An anti-Iranian hacking group with possible ties to Israel announced an attack on one of Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges on Wednesday, destroying nearly $90 million and threatening to expose the platform’s source code. A group known as Gonjeshke Darande, or “Predatory Sparrow,” claimed the attack, making it the group’s second …
Read More »SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported
A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern …
Read More »Israel says it targeted Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor, reports ‘direct hit’ on hospital by Iranian missile
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned an Iranian missile strike on a hospital in southern Israel. Soroka Medical Center, which is in the city of Be’er Sheva, serves the entire Negev desert region, “caring for Israelis of all faiths and our neighbors the Palestinians who come …
Read More »Tulsi Gabbard sidelined in Trump administration discussions on Israel and Iran
WASHINGTON — National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, an outspoken critic of past U.S. military interventions abroad, appears to have fallen out of favor with President Donald Trump as he weighs military action against Iran, according to multiple senior administration officials with knowledge of the matter. Gabbard allies insist that, while …
Read More »2 men get life sentences in New Mexico shooting death of 11-year-old that prompted gun ban
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two men were sentenced Wednesday to lifelong terms in prison in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium in 2023 that prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban, the district attorney’s office in Albuquerque said. Investigators say a …
Read More »U.S. Steel ceases trading on the NYSE as Japan’s Nippon finalizes takeover
U.S. Steel shares stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after Japan’s Nippon Steel completed its acquisition of the iconic American industrial name. President Donald Trump has insisted for weeks that the companies would form a “partnership” in which U.S. Steel would remain American-owned. But the New …
Read More »Trump and India’s Modi split over U.S. role in Pakistan ceasefire
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his first conversation with President Donald Trump since the early May conflict between India and Pakistan to express his frustration with Trump’s repeated claims that he played a significant role in brokering a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed countries. “Prime Minister Modi firmly stated …
Read More »Salt Lake City volunteer’s account of deadly shooting questioned after new video emerges
A new picture of the Salt Lake City protester arrested in a deadly “No Kings” shooting is emerging, and it is different from the one safety volunteers at the event provided to officials. Arturo Gamboa, 24, never fired his weapon, but he was arrested on suspicion of murder Saturday. He …
Read More »Hurricane Erick strengthens to major storm as Mexico’s Pacific coast preps for its arrival
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hurricane Erick has intensified into a Category 3 major hurricane threatening approaching southern Mexico’s coast with destructive winds and heavy rain, the U.S. Hurricane Center said Wednesday evening. The Miami-based center warned Erick has maximum sustained winds of 120 mph after hours of rapid intensification, strengthening from …
Read More »Can it be made in the USA?
President Donald Trump’s family business is taking preorders for a gold-colored smartphone, the T1. Trump Mobile, which launched Tuesday, says the device will be available in September, cost far less than Apple’s and Samsung’s smartphones — and be made in the United States, aligning with the president’s “America First” economic …
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