Saturday, June 8

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NHL Stanley Cup Final kicks off tomorrow with the Edmonton Oilers taking on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 (8 pm ET, ABC) of the best-of-seven series (More)

> "Hunger Games" author Suzanne Collins announces fifth novel to be released March 2025 (More) | ... and Lionsgate sets November 2026 release date for corresponding film (More)

> "Hello, I'm Dolly" musical based on Dolly Parton's life in the works for 2026 Broadway debut (More) | Netflix hit with $120M defamation lawsuit by woman claiming to be inspiration for "Baby Reindeer" character (More)


Science & Technology
> SpaceX's Starship successfully reaches space on fourth uncrewed test launch; superheavy rocket booster and Starship both landed back on Earth, sustaining minor damage (More) | Starship 101 (More)

> First example of "cellular origami" discovered; single-celled organism is built in a foldable structure, allowing it to extend 40 times its regular length, the equivalent of a human neck stretching 200 feet high (More, w/video)

> Engineers develop mouth-based touchpad allowing patients with paralysis to interact with computers (More) | Palm-sized 3D printer prototype allows users to fabricate small, customizable objects on the go (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.02%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq -0.1%) as investors await monthly jobs report data today (More) | European Central Bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2019, lowers key rate to 3.75% from 4% (More)

> US regulators to open antitrust probes into the roles Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft have played in the AI industry (More) | Food and Drug Administration rescinds 2022 marketing ban on Juul's e-cigarettes, placing Juul under scientific review; ban was paused previously amid court litigation (More)

> Stock trading app Robinhood to acquire UK-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp for $200M in all-cash deal expected to close in first half of 2025 (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison July 1 to begin four-month sentence for criminal contempt of Congress; Bannon is one of two former Trump advisers convicted on such charges (More)

> Dutch voters kick off four-day-long election across 27 European Union countries to determine makeup of 720-member European Parliament; EU elections represent the world's second-largest democratic exercise after India (More) | See election overview (More)

> At least 150 people feared dead in central Sudanese village following massacre believed to be carried out by Rapid Support Forces, a militant group fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces in a 14-month-long civil war (More)


SOURCE:  1440 News

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