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JUST IN: Authorities in Nepal accused Mount Everest guides of poisoning climbers to trigger helicopter rescues in an insurance scam Investigators said guides allegedly put baking soda in food to cause symptoms that mimicked altitude sickness Police said the groups then arranged costly helicopter evacuations and submitted fraudulent medical and flight documents Authorities said the scheme generated about $19.69 million in insurance payouts Police charged 32 people, including trekking company owners, helicopter operators, and hospital executives, with organized crime and fraud

Corruption continues to be a major hindrance to trade and investments in the Philippines, according to the United States Trade Representative (USTR). “Corruption is a pervasive and longstanding problem in both the private and public sector in the Philippines,” the USTR said in the 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report released on March 31, 2026. tinyurl.com/ydrde3wb

In the Philippines, a Skylab motorcycle is a modified bike with side extensions used to carry multiple passengers in remote areas

NEW: 60 Minutes catches a suspected North Korean spy posing as someone interviewing for a job. The alleged spy claimed to be someone named Aaron Pierson, a black man, so 60 Minutes was 'surprised' when an Asian man showed up for the interview. "We know that Aaron Pierson has received devices at his home, laptops... he is a laptop farmer, potentially or potentially a facilitator," said a cybersecurity expert. 60 Minutes Australia reports that North Korea is launching an "invasion" by planting spies in companies.

Google research paper reveals it can break the encryption on cryptocurrencies, likely by 2029. This has major implications for a CBDC. Do we really want the Euro and US Dollar based on a CBDC that can be hacked?

JUST IN: Taiwan is investigating 11 Chinese firms for alleged illegal poaching of “semiconductor and other high‑tech ​talent”

A code enforcement officer discovered a clandestine California biolab warehouse containing dangerous pathogens including HIV, malaria, COVID-19 and Ebola. The facility was allegedly operated by a Chinese national latimes.com/california/sto…

An MS-13 killer, two Tren de Aragua gangsters, and a man charged with raping seven children — ICE Boston's March in review massdailynews.com/2026/03/30/ms-…

🚨 BREAKING: A bulldozer plowed into a crowd at a market in Beijing, leaving an unknown number of casualties.

The Philippines Is Way Bigger Than You Think 🇵🇭🌏 📹 Geographicinsights

Health care fraud whistleblowers could make millions as Bessent cracks down on sprawling scams trib.al/EXdqRFP

The 83-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran and cancer survivor Richard Williams has passed away from wounds sustained after been pushed in front of a NYC subway train by an illegal migrant on March 8th. The 34-year-old illegal migrant from Honduras Bairon Posada-Hernandez had been deported from the U.S. 4 times but had managed to get back into the country for a 5th time and had found refuge in the sanctuary city of New York City. He randomly shoved Richard Williams and another man, Jhon Pena, onto the southbound F/Q tracks. Posada-Hernandez has now had his charges upgraded to second-degree murder. Richard Williams had been married for 55 years and was a grandfather who had beaten prostate cancer just months earlier.

🚨 BREAKING: House Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark was spotted SKIPPING TSA security while rushing out of D.C. after voting to defund DHS. Votes against TSA funding… then skips the line herself.

China warned the United States on Thursday against bringing "conflict and the chaos of war" to the Asia-Pacific, after Washington and its allies said they would weigh building a weapons base in the Philippines. A US-led intergovernmental defence group agreed last week to assess funding for a new ammunition assembly and production line in the Philippines, according to a joint statement. philstarlife.com/news-and-views… Why is it bothering you CCP?

A Stanford student testified that she was targeted by a Chinese spy — and the FBI confirmed to her that she and her family were being surveilled by China. Elsa Johnson said a man who called himself Charles Chen reached out to her on Instagram during her Freshman year. The FBI later told her he had no affiliation with Stanford and was likely working on behalf of China’s ministry of state security. And she was not the only student targeted.

The money flown out of the Minneapolis airport by fraudsters has been tracked and used to purchase - Resorts in Kenya - Apartment buildings in Nairobi - Properties in Turkey - Luxury homes - Luxury cars - $790 million American tax dollars flown from Minnesota and sent overseas

Tulsi shares declassified docs suggesting Ukraine planned to spend hundreds of millions in USAID money to fund Biden's campaign notthebee.com/article/tulsi-…

Hong Kong: On March 23, 2026, the Hong Kong government changed the implementing rules relating to the National Security Law. It is now a criminal offense to refuse to give the Hong Kong police the passwords or decryption assistance to access all personal electronic devices including cellphones and laptops. This legal change applies to everyone, including U.S. citizens, in Hong Kong, arriving or just transiting Hong Kong International Airport. In addition, the Hong Kong government also has more authority to take and keep any personal devices, as evidence, that they claim are linked to national security offenses. Read more: hk.usconsulate.gov/security-alert…

NEW STATE AUDIT JUST DROPPED: $6 billion of sloppy bookkeeping, missed deadlines, and “material noncompliance” with federal law. The top of the wild breaches of basic good governance identified? Maine failed to complete a SINGLE one of the 88 nursing facility audits due in fiscal year 2025, even as $382.4 million in federal and state Medicaid money flowed to nursing homes. Read the details here: themainewire.com/2026/03/system…

Iran spokesperson: "Considering that all American bases in the region have been destroyed, American commanders and soldiers have fled and taken refuge in hideouts outside the bases, and we are searching for them."