💰 Why is the US not rushing to embrace the digital dollar and join the cryptocurrency race with China, the EU & the UK?

The US Federal Reserve said they were not ready to launch a "Fedcoin" because most Americans are "attached to old-school paper money."

But it also appears that it's not so much the Americans' commitment to paper money that is causing Fed hesitance: Wall Street, big banks, credit card companies, and digital payment processors are reportedly "not thrilled" by cryptocurrency.

When will the US catch up?

UPDATE | President Biden, along with the vice president, Kamala Harris, and the first lady, Jill Biden called George Floyd's family following verdict in Chauvin's trial.

MORE | Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says guilty verdict in Chauvin case is ‘not justice’.

UPDATE | Former US President Barack Obama reacts to verdict in Chauvin's trial.

UPDATE | Boris Johnson 'welcomes' guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial.

"All three counts!"

A crowd outside the Minneapolis courthouse reacts after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty on all three charges in Floyd's death.

MORE | US sports teams issue statements on Chauvin's verdict.

UPDATE | Kamala Harris calls to reform justice system after Chauvin's verdict announcement.

UPDATE | Biden says Chauvin's guilty verdict is a 'step forward'

MORE | 'We are a blessed country': Nikki Haley praises jury in Derek Chauvin trial.

UPDATE | Federal civil rights investigation into death of George Floyd is ongoing, AG Garland says.

And back to the possible restoration of the JCPOA.

Looks like one does not simply return to the 2015 nuclear deal, as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared on Tuesday that the US and Iran could reach an agreement soon, as long as American negotiators proceed with “honesty” for the duration of the ongoing talks.

🚓 Burt Colucci, leader of the NSM - one of the largest Neo-Nazi groups in the US, was arrested in Chandler, Arizona on a charge of aggravated assault, two days after a rally in Arizona.

According to an alleged victim and an independent third-party witness, Colucci pointed his handgun at the individual, although Colucci claimed that he drew his handgun "to a low ready position" after the other men mentioned that they were in possession of weapons.

🔥 The iconic Domino Sugar factory in Baltimore's Inner Harbor caught fire on Tuesday, causing the roof of the storage area to collapse in upon itself.

All factory employees were evacuated, and no injuries or deaths among fire services has been reported.

However, it's obviously not the best event to mark the company's 120th anniversary.

❗️A '15-year-old' black girl, Makiyah Bryant, was shot and killed by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, just after the announcement of the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial over the death of George Floyd.

Following the news of the tragic incident, locals gathered in downtown Columbus and near the CPD headquarters, demanding that the police and the mayor release the bodycam footage.

Andrew Ginther, the mayor of Columbus, urged residents to remain calm and announced that there would be "an independent investigation" into the shooting by the Columbus Police Department in which "a young woman tragically lost her life".

UPDATE | Columbus Police Department releases body camera footage of Makiyah Bryant shooting by police.

During a Tuesday news conference on Chauvin's conviction, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took a moment to look up at the sky and thank George Floyd...for his death.

"Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice," she said on Tuesday, as lawmakers around her nodded in agreement.

The bizarre statement caused her to trend on social media almost immediately with netizens giving her the side-eye.

🤨 The Las Vegas Raiders football team received a backlash after its official Twitter account posted a picture, saying “I can breathe” just hours after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd

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🚀 Russia may transfer responsibility for its ISS segment to the United States after 2025; the negotiations have already started, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said

#URGENT | Moscow calls on Kiev, NATO to refrain from actions that could lead to further escalation in Donbass

#BREAKING | Russia will find a way to protect its interests if other countries refuse dialogue, Putin says.

The president's remarks come amid a new round of tensions between Russia and the West, including fresh sanctions against Moscow by Washington.