to Monitor and Minnewaska Wildfire

Adam DevineAugust 30, 20220

ULSTER COUNTY, NY – The National Guard was deployed on Tuesday to assist in battling the 150 acre Minnewaska Wildfire. The New York State Police Aviation pilots also continue to provide aerial support for the wildfire that’s burning in Minnewaska State Park in Ulster County. Two State Police Huey helicopters have been working 6-8 hours per day since Sunday, dropping up to 180 buckets of water each day. Each bucket holds up to 300 gallons.

S.Korea policymakers to closely monitor impact of rising interest rates

ReutersJuly 3, 20220

SEOUL – South Korea’s finance ministry and central bank said on Monday they had agreed to cooperate in minimizing adverse risks of rising interest rates on vulnerable households and businesses. In a joint statement released after a meeting of finance minister Choo Kyung-ho, Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong and others, policymakers said they will closely monitor the impact on currency markets, financial companies and small businesses. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Kim Coghill)

U.S., Japan, Australia, and India to launch tracking system to monitor illegal fishing by China- FT

ReutersMay 21, 20220

(Reuters) – U.S., Japan, Australia, and India will unveil a maritime initiative at the Quad summit in Tokyo to curb illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing a U.S. official. The said that the maritime initiative will use satellite technology to create a tracking system for illegal fishing from the Indian Ocean to the South Pacific by connecting surveillance centers in Singapore and India. U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting Japan to attend the meeting of the Quad group of countries – Australia, India, Japan and the United States in Tokyo- which have increased cooperation

Bank of Spain urges banks to monitor risks, keep provisions amid Ukraine conflict

ReutersApril 7, 20220

MADRID – The Bank of Spain told lenders on Thursday to adequately monitor credit risks of some of their customers most exposed to the economic impact from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urged banks not to release provisions given the current uncertainty. “In view of the new shock, we will have to closely monitor the effects of the crisis on institutions and their borrowers,” Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos said in the presentation of the central bank’s supervisory report. He said lenders needed to maintain a high degree of prudence, with “appropriate and early recognition of the

U.S. DOJ extends monitor of Deutsche Bank for late reporting of DWS allegations

ReutersMarch 11, 20220

FRANKFURT – Deutsche Bank on Friday disclosed that it had agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice to extend the stay of a special monitor after it failed to report allegations involving its DWS funds unit in a timely manner. The agreement to extend the monitoring of the bank comes as the Justice Department ratchets up scrutiny of corporate misconduct and repeat offenders. In October, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco laid out policies that included heightened scrutiny of repeat corporate offenders. The agency has been questioning how broadly to continue deferring prosecutions in exchange for penalties and promises of

Russian police detained 5,000 people at Sunday’s anti-war protests – monitor

ReutersMarch 7, 20220

LONDON – Police detained 5,020 people at anti-war protests in Russia on Sunday, the OVD-Info monitoring group said on Monday. Russia’s last protests with a similar number of arrests were in January 2021, when thousands demanded the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he was arrested on returning from Germany where he had been recovering from a nerve agent poisoning. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

New York Fed’s Logan says staff will carefully monitor money markets

ReutersMarch 2, 20220

By Jonnelle Marte – The Federal Reserve’s nearly $9 trillion balance sheet has more room to decline than it did the last time the central bank shrank its holdings and policymakers will still watch money markets closely, a senior bank official said on Wednesday. The Fed’s standing repo facilities should also serve as a backstop to keep markets stable as the central bank shrinks its bond holdings, said Lorie Logan, an executive vice president with the New York Fed. “Staff will carefully monitor developments in money markets to understand changes in reserve conditions,” Logan said during a webinar organized by

Mexican Businessman Admits to Brokering Spyware Used to Monitor Political and Business Rivals

DOJ PressFebruary 15, 20220

Assistant U. S. Attorney Sabrina L. Fève (619) 546-6786 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 15, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Mexican businessman Carlos Guerrero pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he conspired to sell and use hacking tools manufactured by private companies in Italy, Israel and elsewhere. According to court documents, Guerrero owned and operated a consortium of U.S. and Mexican companies and brokered sales of interception and surveillance tools to Mexican government clients, as well as private and commercial customers. In 2014 and 2015, Guerrero worked primarily with an Italian company that sold hacking devices and geolocation tools.

Republican senator urges U.S. to monitor China’s digital yuan push during Olympics

ReutersFebruary 4, 20220

By Hannah Lang – A leading Senate Republican is urging the Biden administration to closely monitor the use of China’s recently launched digital currency during the Beijing Winter Olympics, where the country is expected to showcase the project to foreign visitors. In a letter sent Thursday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Senator Pat Toomey expressed concern that the Chinese government could use the global event to help its digital yuan, dubbed e-CNY, gain a global foothold. Such an effort could be used to set standards in cross-border payments, as the People’s Bank of China

Biden nominee Raskin vows Fed will monitor climate risk, not dictate lending

ReutersFebruary 3, 20220

By Pete Schroeder and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON -Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Fed’s top bank regulator, told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that she believes banks need strict oversight, but that it is not her job to tell them how and where to lend. Raskin was repeatedly challenged by Republicans, who argued that her previous comments suggest that, if confirmed to the role of vice chair for supervision, she would use her post to discourage banks from lending to oil and gas companies in a bid to combat climate change. Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee,