Robinhood Discloses SEC Probe On Short Selling Rules Compliance

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Musk's Tesla pay package is 'excessive' and should be voted down, shareholder advocate says
Proxy adviser firm Glass Lewis weighed in on Tesla’s upcoming shareholder proposals and once again said CEO Elon Musk’s pay package is a problem.
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Texas House speaker primary lays bare the state GOP's power struggle
Texas state House Speaker Dade Phelan faces a runoff against Trump and AG Ken Paxton-backed challenger David Covey in a crucial GOP battle.
Reuters
Climate change threatens low-lying Caribbean hospitals, UN says
In the Caribbean alone, this represents some 17%. "Behind our modeling of exposed coastal populations are millions of people – including poor and vulnerable Afrodescendent and indigenous women and girls – who are the least responsible for the climate crisis but are paying a heavy price when it comes to their sexual and reproductive health and rights," said UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem.
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US opens up banking to private Cuban businesses as it aims to boost private sector
The U.S. lifted some financial restrictions against Cuba on Tuesday, in a move designed to boost private businesses on the island. The measures will allow independent entrepreneurs to open and access U.S. bank accounts online to support their businesses. Other measures include steps to open up more internet-based services and expand private companies' ability to use certain financial transactions.
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Subsidiary of Colombia's Grupo SURA asks permission to dismantle health business
A subsidiary of Colombian conglomerate Grupo Sura said on Tuesday it has asked for regulator permission to dismantle its health business, in the latest blow to Colombia's healthcare system. The government of President Gustavo Petro last month took control of two major insurers - Sanitas and Nueva EPS, which combined had some 16 million clients - alleging they failed to provide adequate care. A senate committee rejected a health reform proposed in April by Petro, who has struggled to push new laws for his cornerstone promises through the Andean country's Congress.
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Georgia adopts 'foreign influence' law despite protests
Georgia's parliament voted on Tuesday to adopt a divisive "foreign influence" law targeting NGOs and the media, overcoming a presidential veto on the bill despite Western warnings the move could jeopardise the country's path to the European Union.Thousands rallied outside the parliament on Tuesday, with crowds swelling after the chamber voted to adopt the law.
Reuters
US VP Harris says Israel's deadly strike in Rafah was beyond tragic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday that "the word tragic doesn't even begin to describe" an Israeli airstrike that triggered a fire in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, killing 45 Palestinians. The remarks in response to a reporter's question followed Israeli tank shelling of a tent camp in an evacuation area west of Rafah that killed at least 21 people on Tuesday, Gaza health authorities said. This further tested President Joe Biden's promise to withhold weapons from Israel if the U.S. ally made a major invasion of Rafah that put refugees there at risk.
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Massachusetts stabbing suspect to face criminal charges in connection with Connecticut killing, police say
Jared Ravizza, the suspect linked to stabbings this weekend at a Massachusetts movie theater and a McDonald’s, also will face criminal charges in Connecticut in connection to a killing in the town of Deep River, authorities said Tuesday.
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Stock market today: Stocks mixed as focus turns to inflation data
Wall Street is starting the holiday-shortened week in a muted mood as the wait for the Fed's favorite inflation data begins.
AFP
Biden's blurred red lines on Rafah under pressure
Joe Biden's red lines have repeatedly shifted when it comes to Israel's assault on Rafah, but the US president faces growing pressure to firm up his stance after a deadly strike in the Gazan city.Political pressure is also mounting on Biden at home in a year when the 81-year-old faces a bitter election rematch with former president Donald Trump.
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U.S. aid deliveries to Gaza by sea suspended after damage to temporary pier
The U.S. military has been forced to suspend aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip by sea after its temporary pier system off Gaza's coast suffered damage in bad weather.
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Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops
The pontiff reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last week as he told Italian bishops that gay men shouldn’t be allowed to train for the priesthood.
AFP
Former Dutch security boss Schoof to be next PM
Dutch right-wing coalition parties on Tuesday nominated former security chief Dick Schoof as their preferred candidate to become the Netherlands' next prime minister.I have found Mr Dick Schoof willing to be available as the intended prime minister," said Richard van Zwol, the official tasked with leading talks to form a new Dutch government.
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Fed’s Kashkari 'not ruling out' a hike but expects rates to hold steady for 'extended' period
Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari said Tuesday he is still not ruling out an interest rate hike, but it’s more likely the central bank could hold rates steady for an "extended" time as it waits for inflation to drop.
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Democrats to nominate Joe Biden in virtual session to ensure he's on Ohio ballot
The Democratic National Committee will hold a virtual roll call ahead of its Aug. 19 convention and before Ohio's Aug. 7 deadline to certify ballot.
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Aid deliveries suspended after rough seas damage US-built temporary pier in Gaza, US officials say
A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza was damaged by rough seas and has temporarily suspended operations, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The pier will be repaired, but it was not immediately clear how long that will take, a fourth U.S. official told the AP. The Joint Logistics Over The Shore, or JLOTS, pier only began operations in the past two weeks and had provided an additional way to get critically needed food to Gaza.
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Georgia parliament overrides president to pass Kremlin-style ‘foreign agents’ bill, defying Western pressure
The ruling Georgian Dream party has for weeks tried to force through the “foreign agent” law, likened by critics to a measure introduced in Russia to stifle dissent.
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Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer's 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a retired New York Police Department officer's conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Thomas Webster’s claims that he was convicted by a biased jury. Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, argued that the entire jury pool in Washington, D.C., was “presumptively prejudiced” against him.
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Hundreds mourn gang killings of Haitian mission director and young US couple
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of people packed into a sweltering church in Haiti's capital on Tuesday to mourn Judes Montis, a mission director killed by gang members who also fatally shot a U.S. couple that worked with him. Wails filled the crowded church during the early morning service as tears streamed down the face of Montis’ wife. The service also honored the lives of Davy and Natalie Lloyd, a married couple in their early 20s who was with Montis when gunmen ambushed them on Thursday night as they left a youth group activity held at a local church.
Reuters
U.S. military pier operations suspended after piece breaks off
A part of the U.S. military's pier off Gaza has broken off, rendering it temporarily inoperable, two U.S. officials said, in the latest blow to efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The pier was announced by U.S. President Joe Biden in March and involved the military assembling the floating structure off the coast.

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