Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 96th annual Academy Awards set for Sunday (7 pm ET, ABC); see preview and predictions for every major category (More)
> Team USA will take on Brazil in the women's CONCACAF Gold Cup championship Sunday (8:15 pm ET, Paramount+) after topping Canada in penalty kicks in the semifinal (More) | Mike Tyson, 57, to face YouTube star Jake Paul, 27, in boxing match July 20 (Netflix) from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (More)
> South by Southwest 2024 kicks off today from Austin, Texas; see full SXSW schedule of livestreamed panels, keynotes, interviews, and events (More) | Pop star Ariana Grande releases anticipated seventh album overnight (More)
Science & Technology
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> James Webb Space Telescope spots the oldest "dead" galaxy observed to date; cosmic cluster appears to have stopped birthing new stars 13 billion years ago (More) | See the best images from the James Webb here (More)
> Satellite analysis suggests two dozen US coastal cities are sinking into the surrounding land by as much as 0.2 inches per year, exacerbating the effect of sea level rise; problem particularly acute near the Gulf of Mexico (More)
> Study finds stimulating gamma brain waves—fast electrical signals typically present during periods of intense focus—may help treat cognitive impairment associated with chemotherapy known as "chemo brain" (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.5%), with S&P 500 at record high (More) | European Central Bank keeps interest rates steady as inflation nears 2% target; could reassess rate cuts in June (More)
> Jobs report data released today expected to show slower job growth in February (More) | Layoffs last month rose to highest levels for the month of February since 2009, with tech sector accounting for one-third of layoffs (More)
> Rivian shares close up 13% after company reveals new electric vehicle models, including cheaper, midsize SUV, and announces over $2B in savings related to pausing plans to build Georgia plant (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Joe Biden delivers State of the Union address; key moments include plans to create a temporary port in Gaza for aid delivery and man escorted out for heckling (More) | Alabama Sen. Katie Britt (R) provides rebuttal; see highlights (More) | Centrist No Labels group expected today to vote to plan a third-party presidential bid; no candidates revealed as of yet (More)
> House panel unanimously advances bill barring TikTok (170 million US users) from app stores unless Chinese-based ByteDance divests; potential introduction on House floor (More) | Company sends pop-up messages to users, who flood House members with calls (More)
> More than 280 students kidnapped from northwest Nigeria, second mass kidnapping in the country in less than a week (More) | Haiti extends state of emergency amid ongoing gang attacks in capital.
SOURCE: 1440 News
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