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Banks Including JPMorgan Chase And Morgan Stanley Reportedly Cutting Back DEI References—Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI – Forbes

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Banks Including JPMorgan Chase And Morgan Stanley Reportedly Cutting Back DEI References—Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI – Forbes
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JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup are reportedly removing or changing public-facing language around diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, days after JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he would cut “stupid” costs after an employee asked about diversity, equity and inclusion programs at a company town hall, Bloomberg reported—though Dimon said the move was about cost-cutting and was not in response to backlash against DEI that has become a central issue of President Donald Trump’s second term.

Milei plans key US trip to seek IMF funds from Trump amid his memecoin blackeye – MSN

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Milei plans key US trip to seek IMF funds from Trump amid his memecoin blackeye – MSN
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Argentine President Javier Milei will visit Washington this week to ask for US President Donald Trump’s help in securing funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) while negotiating an exemption from trade tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. 

The visit comes as Milei faces backlash at home over his “brief” promotion of the memecoin LIBRA, which investors and lawyers claim was a rug pull project. The Argentine leader hopes to meet with former President Trump as part of his push for a new IMF agreement to stabilize his country’s struggling economy.

China seeks cooperation with Japan amid tariff row with US – The Mainichi

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China seeks cooperation with Japan amid tariff row with US – The Mainichi
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 Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Tuesday urged Japanese business leaders to “join hands” with Beijing, as the world’s second-largest economy remains engaged in a tariff war with the United States following President Donald Trump’s return to the White House last month.

In talks with a Japanese business delegation led by Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, and other officials, Wang called for a “rules-based settlement” of the trade conflict between Beijing and Washington, apparently referring to a mechanism under the World Trade Organization.

The world’s two largest economies imposed additional tariffs on each other’s imports earlier this month, with China also filing a complaint with the WTO over the new U.S. duties.

Elon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to taxpayer data at IRS – The Associated Press

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Elon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to taxpayer data at IRS – The Associated Press
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS, two people familiar with the inner workings of the plan who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly told The Associated Press on Monday.

If successful, Musk and his group would have access to millions of tightly controlled files that include taxpayer information, bank records and other sensitive records. The people who spoke to the AP and requested anonymity said DOGE is specifically seeking to access the IRS’ Integrated Data Retrieval System, which enables employees “to have instantaneous visual access to certain taxpayer accounts,” according to the IRS website.

Advocates fear that the potential unlawful release of taxpayer records could be used to maliciously target Americans, violate their privacy and create other ramifications.

Police arrest alleged leader of anarchist vegan cult tied to series of crimes, including CBP agent murder – Fox News–

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Police arrest alleged leader of anarchist vegan cult tied to series of crimes, including CBP agent murder – Fox News
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The alleged leader and another member of a fringe group of vegan activists on the West Coast, who have been tied to a series of crimes and the murder of a Border Patrol Agent, have been arrested.

The Maryland State Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that Jack “Ziz” LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, Michelle Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvania, and another person were arrested Sunday afternoon on a number of charges unrelated to the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David “Chris” Maland.

Police said that shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 16, LaSota was arrested and charged with trespassing, obstructing and hindering, and firearm in vehicle, while Zajko was arrested on the same charges in addition to resisting arrest, and handgun on person in Frostburg, Maryland.