Author: Press Room

Donald Trump has decided that the dream of homeownership is a secondary concern to the mechanics of the ballot box. On Friday, the President announced he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill passed by Congress. He is using the legislation as a blunt instrument to pressure lawmakers over the SAVE America Act. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act aims to spur construction and lower costs for families. It is slated to become law this Saturday unless Trump chooses to veto it. The President told social media he will not sign it in protest because the Senate is not…

LeBron James is treating the NBA free agency market like a leisure trip. While general managers sweat over spreadsheets, the 41-year-old star is spending his summer playing golf with Draymond Green. Rich Paul has confirmed that there is no fixed date for a decision. Speaking on the Game Over podcast with Max Kellerman, Paul said he has left James alone to evaluate his options for a 24th NBA season. “There is none. I wish I knew,” Paul said when asked about a specific timeline. He noted that James understands the situation and will notify him when he is ready. The…

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have just ended a 32-year reign by claiming the record for the longest run at No 1 for a British act. Their duet Rein Me In spent its 16th week at the top this week, according to the Official Charts Company. The pair have finally eclipsed Wet Wet Wet, whose 1994 hit Love is All Around held the record for 15 weeks. While the former champions enjoyed a consecutive streak, Fender and Dean have drifted in and out of the top spot since February. “Take that, Marti Pellow!” Fender told the Official Charts Company. He…

As Norway’s footballers prepare to face England in the World Cup semifinals, a last-minute hotel switch has raised questions about the team’s readiness for the biggest match in Norwegian history. The team had been staying at the Dalmar Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, but noise complaints from the road outside and a nearby construction site prompted a move to a hotel even closer to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. According to The Independent, players requested the change, citing concerns about rest and fatigue. “It is brutal having to move, but we are satisfied with the new place and everyone is…

Connor Murphy spent his career obsessing over physical perfection for 2.7 million followers, but his private reality was a wasteland of filth. The 32-year-old American fitness influencer drowned in a Thai lake on July 7, leaving behind a luxury rental that looked like a crime scene. Police in Samut Prakan discovered a disturbing scene at the high-end home Murphy shared with his girlfriend, Bee. Video obtained by Viral Press shows a black tar-like substance splattered across kitchen appliances, including a blender and kettle. The property, once valued at 22 million baht (roughly $658,000) according to the Bangkok Post, was further…

A fatal shooting in Houston on Tuesday has ignited a diplomatic firestorm between Mexico and the United States. The victim, identified as Salgado, was killed by ICE agents during an operation. The Department of Homeland Security claimed the shooting happened in self-defense. According to a DHS statement, the incident involved an evasion of arrest and the weaponisation of a vehicle. Four Democratic Congress members have rejected this version of events. Representatives Sylvia Garcia, Al Green, Lizzie Fletcher and Christian Menefee demanded an independent investigation in a letter to DHS. The lawmakers argued this was not the first time ICE agents…

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliamentary speaker, warned the US that bullying will no longer be cost-free. He said if the US strikes, it will get hit. Ghalibaf stated that the Strait of Hormuz will only open under Iranian arrangements, not American threats. US Central Command said the latest strikes aimed to degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping. Centcom struck 90 Iranian military targets, including air defense systems and logistics infrastructure. The strikes follow successful offensive strikes in Iran the night before, according to Centcom. Phil Belcher, marine director at Intertanko, said the number of ships travelling through the Strait…

Donald Trump has pushed a fragile truce to the brink by ordering strikes on 90 targets across Iran. The US President warned this week that the conflict could get much worse if hostilities continue. The escalation began on Tuesday after Iran targeted three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command reported that the subsequent American strikes aimed to stop Iran from threatening freedom of navigation in the waterway. Iran responded early on Thursday by launching attacks against Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The Mirror reported that these strikes followed a second day of renewed American aggression. US Central Command…

Trust is the only currency that matters in software development, but hackers just spent it all on the Injective blockchain. A widely used software package was turned into a digital vacuum to suck out private keys and seed phrases. Security firm Socket discovered on Thursday that a popular npm package used for building on Injective was maliciously modified. The tool, which sees roughly 50,000 weekly downloads, became a delivery system for malware. Socket researchers said the incident is significant for developers and applications handling Injective wallet workflows. The attack targeted version 1.20.21 of the @injectivelabs/sdk-ts package. Hackers gained access through…

SK Hynix, a South Korean chip maker, has raised $26.5bn in its New York share offering. The company sold 177.9 million American depositary shares for $149 each. SK Hynix is a key supplier to Nvidia, an AI chip giant. The shares are set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday. The company’s market value topped $1tn in South Korea in May, lifted by the boom in demand for AI chips. SK Hynix’s share price has more than tripled in South Korea this year. This has helped boost the benchmark Kospi index by over 70% in the same period, along…