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GameStop: The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether market manipulation or other criminal actions occurred during the Reddit-fueled stock surge of GameStop and AMC two weeks ago. Robinhood, the popular no-commision trading brokerage app, has been subpoenaed.
Myanmar coup: Amid restrictions on gatherings and evening curfews, thousands of Myanmar citizens have protested the state military that occurred last week (photos). While no deaths have been reported yet, police have used rubber bullets, water cannons, and at least one round of live ammunition.
More: On Wednesday, President Joe Biden called for State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to be released from house arrest, and announced sanctions (statement) against the coup’s leaders and their businesses. The U.S. will also freeze $1B in government aid that was set to be sent to Myanmar (Burma).
Iran Nuclear Deal: A report by the United Nations atomic agency, seen e…
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