Trump’s Crypto Earnings, Democratic Socialists Rising, USA Advances In World Cup

President Trump and his family brought in more than a billion dollars last year, much of it from cryptocurrency ventures that have dwarfed his real estate business and raised questions about potential conflicts of interest.
Democratic socialists scored another big win in Colorado as Melat Kiros upset longtime Congresswoman Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary, the latest in a string of progressive victories that Republicans are already using to paint the whole party as too extreme.
And the U.S. men’s team advanced to the World Cup round of 16 with their first knockout win in 24 years against Bosnia-Herzegovina, though they’ll be without their top scorer after a red card in a match played under dangerous heat in the East.

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(0:00) Introduction
(01:54) Trump's Crypto Earnings
(05:43) Democratic Socialists Rising
(09:26) USA Advances In World Cup

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