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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Minnesota Vikings sign wide receiver Justin Jefferson to four-year, $140M extension, the most lucrative non-quarterback deal in NFL history (More) | Larry Allen, Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman, dies at 52 while vacationing in Mexico (More)

> American YouTuber MrBeast passes Indian music label T-Series to become the platform's most-subscribed channel with 269 million subscribers (More)

> Pop music legend Cyndi Lauper, 70, announces her "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" farewell tour with 23 stops across North America (More)


Science & Technology
> Engineers develop generative AI model to help multipurpose robots learn new movements and tasks in unfamiliar environments; applications include basic motions like flipping a spatula or turning a wrench (More)

> Physicists create a Bose-Einstein condensate out of molecules instead of single atoms for the first time; the phenomenon occurs when more than 1,000 ultracold molecules act as one giant quantum mechanical object (More) | Watch a simple overview of the effect (More)

> Researchers discover fungus capable of breaking down plastic polyethylene, the most common type of plastic pollutant in the world's oceans (More) | Mapping the world's plastic pollution hot spots (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow -0.3%, Nasdaq +0.6%); Dow falls on weaker-than-expected US manufacturing data (More) | New York Stock Exchange resolves temporary technical glitch that caused volatility in at least 40 stocks, including Berkshire Hathaway (More)

> GameStop shares close up 21% after trader Keith Gill, known as "Roaring Kitty" on social media, posts screen shot showing possible $116M stake in company (More) | Stericycle shares close up 15% on news of Waste Management acquiring the medical waste disposal company for $7.2B, including debt (More)

> Skydance Media, Paramount Global reportedly agree to terms of a merger deal valued at $8B, with official announcement expected in coming days; Paramount's annual shareholders meeting takes place today (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> President Joe Biden to issue executive order today reportedly granting border agents authority to turn away migrants with asylum requests after reaching daily average of 2,500 migrant encounters (More) | South Korea plans to suspend 2018 military pact with North Korea due to trash balloon dispute (More)

> Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum, 61, as country's first female president; the former Mexico City mayor secured more than 58% of the vote in the presidential election (More) | India begins counting votes in its general elections (More)

> Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) files for reelection as an independent; Menendez is currently on trial for federal bribery charges (More) | Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D, TX-18) announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis (More)

SOURCE:  1440 News