## Zelenskyy urges the world to crush Russia's economy now to end war by 2025

Authored by newsukraine.rbc.ua

There is now a chance to end the war before next year begins.

Zelenskyy said on July 26 that he reviewed reports from Ukrainian intelligence.

According to him, the Foreign Intelligence Service reported on the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and Kremlin-linked individuals.

This is the moment to press Russia — press so hard that next year there will be no war," the president explained.

Zelenskyy stressed that the main goal is to force the Russian regime, led by President Vladimir Putin, to agree to peace.

Russia's largest metallurgical plant, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), reported a sharp drop in profits in the first half of 2025.

In 2025, the number of Russian companies planning staff cuts surged sharply. »

### Missouri bill banning child marriage, seizure of foster kids’ benefits is signed into law

Authored by news-leader.com

AI-assisted summary Missouri will stop seizing foster children's Social Security benefits to cover foster care costs.

After Aug. 28, Missouri will end the state’s longstanding practice of seizing foster children’s Social Security benefits to cover the cost of foster care.

Missouri’s child welfare agency takes millions of dollars each year in foster children’s benefits and uses the money to help pay for foster care. »

### "Microsoft is thriving," claims CEO, doubling down on AI after 9000 employees lost jobs in latest layoffs

Authored by eurogamer.net

The statement, shared publicly and with Microsoft employees, reiterates the company mission, with Nadella doubling down on the importance of AI.

By every objective measure, Microsoft is thriving - our market performance, strategic positioning, and growth all point up and to the right.

"We are doubling down on the fundamentals while continuing to define new frontiers in AI," he said. »

### Family sues after funeral home sends son’s brain in unmarked leaking box

Authored by theguardian.com

At Nix & Nix Funeral Homes, Abbey Butler tried but could not open the red box, said the Butlers’ attorney, L Chris Stewart, at the news conference.

Several days later, the red box, which was in the Butlers’ car, began to smell and leak fluid, Stewart said.

Nix told local news that his team believed the box held personal effects and that other funeral homes usually only send intact remains. »

### Alabama 3-year-old dies in hot car while in state custody

Authored by cnn.com

The toddler died after he was trapped inside a hot car while in the custody of a worker contracted by the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the state’s child protective services agency, according to the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office and the state Department of Human Resources.

“It’s just hard to comprehend that you would leave a baby in a hot car and just have no recollection whatsoever that the baby, a 3-year-old child, is trapped in your car,” Courtney French, the family’s attorney, told CNN.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources said the incident occurred while the child was “in DHR custody” and “being transported by a contract provider.” »

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