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IE 11 is not supported. Visit a different browser site for the best experience.The Minneapolis shooter “expressed hatred for almost every group,” officials say04:10Vance says Minneapolis Church shooting is part of America’s “mental health crisis”01:41I’m playing nowThe video shows children fled from the Announcement Church after filming00:53nextAuthorities recover 120 shell casings after shooting at a school in Minneapolis00:59Minneapolis communities are calling for gun reform when mourning begins02:19Mayor of Minneapolis: “A statewide and federal ban are necessary.”02:28Robot Rabbit fights Florida’s invasive python00:31Father tells his daughter that he “can see the fear” after shooting at a school in Minneapolis07:56Minneapolis Community Honorary Award-winning…

Shoppers are holding Macy’s bags on July 15, 2025 outside the company’s flagship store in New York’s Herald Square area.Alan Chin | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe US economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the second quarter as consumers and businesses countered tariff volatility.Gross domestic product rose at an annual pace of 3.3% from April to June, with the Commerce Department on Thursday reporting in its second estimate of the most comprehensive measure of economic activity. Reading was superior to the initial 3.0% estimate and the 3.1% Dow Jones consensus prediction.Consumer spending, which rose 1.6% compared to the…

Opinion: Steven PU, co-founder of TaraxaRollup-based Layer 2, which is all rage today, destroys the highly unreliable nature of cryptography by destroying it or, more precisely, rapidly eroding its decentralized reliability. Crypto’s uniqueness comes primarily from its reliability with the underlying infrastructure of Layer 1. The only way to truly trust is to be completely decentralized. There, decisions are made by a large set of randomized nodes from around the world, run and owned by people with a comprehensive relationship. Its decentralization rests on three pillars: inclusion, ordering and execution. Networks are as decentralized as their weakest pillars. When any…

Kiev, Ukraine – Russia unleashes a massive overnight attack on the Ukrainian capital, which killed at least 12 people, including three children and injured 38 people, local officials said earlier Thursday.The combined strike was most important to hit Kiev as President Donald Trump strengthened his push to end the Kremlin war. The Ukrainian Air Force said a total of 629 drones and missiles were fired overnight in the country.The overnight attack clearly shows that Russia chose “ballistics over the negotiation table.” Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky said in a post in X.The three children killed in the attack were 2, 14…

MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Garity was walking home from the gym Wednesday morning when he heard a series of loud noises he initially thought to have come from a nail gun on a construction site.However, when Garity approached the Announcement Catholic Church, he realized something terrible had happened.Garity, 64, lives across the street from a church and an adjacent Catholic primary school, saw about 12 crying children flow out of the school. At least three were covered in blood, he said in a phone interview.He saw adults who were supposed to be members of the school’s teachers and staff. “Don’t go…

Opinion: Joshua Chu, co-chair of Hong Kong Web3 AssociationChina’s control over Hong Kong’s cryptocurrency liquidity gives an unprecedented power over the wealth of the Trump family’s cryptocurrency. This leverage allows Beijing to influence the economic fate of its family and potentially its relationship with the US through market movements. When Eric Trump visits Hong Kong, this cryptopolitical bond marks a new era of global power.Cryptocurrency is no longer seen as a new financial innovation around the block. Virtual assets have become a powerful geopolitical device that determines the fate of a nation. As Imran Khalid said, “In contrast, China played…

Read for 3 minutesDaniel Zanzalari | Special to the USA Today NetworkTrump is a genius act, first major US cryptography, enforcementPresident Donald Trump signed the Genius Act and established the first US cryptography to regulate stable coins.The US is ultimately moving faster with cryptography, but the actual test is whether it helps to set global rules for digital assets.The benefits of a first-mover are important. With the adoption of digital currencies by major economies and blocs such as the European Union and China, can first build frameworks, set industry standards and export regulations from around the world.American companies will face…

Read for 3 minutesDaniel Zanzalari | Special to the USA Today NetworkTrump is a genius act, first major US cryptography, enforcementPresident Donald Trump signed the Genius Act and established the first US cryptography to regulate stable coins.The US is ultimately moving faster with cryptography, but the actual test is whether it helps to set global rules for digital assets.The benefits of a first-mover are important. With the adoption of digital currencies by major economies and blocs such as the European Union and China, can first build frameworks, set industry standards and export regulations from around the world.American companies will face…

President Donald Trump has pledged that a 50% tariff on India would come into effect on Wednesday. This is because the United States risks blowing away relationships that are considered important in its efforts to counter China’s rise.Trump launched tariff rates at 25%, but doubled it earlier this month as a punishment for India for purchasing Russian oil. India currently has one of the highest of many tariffs imposed during Trump’s ongoing world trade war.Duties are taxes on imports, paid by American import companies, and additional costs are often passed on to consumers. According to US government figures, goods imported…

President Donald Trump said he would send a shockwave through the global market on Monday night, firing Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook.Trump’s decision not only wary of investors and economists, but also brought attention to the complicated internal fabrication of the US Central Bank. It also shows the latest escalation of Trump’s months of pressure campaign against the historically politically independent Fed to lower interest rates. Here are some important facts to know:Why do we follow the Federal Reserve?The Federal Reserve controls US monetary policy. That dual mission, set forth in the 1977 Congressional Act, amending the Federal Reserve…