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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Dallas Mavericks top Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 to win Western Conference Finals 4-1 and advance to NBA Finals for first time since 2011 (More) | New 3-on-3 women's basketball league, Unrivaled, to launch in January with initial 30 players receiving equity in the league (More)

> Rock band Queen in talks with Sony Music to sell entire music catalog for a reported $1B (More) | TV series based on the video game "Minecraft" in the works at Netflix (More) | Florida 12-year-old Bruhat Soma wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee (More)

> The 2024 NCAA baseball tournament kicks off today; see preview for all 16 regional sites (More) | See updated Women's College World Series bracket (More)


Science & Technology
> Leaked Google documents reveal details on data the company collects to inform search engine results; critics argue company's algorithm has outsized influence on the internet landscape (More) | See original report (More)

> Michigan farmworker tests positive for H5N1 avian influenza; marks the third human patient and first to experience respiratory symptoms, no sign of person-to-person transmission (More) | See current stats on bird flu outbreak here (More)

> Scientists fully map both sex chromosomes for five great ape species and the siamang (a lesser ape species); study sheds light on the genetic evolution of reproduction, cognition, and more in humans and primates (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.9%, Nasdaq -1.1%); markets dragged down by Salesforce, which closed down nearly 20% and logged its worst day since 2004 after missing revenue expectations a day earlier (More)

> Saudi Arabia's government to sell new shares in state oil giant Aramco to domestic and international investors, could raise up to $13B from the sale (More) | Skydance Media submits revised offer to buy Paramount Global; terms appear to be more favorable to nonvoting shareholders (More)

> Gap shares rise over 20% in after-hours trading after reporting better-than-expected earnings and revenue (More) | Kohl's shares close down 23% after retailer posts surprise loss per share and lower-than-expected revenue (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz’s centrist party submits bill to dissolve parliament, could force early elections and potentially oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; unclear if bill will garner enough support (More) | Israel lifts ban on food sales to Gaza for first time since Oct. 7 (More) | See war updates (More)

> Biden administration reportedly allowing Ukraine to use some US-supplied weapons for defense inside Russian borders near the Kharkiv region; move partially lifts ban on Ukraine's use of US-supplied weapons (More) | See war updates (More)

> South Africa's early election results show current ruling party African National Congress leading with 43% of the votes, followed by Democratic Alliance with 24% of the votes; results come from 43% of voting districts counted so far (More)

SOURCE:  1440 News