Multiple Violent Incidents Across Americas

News reports flagged multiple violent incidents across the Americas, including a daytime bar shooting in North Carolina, a deadly shooting in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico that left one man dead, and a school shooting in Brazil. Puerto Rican education officials are separately investigating a suspected poisoning of minors at a Dorado school to determine the source of the contamination. Tropical Storm Bualoi threatened parts of the Philippines and Vietnam, prompting weather warnings and response measures. In Brazil, markets monitored U.S. inflation indicators for signals on interest rates while President Lula attended an official ceremony and companies including Ambipar and Braskem sought advisers amid corporate moves; Gol ended merger talks with Azul. Coverage also noted Brazilian sports stories, including attention on alpine skiing.