Binance said roughly $3 billion in assets affected by an estimated $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft disclosed Thursday had been frozen with help from blockchain partners. The exchange said it was beginning efforts to recover money for users. Blockchain intelligence firm TRM assessed that a North Korean hacking unit was probably responsible.
The Drug Enforcement Administration began issuing federal registrations to more than 900 state-licensed medical-marijuana dispensaries in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The registrations implement federal Schedule III controls for qualifying medical-marijuana activities. Recipients must comply with federal security, recordkeeping and inventory requirements.
The euro-area economy expanded 0.4% from the previous quarter, according to Eurostat’s preliminary estimate. Growth slowed from 0.6% in the second quarter but exceeded economists’ expectation of 0.2%. Output across the 21 countries using the euro was 1.3% higher than a year earlier.
A federal judge temporarily barred the Justice Department from threatening state and local election officials with prosecution for rejecting administration demands concerning alleged noncitizen voters. The order also blocks demands to remove listed voters or reject or segregate their ballots during the midterm elections.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 4,852 measles cases through October 29, an increase of 264 from its previous update. The agency listed 511 hospitalizations and three confirmed measles-associated deaths. Unvaccinated people and those whose vaccination status was unknown accounted for 96% of cases.
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