Morning Scan: Default Dangers; Terror Victims' Claims on BNP Fi...

Wall Street Journal BNP Paribas pleaded guilty in 2014 to breaking U.S. sanctions against Sudan, Iran, Cuba and other countries listed as state sponsors of terrorism. So it seems to make sense that victims of terrorist attacks should receive a share of BNP's $9 billion fine. The matter of how to determine which victims deserve a portion of the funds is proving to be a knottier question. Groups including survivors of the 1979 Iran hostage crisisÂ...