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> "The Bachelor" contestant Jenn Tran tapped to become first Asian American "Bachelorette" (More) | "Wonka" and "Dune" star Timothée Chalamet signs multiyear deal to both act in and produce upcoming Warner Bros. films (More)

> NFL owners approve major overhaul to kickoff rules for 2024 season intended to increase number of returned kickoffs (More) | NFL sets two Christmas Day games in 2024, despite the holiday falling on a Wednesday (More)

> US music revenue hit $17.1B in 2023, an 8% rise from 2022 and the eighth consecutive year of revenue growth (More)



Science & Technology
> OpenAI releases set of seven videos created by professional filmmakers using its new Sora text-to-video generator (More) | Tool made waves last month, producing lifelike clips made by AI; see overview (More)

> Researchers discover protein that stimulates regrowth of optical nerve fibers; may help lead to treatments for retinal damage, including glaucoma, which affects more than 3 million Americans yearly (More)

> First known symbolic gesture observed in birds; scientists recorded the Japanese tit using repetitive wing movements to signal "after you" to others (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq -0.4%); S&P 500 falls for third consecutive session (More)

> Visa, MasterCard agree to cut and cap credit card processing fees charged to merchants (and often passed down to consumers) as part of settlement in long-running suit; US businesses expected to save at least $30B in five-year deal (More)

> Outerwear maker Canada Goose to lay off roughly 17% of its corporate staff as part of cost-cutting measures (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Robert Kennedy Jr. announces San Francisco attorney and Democratic donor Nicole Shanahan as his vice president pick in his third-party bid for the presidency (More) | See latest polls (More)

> US Supreme Court questions whether groups seeking to restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone have standing to sue the FDA; decision expected in June (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> UK court delays WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition; US has three weeks to provide guarantees about his First Amendment rights and protection from death penalty (More)

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