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Money, records, and rules

A hacked exchange reopens, courts protect reporting, and agencies and platforms redraw rules that people rely on.

Our summary

Binance reopened Bitcoin withdrawals after a $6.3 billion hack froze users on Thursday. It says it has covered 90% of stolen assets and set aside more than $6.34 billion in company funds.

Verbatim from the source

“Binance will absorb the financial impact of these stolen funds, not our users,”

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Beyond the summary

  • The FBI blamed North Korean operatives for the attack.
  • The remaining 10% of assets may take longer to source in needed amounts.
  • Investigators saw hackers moving stolen assets into Ethereum, then likely into DeFi and instant swaps.
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CointelegraphBBC World

Our summary

Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed Trump’s amended lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Saturday. The 20-page ruling said Trump failed to show actual malice, and dismissal with prejudice ends the case.

Beyond the summary

  • Trump sought $20 billion in damages when he first sued in July 2025.
  • It is the second time this year courts have blocked his suits over Epstein coverage.
  • The ruling leaned on the New York Times v. Sullivan bar for public-figure defamation claims.

How we got here

Trump sought $20 billion in damages when he first filed the suit in July 2025.

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Axios

Our summary

The EPA plans to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year. The archive holds tens of thousands of environmental resources, with public records dating back at least 20 years.

Beyond the summary

  • The archive houses fact sheets, reports, policy changes, and regulatory records.
  • Lee Zeldin has also targeted power plant pollution standards and the federal methane system.
  • The notice surfaced as a small webpage banner.
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Grist

Our summary

The FDA wants to pull approval for a ChemoCentryx drug for rare autoimmune vasculitis. Its 2021 review had flagged trial-design problems that made the benefit hard to read.

Verbatim from the source

“This episode really, for me, highlighted the way that drugs are allowed to reach the market with open questions,”

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Beyond the summary

  • Some patients and doctors saw a way to cut reliance on steroids.
  • An advisory member said the drug’s effect was not well verified by the study.
  • The case tests how much proof FDA can demand after a drug reaches market.

What people are saying

  • “This will be a pivotal moment for rheumatology,” — Putman Open the source →verified · source may be restrictedaccess unknown
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Ars Technica Science

Our summary

Airbnb changed checkout rules for bookings made globally from 20 November. Hosts can no longer require chores normally done by cleaners, including dishes, bed stripping, and off-site rubbish runs.

Beyond the summary

  • Hosts can set seven standard house rules and add other reasonable requests.
  • Lisa Clewes says cleaners need four hours to turn over her three-bedroom Welsh let.
  • Same-day bookings carry the sharpest risk when cleanup runs long.
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BBC Business

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Podcast reads

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Summaries and source-grounded signals from the latest published episodes.

The Daily

Want to Enjoy Music More? Go For a Run.

Mixed — shifts registermedium candor

Rachel Abrams framed Ben Ratliff’s claim as running can make people better listeners, then Ratliff built a New York City Marathon playlist around boroughs, pace and texture. The register is mixed, with polished host copy and ads around a more specific, reflective guest, while the supplied transcript cuts off before the conversation finishes. Watch whether a full transcript or episode page supplies the missing mechanism and complete song list.

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KEY POINTS · SOURCES

Between the lines

One thing a podcast said that is worth a second look.

The Daily: Want to Enjoy Music More? Go For a Run.

This excerpt is less a workout advice segment than a guided listening essay. Abrams sets up the common use of music as a running aid, then Ratliff reverses it by treating running as a way to hear music differently. The strongest signal is concrete and candid when Ratliff talks through songs, places and bodily pacing, while the ads and host setup are more polished.

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