Florida 12-year-old accused of threatening teacher, saying she will ‘shoot up’ school

A 12-year-old Florida girl is facing felony charges after authorities say she used a classmate’s account to make chilling threats to “shoot up” her elementary school. The girl was charged with making a written or electronic threat to kill and unlawful use of a two-way communication device, both felonies, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office….

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AI agents are breaking web economics, but Cloudflare says x402 can help

For decades, the web ran on a simple deal: Publishers and businesses made information freely accessible, search engines and other crawlers indexed it, and those services sent human traffic back. Websites can then monetize the traffic through advertising, subscriptions, or commerce. But that’s all changing quickly, Cloudflare chief strategy officer Stephanie Cohen told the CoinDesk…

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Maine Democrat Graham Platner promises he’ll be ‘arrested’ as a senator if GOP keeps control of chamber

Maine Democratic candidate Graham Plattner promised he would be “arrested” as a U.S. senator if he won the election, but Republicans retained control of the House. Plattner held his first campaign event after Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced she was withdrawing from the Democratic primary, making Plattner the presumptive nominee for the November election. While…

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Different voices in product, policy and hiring change crypto outcomes, panelists tell Consensus Miami

The right voices in the right rooms can reshape products, policies and hiring outcomes in the cryptocurrency space, three executives said Tuesday at the CoinDesk Consensus Conference in Miami. Each cited a moment in their own organization when an outside perspective changed what was being built, debated, or prioritized. Maja Lapcevic, senior vice president of…

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Manhunt underway for special forces veteran with extensive survival training accused of shooting his wife

Investigators from multiple agencies are searching the woods of northwest Tennessee for an armed Special Forces veteran suspected of trying to kill his wife, the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Stewart County Sheriff Frankie Gray said 53-year-old Craig Berry shot and killed his wife in Dover, Tenn., near the Kentucky border and had been…

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It’s transparency, not tech alone, that drives crypto adoption, panelists tell Consensus Miami

The path to mainstream cryptocurrency adoption is through more visible and controllable product design, executives from PayPal, Robinhood, Public.com and 248 Ventures said Tuesday at the CoinDesk Consensus Conference in Miami. “It’s important to tell users of AI products what the underlying system is not doing in addition to what the underlying system is doing,”…

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SHOCKWAVE EVENT: Bitcoin Rockets Beyond $81,000 as Geopolitical Calm Meets Regulatory Green Light!

The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a seismic shift today, May 6, 2026, as Bitcoin (BTC) has surged past the critical $81,000 mark. This explosive rally isn’t merely a fleeting pump but the culmination of a powerful confluence of macroeconomic and regulatory forces, signaling a profound maturation of the digital asset landscape. Global investors are witnessing…

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