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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Hell's Kitchen" and "Stereophonic" haul in 13 nominations apiece for the 2024 Tony Awards (June 16); see complete list of nominations (More)

> UEFA Champions League semifinal kicks off; see full preview and match schedule (More) | The US and Mexico drop out of contention to jointly host 2027 Women's World Cup, will instead focus on 2031 bid (More)

> Taylor Swift claims a record-breaking top 14 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; Swift also charted 32 of the top 100 spots, a record for a female artist (More)


Science & Technology
> Environmental Protection Agency bans consumer use of methylene chloride, a cancer-causing compound typically found in paint stripper (More) | Breast cancer screenings should begin at age 40 for women, down from 50, per recommendation from national advisory panel (More)

> Researchers demonstrate first fetus-to-fetus kidney tissue transplant; carried out using kidney tissue in rats, experiment may lead to treatments for human fetuses with fatal developmental conditions (More)

> Primordial black hole capture may explain the lack of pulsars—highly magnetized neutron stars—at the center of the Milky Way, new study suggests (More) | See 1440's new video explainer on the different types of black holes and how they're created (More, w/video)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -1.6%, Dow -1.5%, Nasdaq -2.0%) following higher-than-expected US wage data ahead of Federal Reserve's interest rate decision today (More)

> Starbucks shares fall over 11% in after-hours trading after missing revenue and earnings estimates, reports 4% quarterly drop in same-store sales (More) | Amazon tops revenue and earnings expectations as AI boom boosts cloud-computing unit (More) | Eli Lilly shares close up nearly 6% after beating revenue and earnings estimates, raises 2024 revenue forecast by $2B (More)

> WeWork strikes $450M restructuring deal to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by end of May, rejecting financing bid from founder and former CEO Adam Neumann (More)


Politics & World Affairs
In partnership with International Intrigue

> US Drug Enforcement Administration reportedly set to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug, easing federal restrictions on the substance; will require sign-off from White House Office of Management and Budget (More) | Drug scheduling 101 (More)

> House Democratic leadership announces they will vote to keep House Speaker Mike Johnson (R, LA-4) in his role if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R, GA-14) forces a vote to oust Johnson (More) | Former President Donald Trump fined $9K for violating gag order nine times in criminal hush money trial in New York (More)

> Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupts again, less than two weeks after its first eruption since 2002; latest eruption forces 12,000 people to evacuate, prompts tsunami warning (More) | See previous write-up (More)

SOURCE:  1440 News