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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Cher, Jimmy Buffett, and Mary J. Blige headline 2024 class of 16 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (More)

> First round of NBA playoffs continue; see latest bracket (More) | … and NHL Stanley Cup playoffs also underway (More)

> Film Academy announces several changes to the 2025 Oscars, including changes to rules affecting best picture, animated feature, and original score categories (More)


Science & Technology
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> Meta to release its mixed reality operating system to third-party developers for use by other companies; Microsoft, Lenovo, and others expected to produce competing headsets using Meta's Horizon OS (More)

> Memory study in worms reveals short-term information can be retained longer if the creatures are cooled below room temperature or given lithium; findings shed light on the neuroscience of forming and discarding memories (More)

> CRISPR gene editing demonstrated in kissing bugs, a step toward combating the spread of Chagas disease; the potentially fatal illness affects roughly 8 million people, largely in rural Latin America (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.9%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +1.1%) as shares rebound and investors look ahead to major corporate earnings results this week (More)

> Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons to sell 166 more locations as they seek regulatory approval of their $25B merger; the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons earlier this year (More) | The FTC sues to block Tapestry Inc.'s $8.5B purchase of Capri Holdings, owner of brands such as Versace and Michael Kors (More)

> Goldman Sachs to sell automated investing business Marcus Invest, will transfer Marcus Invest clients and their assets to independent investment-advisory firm Betterment (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Opening arguments begin in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan over allegedly falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a former adult film star; first witness is called to the stand (More) | See key takeaways (More)

> US Supreme Court agrees to hear case over whether the Biden administration can regulate "ghost guns," privately made firearms without serial numbers; regulations are in effect as litigation plays out, with high court to take up case in the fall (More)

> Record-breaking flooding in China's most populous province, Guangdong, prompts evacuations of more than 110,000 residents; at least four people have died and 10 are missing (More) | See photos (More)

SOURCE:  1440 News