Wednesday, June 26

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Tennessee tops Texas A&M 6-5 in decisive Game 3 to win their first men's College World Series title (More)

> "Freaky Friday 2" confirmed for 2025 theatrical release, will feature Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprising their original roles (More) | Three major record labels sue AI music startups, citing copyright infringement (More)

> Tamayo Perry, professional surfer and "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor, dies at 49 following shark attack in Hawaii (More) | Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles III, hospitalized after suffering concussion from an undisclosed weekend incident (More)


Science & Technology

> Thirteen-year-old British patient becomes first to receive deep brain stimulation implant to address treatment-resistant epilepsy; early results show an 80% reduction in daytime seizures (More)

> Archaeologists uncover 33 ancient tombs in the Egyptian city of Aswan, with some remains showing signs of disease or bone disorders (More) | Ancient Egypt explained in three minutes (More)

> Study demonstrates at least 15 types of perfluoroalkyl substances—also known as forever chemicals—can be absorbed through the skin at levels high enough to cause meaningful exposure (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq -1.1%) ahead of fresh batch of economic data this week; Nvidia shares close down nearly 7% (More)

> Chipotle Mexican Grill to execute planned 50-for-1 stock split today, its first stock split since going public in 2006 (More) | Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein—last valued at $66B—files for initial public offering in London (More)

> Car dealerships across the US and Canada continue to experience disruptions in operations after last week's back-to-back cyberattacks on CDK Global software used by auto retail sales industry (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act in a US court in the Northern Mariana Islands local time Wednesday; Assange to be released to Australia, his country of citizenship (More) | US Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors (More)

> At least 22 workers killed at a South Korean battery manufacturing plant after lithium batteries explode; cause of blaze under investigation (More) | North Korea resumes sending balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea; North Korea has reportedly dropped over 1,000 such balloons into the region since May (More)

> Cargo ship Dali and remaining crew head to Port of Virginia, leaving Port of Baltimore for first time since the 900-foot ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March; US Coast Guard to oversee its voyage (More)


SOURCE:   1440 News

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