Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dies.
Spurlock, best known for his Oscar-nominated film "Super Size Me," in which he subsisted solely on a McDonald's diet for a month, died yesterday from cancer-related complications. The effort grossed a modest $22M at the box office but sparked a wide-ranging public conversation over healthy eating. Spurlock was 53 years old.
Ozempic may help treat kidney disease.
The new weight-loss drug cut the risk of kidney failure and death in patients with diabetes by 20% to 30% in preliminary trials. The results follow a string of improved health outcomes behind weight loss for semaglutide, the key compound in the drug, including lower risk of heart disease, stroke, and more.
Rivals meet at Wembley Field.
Manchester City will face Manchester United in the finals of England's FA Cup today (10 am ET, ESPN+), the world's oldest national soccer competition. The pair are the first two clubs to meet in consecutive years in the championship since 1884-85.
Neanderthals and ancient humans only briefly comingled.
A new genetic analysis suggests a wave of Homo sapiens arrived in western Eurasia around 47,000 years ago, intermixing with Neanderthals for around 7,000 years—a relatively short window in evolutionary timescales.
Exchange-traded crypto funds move forward.
US financial regulators approved applications from Nasdaq, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and the New York Stock Exchange to list exchange-traded funds that track the price of the cryptocurrency ether. Ether is the second-largest cryptocurrency behind bitcoin, with a circulating supply worth $440B.
"God's influencer" on track for sainthood.
Carlo Acutis, an Italian computer prodigy who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, will be considered for canonization by the Catholic Church after Pope Francis formally declared a second miracle linked to his tomb. He would be the first millennial to be granted sainthood.
SOURCE: 1440 News
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