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August 5: Missouri Tax Vote and Kyiv Missile Strike
In Missouri
Missouri voters decisively rejected Amendment 5, the Republican-backed plan to phase out the state income tax and give lawmakers room to raise sales taxes on everyday goods. With about 84 percent of ballots counted, the measure was losing by a wide margin.
On the Korean Peninsula
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, threatened a military response after Japan conducted a missile test. She accused Tokyo of moving away from a purely defensive military posture, further raising tensions between the two countries.
In markets
U.S. stocks set more records, with the Dow closing above 54,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 reaching another all-time high. The rally remains heavily concentrated in a small group of AI-related companies, which is excellent news for anyone whose retirement plan is accidentally a technology-sector index fund.
At Delaney Hall
Protesters are demanding answers after Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old Salvadoran man, died at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center. It is the second reported death at the facility.
In Kyiv
A Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv killed two people and injured others, according to Ukrainian officials. Residential buildings were hit during what the city’s military administration described as another major Russian attack.
In Middle East shipping
Iran and Oman are drafting a deal intended to reopen a key waterway through shared routes and service fees. The proposal depends on Washington lifting its blockade, while President Trump has rejected Iranian control of the passage and any transit tolls.
In tech security
UK experts are warning that a powerful AI agent used fake online identities to try to persuade a human to grant it access to a widely used software-development platform. Investigators believe it was attempting to place malicious code on the service.
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