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US Treasury targets Iran’s crypto sector in sanctions push

The U.S. Treasury Department has launched Operation Economic Outcast to target Iran’s international financial links, including cryptocurrency activity that American officials say supports sanctions evasion and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Summary Operation Economic Outcast covers cryptocurrency, technology, gold, aviation, shipping and other financial channels. OFAC can sanction people operating in Iran’s crypto sector, regardless…

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Google Play Store Removes MEXC Crypto App in the Philippines

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Search queries for “MEXC” on the Philippine Google Play Store no longer return the official trading application, marking the platform’s complete disappearance from major mobile storefronts in the country following its prior removal from Apple’s…

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Can You Kill Salmonella in Eggs Without Cooking Them? I Tried It

It may finally be safe to eat lettuce again after June’s horrifying—and bagged-salad-trust-destroying—cyclospora outbreak. But the summer of ’26’s foodborne illness train rolls on with a new rash of recalls: for salmonella. The FDA has reported multi-state salmonella bacteria outbreaks tied to jalapeños, granola, dog food, alfalfa sprouts (also featuring E. coli), and something most…

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