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> Team USA takes on Canada tonight (10:15 pm ET, Paramount+) in the women's CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals (More) | Two-time tennis Grand Slam champion Simona Halep wins appeal on doping ban, can return to play for first time since 2022 (More)

> Director Roman Polanski's defamation trial began yesterday in France; Polanski is accused of defamation by a British actress who accused Polanski of sexual assault (More) | TV producer Nigel Lythgoe denies Paula Abdul's allegations of sexual assault (More)

> Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto wins prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize (More) | See gallery of some of Yamamoto's top designs (More)


Science & Technology
> Meta platforms—including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—suffer hourslong outage, affecting hundreds of thousands worldwide; no cause publicly identified, government officials say cyberattack unlikely (More)

> Scientists vote down proposal to formally recognize the Anthropocene as a distinct geologic epoch defined by humankind's impact on Earth; reports suggest disagreement over when period would have begun (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Oldest known sex chromosome in animals discovered; study suggests the genetic feature developed in ancient octopuses roughly 380 million years ago (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -1.0%, Dow -1.0%, Nasdaq -1.7%); Apple shares drag broader market down after report finds iPhone sales in China fell 24% in first six weeks of the year (More)

> Consumer Financial Protection Bureau caps credit card late fees to $8 per month, down from an average of $32 per month for a missed or late payment; policy expected to go into effect later this spring (More)

> Target shares rise 12% after beating revenue and earnings estimates despite drop in quarterly sales; company plans to open up 300 new stores over next decade, introduce new paid membership program (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) will not seek reelection, clearing field for a race likely between Rep. Ruben Gallego (D, AZ-3) and Kari Lake (R) (More) | Sen. John Barrasso (WY) to run for GOP whip as Sen. John Thune (SD), the current whip, and Sen. John Cornyn (TX) run for GOP leader (More) | Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) faces new charges over allegations of acting as a foreign agent to Egypt (More)

> Liberty University fined $14M by Education Department for failing to disclose sexual assault crimes on campus in largest fine of its kind (More)

> The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for three Russian officials for their alleged role in the war in Ukraine in second round of warrants (More) | Haiti gangs attempt to seize the main airport in the country's capital (More)

Source: 1440 News