Wednesday, May 8

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
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> Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt relinquishes crown, citing her mental health; Miss USA organization to name a successor soon (More)

> Statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and musician Johnny Cash to replace existing 100-year-old statues representing Arkansas at the US Capitol (More)

> San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama becomes NBA's sixth-ever unanimous Rookie of the Year (More) | NBA postseason continues; see latest playoff bracket (More)


Science & Technology
> Groundbreaking Alzheimer's study links some cases of the disease with duplicate copies of the APOE4 gene; marks the most conclusive evidence of genetic causes for Alzheimer's, may represent 15% to 20% of cases (More) | Alzheimer's explained (More, w/video)

> New ultrasound imaging technique allows high-resolution of microscopic blood vessels in the heart, may lead to better diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (More)

> Boeing delays first crewed launch of Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station due to issue with an oxygen valve; a new launch date hasn't been announced as of this writing (More) | See previous write-up (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +1.2%), with investors fueled by a greater chance of interest rate cuts this year (More)

> Free stock trading giant Robinhood announces it has received an enforcement action notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission over alleged violations of securities laws related to its cryptocurrency unit (More)

> Boeing faces new probe from the Federal Aviation Administration over 787 Dreamliner model; investigation comes after the jet maker revealed its employees may have skipped some inspections and falsified records (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to run for fourth term; Sanders, 82, is second-oldest US senator behind 90-year-old Sen. Chuck Grassley (R, IA) (More) | Former President Donald Trump fined additional $1K for violating gag order in hush money trial, was previously fined $9K; trial judge warns of jail time for future violations (More)

> Russia detains American soldier on charges of theft, US officials say; soldier, whose identity hasn't been revealed, traveled to Russia on his own while between deployments (More) | Russia announces nuclear weapons drills (More)

> Great Plains, central US brace for supercell thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds (More) | Supercell thunderstorms 101 (More)

SOURCE:   1440 News

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