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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The Edmonton Oilers stave off elimination in topping the Florida Panthers 5-3; Panthers lead 3-2 in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final series (More)

> Justin Timberlake arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons after failing field sobriety tests; Timberlake pleaded not guilty to the charge (More) | Netflix announces "in-person experience" venues set to open in Dallas, Texas, and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, in 2025; the venues would combine shopping, food, and experiences tied to Netflix's major franchises (More)

> Universal Music Group partners with AI startup SoundLabs to offer up "voice-cloning" technology to its roster of artists (More) | Anouk Aimée, Oscar-nominated French actress best known for starring role in "A Man and a Woman," dies at 92 (More)


Science & Technology
> Astronomers witness the activation of a massive black hole roughly 300 million light-years away; nearby matter began falling inside, releasing significant amounts of radiation that reached Earth in late 2019 (More) | Zoom in on the host galaxy (More, w/video)

> Ancient earthquake repositioned India's Ganges River by an estimated 60 miles roughly 2,500 years ago, potentially largest such event on record (More)

> Engineers design robot capable of jumping close to 400 feet in the air, more than 100 times its own height; current robot-jumping record is around 110 feet (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.03%) (More) | AI chipmaker Nvidia becomes world's most valuable company with market capitalization of $3.3T (More) | Retail sales stagnate, growing 0.1% in May as April sales are revised down to a 0.2% drop (More)

> Electric vehicle maker Fisker—valued at $2.9B when it went public in 2020—files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after reportedly failing to secure investment from Nissan (More)

> Autonomous trucking solutions company Waabi raises $200M in Series B funding led by Uber and Khosla Ventures (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> New Mexico's South Fork Fire places at least 7,000 residents under an evacuation order as the wildfire grows to over 20,000 acres as of this writing (More) | Record-breaking heat wave sweeps through Midwest, Northeast (More)

> House Ethics Committee has issued 25 subpoenas as part of expanded probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R, FL-1) alleged conduct, including sexual misconduct, drug use, accepting improper gifts, and obstruction; Gaetz denies all allegations (More)

> US federal budget deficit projected to rise 27% to $1.9T this year; jump is attributed to factors including increases in foreign military spending, student loan relief, and Medicaid (More)

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