One crypto narrative that has garnered significant traction across the Asian technological landscape is the rise of Bitcoin layer-2 (L2) solutions. Chinese miners are still an important part of the Bitcoin (BTC) mining ecosystem — reportedly accounting for over 50% of the network’s hashrate — the rise of these solutions seems to be bolstered by miners seeking to create alternative revenue streams for themselves, especially in the wake of the recent Bitcoin halving.

Bitcoin L2s help crypto miners in Asia supplement income with staking

Hamilton Township, NJ

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Rainbow Shops, a popular clothier known for its youth clothing, is preparing to shut down its location at the Hamilton Mall in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The store is currently offering a hefty 40% discount on all items as part of its liquidation sale.

Popular Clothing Store Offers Offers Deep Discounts, Closing 950 Locations in Struggling Mall

Indiana State

Franklin, IN

A wave of closures is hitting Pizza Hut, a pizza chain known for its iconic slanted-roof buildings, with 6,775 locations feeling the pinch in the tough restaurant industry landscape.

A well-known pizza chain with over 6K locations has begun closing some of its stores

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Wisconsin State

Brookfield, WI

In a wave of unexpected newsunexpected newsunexpected newsunexpected news, Piggly Wiggly has shuttered its store in Brookfield, Wisconsin, leaving customers feeling as if they've lost a family member. The closure, originally set for June 15, was moved up abruptly, catching shoppers off guard as the aisles emptied out with a clearance sale offering 50% off all merchandise.

500-store Grocery Chain Closes Location, Shoppers Cry.

Washington State

Mill Creek, WA

Timothy A Gruver

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries reported on Wednesday that it fined four roofing contractors more than a million dollars for letting their workers perform on top of homes without fall protection gear, among other safety violations.

Roofing Companies Fined $1.27M for Endangering Workers

Pyth Network is emerging as the top choice for perpetual futures trading on several leading blockchain networks. The blockchain oracle solution achieved a leading perpetual futures trading market share on most of the blockchain networks on which it was deployed. Moreover, Pyth controls 100% of the perpetual futures trading volume...

Pyth leads perps trading on Solana, Sui, but $600B trading volume will 10x

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Brookings, SD

The Shy Green

There is some tough news in the coffee and cafe scene. Cottonwood Coffee, a beloved spot based in Brookings, South Dakota, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This decision comes as they battle significant financial challenges, especially worsened by the lingering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A coffee and cafe company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to financial difficulties

Bedminster Township, PA

Something stinks in Pipersville and many local residents say the pungent smell is coming from Kingdom Provisions, LLC, a slaughterhouse located at 5960 Durham Road, where turkey buzzards are constantly perched in trees and an abundance of flies is considered commonplace.

Pipersville Residents Held Hostage By Slaughterhouse Horrors

Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs Tribune

The City of Palm Springs recently commenced a Historical Context Study with well known Southern California consultant Architectural Resources Group (ARG) to document the facts surrounding the complex history of Section 14.

City of Palm Springs Commences Section 14 Historical Context Study

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Our area might be the best place in the country to retreat to an island, judging from a survey released this week. Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine rated the Golden Isles in Georgia — consisting of Jekyll Island, Little St. Simons Island, Sea Island and St. Simons Island — as the best island in the continental U.S.

Two local islands rated the best in continental US

Wenatchee, WA

Othello, WA

Stemilt Ag Services LLC of Wenatchee faces $353,000 in fines for safety violations which led to a worker being buried alive in a trench collapse last autumn in Othello, the Washington Department of Labor & Industries reports.

Burying Grower Alive: Fruit Company Faces $353K Fine

New Jersey State

Trenton, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - A Costa Rican man residing illegally in the United States was sentenced to 97 months in prison today for laundering over $2 million from wire fraud schemes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Costa Rican Sentenced to 8+ Years for $2M Elderly Fraud Scheme

A Mt. Gox creditor subreddit has been awash with reports over the last 24 hours from users seeing multiple login attempts on their accounts — sparking fears of a potential cyberattack. In a subreddit for Mt. Gox creditors known as “r/mtgoxinsolvency,” several users reported issues logging into their accounts...

Mt. Gox creditors report multiple ‘brute-force’ attempts on their accounts

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

New York City, NY

Brooklyn, NY

CLIFTON, N.J. - Juan De La Cruz Infante Torres, a 52-year-old from Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a drug trafficking conspiracy. The sentence, delivered by U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court, comes after Torres admitted to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, as well as possession with intent to distribute the drug.

Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking in New Jersey

Colorado State

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Denver City Council voted Monday to ask the voters whether the city should remove the requirement that police officers and firefighters be U.S. citizens. If voters OK a ballot question in November, the jobs would be opened to permanent resident aliens and DACA recipients. Colorado recently changed state law to allow non-citizens to be POST-certified to carry a police weapon. California and Illinois also have allowed non-citizens to become police officers and firefighters.

Denver will ask voters if citizenship requirement for police, firefighters should be dropped

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South Korea’s 2nd-largest chipmaker to invest $75B in AI through 2028

SK Hynix, the second-largest chipmaker in South Korea behind Samsung, will invest $74.6 billion over the next three years to develop memory chip technologies focused on...

South Korea’s 2nd-largest chipmaker to invest $75B in AI through 2028

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