Manchester Township offers safe exchange zone for online purchases, custodial exchanges
MANCHESTER, N.J. — Manchester Township Police are reminding residents of a designated Safe Exchange Zone at the Municipal Complex, designed to ensure safety for those completing online purchase transactions or child custodial…
Evesham Township Police Promote “Safe Transaction Zone” for Online Purchases
EVESHAM TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Evesham Township Police Department (ETPD) is actively promoting the use of its “Safe Transaction Zone” to safeguard residents engaging in online purchases. Introduced in April 2015, this…
Kansas Legislature Passes Bill Banning Chinese Land Purchases Near Military Sites After DCNF Investigation
The Kansas legislature passed a bill Tuesday that will prevent companies from China or other adversarial countries from buying land near military sites. The state House passed SB 172 by an 86-39…
Woman Intimidated and Forced to Make Bank Card Purchases Near Times Square
MANHATTAN, NY—A distressing incident occurred on Tuesday near the intersection of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue when a 49-year-old woman was coerced by two unidentified individuals into withdrawing money and making purchases…
Travel Agency Owner Arrested for Fraudulent Credit Card Purchases
Delaware State Police recently arrested Jane Fencer, 55, of Townsend for fraudulent credit card purchases made through her travel agency, Wanderlust Tours and Travel. The arrest came after an investigation that revealed…
Red State Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Chinese Land Purchases Near Military Sites After DCNF Investigation
The Kansas House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday preventing foreign adversaries from buying up land near sensitive military sites following a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation. In an 84-39 vote, the…
Feds Used ‘Secret Portal’ To Tell Financial Institutions To Flag Customers’ Purchases Involving ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump’
Feds Used ‘Secret Portal’ To Tell Financial Institutions To Flag Customers’ Purchases Involving ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump’ Katelynn Richardson on March 7, 2024 Federal law enforcement operated a “portal” where it shared guidance instructing…
Federal Indictments in West Virginia for Illegal Firearms Purchases
Elkins, WV – Two West Virginia residents have been indicted by a Grand Jury in Elkins on charges related to illegal firearms purchases. John Allen Shomo, 52, of Coalton, faces charges for…
Roughly One Quarter Of Pentagon Purchases Related To COVID-19 Were Illegitimate, Watchdog Finds
Roughly One Quarter Of Pentagon Purchases Related To COVID-19 Were Illegitimate, Watchdog Finds Micaela Burrow on January 18, 2024 An estimated 26% of purchases the Department of Defense (DOD) reported as supporting…
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman Calls for Ban on Chinese Farmland Purchases
WASHINGTON, DC – In a recent U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman emphasized the need for tighter restrictions on foreign ownership of American farmland. He…
Russia to more than halve deferred FX purchases in coming month
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry said on Tuesday it would decrease the volume of deferred foreign currency purchases in the coming month by more than 2-1/2 times to a cumulative total…
Tight credit, high inflation push Venezuelans to layaway purchases
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – Some retailers in Venezuela are turning to old-fashioned layaway purchase offers to help customers buy everything from home appliances to shoes and motorcycles, as sky-high inflation…
Philadelphia Man Charged with Illegal Gun Purchases and Distribution
HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the arrest and charges against Michael Brickle, 37, of Philadelphia, for the illegal purchase and distribution of nearly two dozen firearms. The charges stem…
Vilsack sees China’s purchases of US corn rising again, urges end to over-reliance on single markets
By Andrea Shalal and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday said China took advantage of lower prices for corn in Brazil, leading to a nearly 20% drop…
Lewiston Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Exchanging Cash/Drugs for Illegal Firearms Purchases
BANGOR, Maine: A Lewiston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for his role in an illegal straw purchasing conspiracy and for being a felon in possession of a…
Greenpeace accuses China oil and gas firms of ‘greenwashing’ LNG purchases
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Big oil and gas companies in China and elsewhere are using low-quality carbon offsets to “greenwash” their imports of natural gas while failing to make strong…
Exclusive-China makes largest US soy purchases in months -traders
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – China booked its largest single-day U.S. soybean purchases in at least three months on Tuesday, traders said, offering a glimmer of hope for the most valuable…
Murphy Remains Silent on Staff SUV Purchases While Telling New Jersey to Buy Green EVs
New Jersey Governor’s SUV Purchase Raises Questions About Priorities and Covid Relief Funds TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy usually has a lot to say, but he has been silent…
Australia’s CBA, Tesla team up to support EV purchases
(Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Wednesday said it has partnered with Tesla to allow the automaker’s customers to avail financing for electric vehicle (EV) purchases. Under the agreement, customers will…
Exclusive-China asks big banks to stagger and adjust dollar purchases – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s central bank has asked some of the country’s biggest lenders to refrain from immediately squaring their foreign exchange positions in the market, and to run open positions for a…
Exclusive-China’s central bank to scrutinise bulk dollar purchases – sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s central bank is tightening its scrutiny of bulk dollar purchases by domestic firms, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday, at a time when the…
Euro zone retail sales dip as auto fuel purchases fall in July
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Retail sales in the euro zone declined in July, though only due to reduced automotive fuel purchases, while June registered an increase rather than the decline reported last month,…
Mastercard demands termination of cannabis purchases on its debit cards
(Reuters) – Mastercard has told financial institutions to stop allowing marijuana transactions on its debit cards, dealing a blow to an industry already on the fringes of the financial system in the…
Biden issues executive order to expand background checks for gun purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued an executive order aimed at expanding background checks for gun purchases to bring down mass shootings in the country. Biden also asked…
Visa, MasterCard Pause Work On Code Aimed At Tracking Gun Purchases
Visa, MasterCard Pause Work On Code Aimed At Tracking Gun Purchases Bronson Winslow on March 9, 2023 Visa and MasterCard have paused efforts to implement a merchant code that would identify firearms…
Visa, Mastercard pause work on code to track gun purchases – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc have decided to pause implementing a plan that would track transactions at firearms and ammunition stores, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with…
Breaking News
