Virginia court rules in favor of Democrats in redistricting case

A Virginia court ruled in favor of the Democrats in a case concerning the Old Dominion’s congressional lines on Sunday, denying a last-minute Republican effort challenging Democrats’ redistricting referendum and the composition of the new House map passed by voters. Richmond Circuit Court Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland denied a request by the Republican National Committee (RNC),…

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LayerZero Pins $292M KelpDAO Bridge Hack on North Korea’s Lazarus Group

In brief Attackers drained roughly $292M from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on Saturday. LayerZero, which powered the breached bridge, tied the hack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The bridge itself wasn’t broken, but attackers corrupted the channel verifying it, Decrypt was told. The exploit that drained roughly $292 million from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge over the weekend…

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Who Escaped The EU’s Latest Sanctions, And Brussels’ Security Guarantees For Ukraine

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods. I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two issues: What was removed from the latest EU sanctions on…

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