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With whistleblower law on the books, US authorities have cracked down on Russian sanctions

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On December 29, President Biden signed the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act into law. The law is a prominent part of the fight against corruption and, in addition to strengthening whistleblower protection for money laundering crimes, expands the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Program to whistleblowers who disclose violations of US sanctions. Since the Money Laundering … Read more

We Dare You – Pick a Subject and Explore Books You Might Not Taste Like Otherwise – Chicago Tribune

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If “reading more books” is on your list of goals for the year, try this amazing book challenge! The Challenge encourages adult and teen readers to broaden their horizons by discovering new topics, series, or authors–something they may not have read themselves. As a participant in the program, readers will select one book from each … Read more

Fearing prosecution, Manatee County teachers cover the class books

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Some Manatee County educators have covered their classroom libraries with construction paper or have removed student access to ensure compliance with a new Florida law that requires all library books to be approved by a certified media professional. Manatee County School District has directed teachers to remove all books that have not yet been approved … Read more

No Straight Lines reveals the hidden history of queer comic books

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Decades before Iceman came out as gay or Robin kissed his boyfriend for the first time, LGBTQ artists were creating queer comics in the ’70s and ’80s. They weren’t working for Marvel or DC, though: They were making underground comic books, strips and florals from their homes, DIY-style. The documentary “No Straight Lines: The Rise … Read more

6 books to read while playing Warhammer 40k: Darktide

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The world of Warhammer 40,000 is a vast, dark place full of chaos, both literally and figuratively. As Warhammer 40,000: Darktide continues to build its loose story, some players may be left wanting to know more about this grim world and the characters that inhabit it. Related topics: Common mistakes to avoid while playing Warhammer … Read more

The upcoming new Twilight books could fix the movies’ bad ending

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While the end of the twilight The saga has been divisive among the franchise’s large audience, and the upcoming books in the series can salvage that. although twilight The books (and the movies based on them) have been huge successes, and the saga was met with a lot of criticism upon its release. Some negative … Read more

The best movies based on John Grisham’s books, ranked

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Before comics and video games, the biggest IP in Hollywood was books, especially bestsellers. Enters John Grisham, a novelist whose recent writing generated as much anticipation and anticipation as the latest MCU movie is doing right now. Studios bought the rights to his thrillers even before they were released, and the stars fought to become … Read more

Hitting the books: At the time the suburbs of San Francisco sued the airport for being too noisy

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sFrancisco has always sought to reconcile its firm progressive ideals with the region’s need for tangible technological advancement. SFO International Airport, which opened for business in 1959 and has undergone significant expansion and modernization in the years since, is a microcosm of that struggle. On the other hand, the Gulf region would probably not be … Read more