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Binance says user funds are safe after thieves make off with billions in largest-ever crypto hack

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A record-setting cyberattack targeting the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange rocked the digital assets industry Friday, delivering another blow to a sector already struggling to achieve mainstream adoption.

The exchange, Binance, announced late Thursday that more than $6 billion appeared to have moved through wallets connected to a security breach. Around $3 billion of that had potentially been located and frozen across several exchanges, though it was not immediately clear if those funds were recoverable.

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USABC News

ICE officer who struck man with vehicle during pursuit indicted: DA

A Texas grand jury indicted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally striking an individual with his vehicle during a pursuit in Houston earlier this month, officials announced Friday. The officer, Mario Alberto Morales, has been charged with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office. Authorities said the man struck by the vehicle, Miguel Parra Hernandez, suffered significant injuries, including multiple fractures to his right leg.

USThe Guardian

A working-class Alaskan Native takes on a ‘multimillionaire’ Republican for seat in Congress

Independent candidate Bill Hill is threatening to unseat Trump ally Nick Begich with a message of affordability As Republicans fight to maintain their narrow majority in Congress , they face a unique challenge in Alaska – not from a Democrat, but from an independent commercial fisher and first-time candidate running to flip the state’s lone House seat. Bill Hill, who is an Alaska Native and has worked in education and construction, has positioned himself as a working-class candidate who will fight to make life more affordable for people like himself and…