Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's exchange with Facebook's crypto boss exposed a big problem about who actually controls the Libra currency

Learn more about BI Prime View online           Politics Select           Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's exchange with Facebook's crypto boss exposed a big problem about who actually controls the Libra currency   Facebook has taken pains to show it will not control the Libra currency, but AOC highlighted why the association behind Libra is problematic.   READ MORE           Kim Kardashian put in a call to Jared Kushner, and now the Trump administration is trying to get A$AP Rocky out of a Swedish jail   Rapper A$AP Rocky is currently being held in Swedish solitary confinement after turning himself in last week.   READ MORE           Trump has targeted at least 21 companies with calls for boycotts, threats of taxes, and other ominous warnings — see the list   Trump has called for boycotts of Apple and Macy's, blasted General Motors for closing a plant, and alleged that Google was rigging its search results.   READ MORE             If President Trump intervenes in the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract, both Amazon and Microsoft could end up as losers   Amazon and Microsoft were the finalists for the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI contract. They could end up losers as Trump intervenes.   READ MORE           Rep. Ilhan Omar responds to 'send her back' chant with Maya Angelou poem   The crowd at a rally for President Donald Trump on Wednesday night had chanted "send her back" about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.   READ MORE           The US is worried Turkey's new, Russian-made air-defense system could shoot at NATO planes, but that may be exactly why Turkey bought it   Some US officials think the failure to persuade Turkey not to buy a Russian air-defense system may have its roots in a coup attempt three years.   READ MORE           The US military has big plans for Australia — and that might be a big problem for China   The Senate has approved $211 million for construction in Australia. It's not clear who or what that's for, but China is unlikely to be happy about it.   READ MORE           The House just moved to repeal a key piece of Obamacare, with almost every member voting in favor of a $200 billion tax cut   The House overwhelmingly voted to repeal a tax on high-value health plans, which will cost the federal government $200 billion in revenue.   READ MORE           Trump is using blatant racism and xenophobia to get his base excited ahead of 2020   Some people may be warming to Trump's divisive message, but a similar approach to the 2018 midterms yielded sweeping losses for the Republican Party.   READ MORE           It's been 5 years since MH17 was shot down, killing 298 people. Here's what happened, and why nobody has yet been held officially responsible.   Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Investigators blame four pro-Russian military officers.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     Share this     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: ipat39@gmail.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006