Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Richard M. Sherman, two-time Oscar winner and half of Sherman Brothers songwriting duo, dies at 95; his work included original songs for Disney's "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (More) | Grayson Murray, two-time PGA Tour winner, dies by suicide at 30 (More)
> "Anora" wins Palme d'Or, the top prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival; see full list of winners (More) | Johnny Wactor, "General Hospital" actor, dies at 37 after being shot during theft attempt (More)
> Josef Newgarden wins 108th Indianapolis 500, becomes first back-to-back winner since 2002 (More) | Boston College wins 2024 women's NCAA lacrosse championships (More) | ... and Notre Dame wins men's title (More) | Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr., 2023's NL MVP, out for season with torn ACL (More)
Science & Technology
> Boeing targets Saturday as next date for the first crewed launch of its Starliner spacecraft; company scrubbed a May 6 launch over issues with a pressure valve (More) | New analysis of data taken by NASA's Magellan probe in 1990-92 suggests Venus may currently be volcanically active (More)
> Genetic basis behind certain types of severe immunodeficiency in newborns discovered; findings may lead to new preventive treatments for life-threatening infections right after birth (Mor
> Scientists identify three regions of the brain that combine to form a neural circuit involved in stuttering; primary area is the left putamen, which controls lip and facial movements (More) | Explore a 3D map of the human brain (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.7%, Dow 0.0%, Nasdaq +1.1%); Nasdaq reaches new record high as shares of Nvidia and other tech companies continued to rally (More)
> Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI now valued at $24B after raising $6B in new funding; investors include a16z, Sequoia, and Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and his investment firm Kingdom Holding (More)
> Alibaba's global arm signs advertising deal with David Beckham, marking Chinese e-commerce giant's biggest-ever brand ambassador partnership; move comes as Alibaba's rivals Temu and Shein continue to expand globally (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> At least 45 people killed Sunday in Gaza's southern city of Rafah after Israeli airstrikes and subsequent fires, follows Hamas airstrikes in Tel Aviv for which no casualties were reported; Israel says it hit a Hamas compound and killed two senior militants, will investigate civilian deaths (More) | See war updates (More)
> Cyclone Remal makes landfall in southern Bangladesh and eastern India, flooding coastal villages, killing at least 16 people, and leaving millions without power (More) | At least 21 people killed after tornadoes and storms sweep across Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky over the weekend; storm system to move east (More)
> Bipartisan US congressional delegation meets new Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Taipei; five-day trip comes three days after China stages military exercises encircling Taiwan (More) | See overview on China-Taiwan relations (More)
SOURCE: 1440 News
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