Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler headlines Team USA men's golf squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics (More) | Team USA swimming Olympic trials also underway; see latest results (More)
> Scooter Braun retires as a manager after 23 years of managing artists like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande; Braun notably acquired rights to Taylor Swift's first six albums, which led to Swift's "Taylor's Version" rerecordings (More) | Country singer George Strait breaks record for largest-ever ticketed concert in the US with 110,905 people in attendance (More)
> The Florida Panthers look to win their first Stanley Cup as they take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight (8 pm ET, ABC) with a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series (More)
Science & Technology
In partnership with Med-X
> Apple battery supplier TDK claims to have developed a solid-state battery with 100 times higher energy density than those used in typical consumer electronics (More)
> Beetle study reveals the evolution of complex chemical defenses millions of years ago allowed the bugs to diversify and spread worldwide; the 400,000 known beetle species represent about one-quarter of all discovered lifeforms (More)
> Engineers develop noninvasive device to target and modulate specific brain regions; approach may provide new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +1.0%); S&P 500 ends at another record, Dow snaps four-day losing streak (More)
> Photoshop maker Adobe sued by Federal Trade Commission for allegedly pushing consumers toward expensive subscription plan without disclosing cancellation fee (More) | IRS to target loopholes involving sophisticated transactions used by complex partnerships that result in lowered or no taxes; IRS estimated to collect $50B over 10 years (More)
> Money management firm Fisher Investments agrees to sell up to $3B minority stake to private equity firm Advent International and sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Joe Biden expected to announce new policy today protecting undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation, allowing them to apply for work permits, and easing their path to legal residency (More)
> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves War Cabinet after two former centrist generals resigned last week; Netanyahu to form smaller forum of advisers to strategize on Israel-Hamas war (More) | See war updates (More)
> Indian national Nikhil Gupta is extradited to the US, pleads not guilty to charges of plotting to assassinate a New York City-based Sikh separatist leader, who seeks an independent state in northern India (More) | See our previous write-up (More)
SOURCE: 1440 News
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