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Here’s How to Get Your $1,200 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Faster
If you don't have direct deposit set up with the IRS, there are still ways to get a payment faster than snail mail.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
America names and shames some Russians but holds off on new sanctions, Republicans vote to release memo critical of FBI, North Korea scraps pre-Olympics event with the South, and more.
South Korea seized a ship suspected of sneaking oil to North Korea
The oil transfer would be a clear violation of international sanctions.
The US Has Officially Blacklisted North Korea’s Tech And Defense Contractor
The US government just forbid any American citizen and company from dealing with North Korea’s unofficial tech department, but this will probably not change anything about North Korea’s internet.
The US Just Slapped Sanctions on Russia for Election Hacks
The government also released an intelligence report that connects pieces of code used in the hack with Russian spy agencies.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Donald Trump will travel to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto, President Obama grants clemency to 111 prisoners, the top ISIS strategist has been killed in Syria, and more.
Why Is Epic Games Checking Names Against a Watchlist When It Doesn't Have To?
The gaming company cross-referenced a user's name with a terror watch list and blocked him incorrectly.
37 Reasons Actual People Asked the US Treasury for Bags of Shredded Money
Including art projects, police dog training, teaching aids, and science experiments.
The Con-Artist Wing of the Democratic Party
The most consequential event of this young century has been the financial crisis. But is the party of Obama ready to come to terms with its own role in the disaster?