What to know about the DOJ’s massive bitcoin seizure

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<p>Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell criticized the Republican National Committee for censuring lawmakers participating in the January 6 investigation. <a href="https://apple.news/ABrkHomOvSJeHSXGcMrkKQg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports on a growing divide in the GOP. <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Justice Department seized more than $3.6 billion in bitcoin last week that had been stolen by hackers &mdash; its biggest financial seizure ever. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALyqjT5SURYO5PD33frtz6w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the couple who were arrested for attempting to launder the cryptocurrency haul.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Convoy protests in Ottawa are putting the city at the center of the far-right movement against vaccine mandates. As the demonstrations stretch into their second week, <a href="https://apple.news/AwCOZQPhxQ_C_sh6gAeW4FA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explores how they&rsquo;re disrupting trade along the U.S&ndash;Canada border.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Charles Dickens was a great writer, but one with terrible penmanship. The <a href="https://apple.news/AqMDZeClzT7q5h8R0cGiz-g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> highlights the Dickens Code, a contest that asks people around the world to help decipher the Victorian-era author&rsquo;s handwriting.</p>