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☆ A Spanish man accused of teaching North Korea how to evade US sanctions using crypto says his passport was confiscated more than 7 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Spanish man accused of teaching North Korea to use crypto rejected the accusations. Alejandro Cao de Benós said his passport was confiscated 7 years ago, preventing foreign trips. AdvertisementA Spanish man pushed back against accusations that he was teaching North Koreans how to evade US sanctions using cryptocurrencies. In a strongly worded statement , Alejandro Cao de Benós said his passport was confiscated seven and a half years ago by Spanish authorities, making any foreign trips, and therefore his presence in North Korea, impossible. During the conference, Griffiths and co-conspirator Christopher Emms provided advice and instructions on how North Korea "could use blockchain and cryptocurrencies to evade US sanctions," the indictment read.

Persons: Alejandro Cao de Benós, —, Cao, Benós, Virgil Griffiths, Cao de Benós, Griffiths, Pyongyang's, Christopher Emms, Griffith, Virgil Giffin, Virgil Griffith Organizations: Service, North, Spanish, Business, Interpol, Spain's National Police, Cryptocurrency, Trump -, Economic, Public Affairs, FBI, BI, Korean Friendship Association Locations: North Korea, Spain, Spanish, Totana, Murcia, Madrid, Korea, Día

☆ State court tells New York City to spell out needs in migrant crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Rachel Nostrant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Recently arrived migrants to New York City wait on the sidewalk outside the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown, Manhattan, where a temporary reception center has been established in New York City, New York, U.S., August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoNEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A New York State Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the city of New York to spell out what it needs from the state to solve its migrant housing crisis, ratcheting up pressure on authorities struggling to respond as thousands of migrants seek refuge in the city. The order by New York State Supreme Court Judge Erika Edwards came after a hearing the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless had asked the court to hold Friday, citing a 1981 consent decree under which the city and the state must shelter those in need. Edwards gave the city until Wednesday to identify state facilities and resources it needs to provide appropriate shelter. Following the court order, the New York City mayor's office said the city needed state and federal support to address a crisis, without offering specifics.

Persons: Mike Segar, Erika Edwards, Edwards, Kathy, Hochul, Dave Giffin, Eric Adams, Rachel Nostrant, Donna Bryson, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, New York, Aid Society, Coalition, Homeless, Reuters, New, Thomson Locations: New York, midtown , Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, New, York City, New York City

☆ Why the US should be more excited about tiny homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

While there is a lot of interest in tiny homes, it's too early to measure their success. Tiny homes, generally defined as homes under 1,000 square feet — compared with the typical US home size of 2,500 square feet — are a growing market for those seeking affordability, community, and simplicity. Tiny homes — and accessory dwelling units, their slightly larger counterpart — are being eyed as a solution to the country's housing shortage. A tiny home designed and built by Colorado-based tiny home developer, Mitchcraft Tiny Homes. Tiny homes are "a spear point against the armor" to these restrictions, he added.

Persons: Katie Sandoval, Clark, Blue Wells, you've, Skylar Olsen, Zack Giffin, Giffin, Louise Beaumont, Getty, Rebecca Zisser, Muhammad Alameldin, Gavin Newsom, Joyce Higashi, Tiny, Newsom, Alameldin, It's, Barbara Clark, Sandoval Organizations: Service, Consumers, California, University of California, Housing Innovation, state's Department of Housing, Gov, Washington D.C Locations: California backyards, Wall, Silicon, Bay, Blue, South Carolina, New Hampshire, San Diego, Denver, Portland, Cities, Indianapolis, Austin, Colorado, California, ADUs, Jose, While California, —, Washington, Jersey, Sonoma .

☆ A wealthy Russian businessman claims the UK detained his $50 million superyacht to look 'tough'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Russian businessman claimed the UK detained his superyacht to look "tough," Bloomberg reported. The $50 million vessel was detained by the UK last March, though its owner hasn't been sanctioned. A wealthy Russian businessman who wasn't featured on any sanctions lists following Russia's invasion of Ukraine has claimed the UK detained his luxury superyacht to look "tough," Bloomberg reported. In late March this year, Naumenko sued the UK's transport department, asking the court to let him move vessel and award him undisclosed damages. He added that Phi's owner was "guilty by association of his passport only" and had "never been connected with anyone" who was sanctioned.

Persons: hasn't, wasn't, hadn't, Sergei Georgievich Naumenko, Vitaly Vasilievich Kochetkov, Naumenko, Grace Dean, Nigel Giffin, Vladimir Putin, Putin's, Jason Pobjoy, Grant Shapps, Phi, Putin, Pobjoy, Shapps, Royal Huisman Organizations: Bloomberg, Morning, Phi, Crime Agency, UK, Financial Times, Motiv Telecom, UK's Department, Transport, Department Locations: Russian, London, Ukraine, Russia, Canary Wharf

☆ Tiny home villages for homeless veterans are popping up around the country. Congress wants to send up to $100 million to fund more.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tiny home villages are popping up across the country — including for homeless veterans. A bill introduced in Congress would fund up to $100 million to build five more around the country. For Ida, it was a "dream come true," according to Operation Tiny Home, on its website. Tiny home villages are popping up across the country, with many developers gearing their projects to help veterans and their families. "It's hard to overstate the significance of this bill, " Zack Giffin, spokesperson for Operation Tiny Home and the host of the Tiny House Nation television series, told Insider.

Persons: Tiny, —, Ida, who've, Republicans —, Zack Giffin, Giffin Organizations: Service, Navy, Congress, Republicans, Tiny, Tiny House Nation, Building

☆ ‘Something Borrowed’ Author Emily Giffin Closes Chapter on Atlanta Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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