- Russia’s defense minister on Friday declared a new hypersonic weapon capable of striking the United States is ready for war.
- The hypersonic glide vehicle, dubbed Avangard, which Moscow has been developing for three decades, is designed to sit atop an intercontinental ballistic missile.
- As it stands, the U.S. does not have a defense against hypersonic weapons, which can travel at least five times the speed of sound, or a little more than a mile per second.
Numerous businesses across Philadelphia have been looted and damaged over the past few days, including one grocery store which the owner says was vandalized for 15 hours straight.
The ShopRite in the Park West Town Center was destroyed by the looters. Owner Jeff Brown said they didn’t just take the merchandise, they smashed all their computers, cameras and cash registers. Source 6ABC
Protests that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd turned violent in the St. Louis area, where four police officers were shot and wounded and a retired St. Louis police captain was killed by looters at a pawn shop, actions that the governor blamed on “criminals” and “thugs.” Source AP News
All over Chinatown-International District, Seattle city crews have shored up businesses with plywood to protect them from vandals and looters. Source Komo News
