India bank run underway after $2B scam at state-run bank prompts bailout bill

"Indians are concerned that a proposed bill, which gives regulators the option to use public deposits to bail out a bank that goes bust, is pushing individuals to hoard cash. The government has repeatedly issued statements to assure the public that their money would be safe. These concerns are heightened by news that emerged in February of a $2 billion fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank, where a jeweler allegedly colluded with a bank employee to siphon off money before leaving the country."

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DHS Confirms Presence of Cell-site Simulators in U.S. Capital

"Cell-phone tracking technology known as cell-site simulators (CSS) are being operated by potentially malicious actors in our nation's capital. DHS doesn't know who's operating them or why, or whether these fake cell towers are installed elsewhere in the country."

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Buffett to Berkshire Shareholders: Be Prepared to Lose Half Your Money

"Rather than giving into the prevailing attitude among market participants that the nine-year-old bull market could continue indefinitely, Buffett's latest annual letter to shareholders warns Berkshire investors that losses of 50% or more are not only possible but inevitable in the future."

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