Thursday, June 27

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2024 NBA Draft kicks off tonight (8 pm ET, ABC/ESPN) with Round 1 from Brooklyn, New York; see full preview and mock draft (More)

> Shifty Shellshock, frontman for rock band Crazy Town, dies at 49 (More) | Gena Rowlands, "The Notebook" star and two-time Oscar nominee, has Alzheimer's disease (More)

> Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, organizers of the Oscars, invites nearly 500 new members, including Jessica Alba, Catherine O'Hara, and Lily Gladstone (More)


Science & Technology
> Waymo fully opens its self-driving robotaxis in San Francisco to the general public; service has been offered in Phoenix—a flatter and more grid-like environment—since October 2020 (More)

> Researchers pinpoint cellular mutation responsible for a rare condition known as Ondine's curse, where patients lack the ability to regulate breathing while unconscious (More)

> Scientists discover bacteria that produce antifreeze-like proteins; species of marine worms use the bacteria to survive in polar waters (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq +1.3%) as Nvidia shares rebound following Monday sell-off (More)

> European Union regulators charge Microsoft with violating antitrust regulations by bundling Teams with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions; Microsoft could face a fine of up to 10% of its annual global revenue (More)

> Rivian shares rise over 50% in after-hours trading after Volkswagen announces up to $5B investment in the electric vehicle maker by 2026 as part of new joint venture (More) | Tesla recalls most of its Cybertrucks over issues with the windshield wipers and loose trim, impacting an estimated 11,000 vehicles (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks what would have been the first religious charter school in the US; Catholic school likely to appeal (More) | US surgeon general issues advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis; US gun-linked deaths surpassed 48,000 people in 2022, over half by suicide (More) | See advisory (More)

> Kenyan police open fire on protesters storming and setting fire to the country's parliament, killing at least five people while lawmakers flee in underground tunnels; group had been protesting a proposed bill to raise taxes (More) | Kenyan police officers arrive in Haiti as part of international mission to quell violence (More)

> Ukraine and Moldova begin membership talks with the European Union in process expected to take years (More) | International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russia's former defense minister and another senior leader over alleged war crimes in Ukraine (More)


SOURCE:  1440 News

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