Tuesday, May 21

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Seize the Grey wins 149th Preakness Stakes with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan finishing second (More) | Manchester City wins a record fourth straight English Premier League title (More)

> Dabney Coleman, Emmy-winning character actor, dies at 92 (More) | Alice Stewart, CNN political commentator and GOP political adviser, dies at 58 (More)

> Xander Schauffele edges Bryson DeChambeau to win 2024 PGA Championship, Schauffele's first major title (More) | Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury to become boxing's first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years (More)



Science & Technology
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> Geologists discover evidence of a now-dry branch of the Nile River near the Giza Pyramids; may help explain the pyramids' location and how they were built (More) | Explore the 3,000-year history of ancient Egypt in three minutes (More, w/video)

> Study links gut microbes produced by high-fat diets to tumor progression in mice; may help explain the correlation between obesity and increased risk of certain cancers (More)

> Engineers develop thin film that can provide continuous monitoring of air quality and the presence of toxic gases in industrial or home environments (More)

Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed Friday (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq -0.1%), with the Dow closing above 40,000 points for the first time after temporarily surpassing the benchmark Thursday (More)

> Disneyland’s character performers vote to join the Actors' Equity Association after calling for higher wages and more dependable schedules (More) | Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining union (More)

> Elon Musk launches Starlink satellite internet service in Indonesia to support nation's health service and education sector across the 17,000-island archipelago; details of the agreement were not made public (More)



Politics & World Affairs
> The US and Saudi Arabia progress toward binational security deal in talks over the weekend; deal—reportedly days away—would include defense guarantees and cooperation on nuclear energy for civilian purposes, with a pathway for Israeli-Saudi normalization pending Israel's recognition of a Palestinian state (More)

> Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani charged with conspiracy, fraud, and forgery in Arizona case involving electors who defied state voters to cast votes for former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden (More)

> London's High Court to decide today whether Julian Assange will be extradited to the US to face espionage charges; determination rests on US assurances about Assange's First Amendment rights and protection from death penalty (More)


SOURCE:  1440 News

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