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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> LeBron James signs two-year, $104M deal to remain with Los Angeles Lakers; James' son Bronny was selected by the Lakers at last week's NBA Draft (More)

> Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter best known for "Chinatown" and "Mission: Impossible," dies at 89 (More)

> Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, and Bryce Harper headline list of starters for 2024 MLB All-Star Game (July 16) (More) | British cyclist Mark Cavendish breaks Tour de France record with 35 career stage wins (More)


Science & Technology
> Three new species of plants related to cacao trees discovered in South American rainforests; scientists say finding sheds light on the species' biodiversity, may lead to climate-resilient chocolate (More)

> Mysterious Denisovan population—ancient human relatives whose remains have only been found in a few locations—subsisted by hunting animals on the Tibetan plateau (More) | Who were the Denisovans? (More)

> Researchers create most detailed map to date of the brain cells associated with language processing, identifying neurons that encode the meaning of individual words (More)


Business & Markets
> US markets end Wednesday mixed (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq +0.9%), with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting new highs (More) | Monthly jobs report to be released today; 200,000 jobs expected to have been added in June (More)

> Saks Fifth Avenue parent company to acquire luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in nearly $2.7B deal (More)

> European Union raises tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, citing unfair subsidies by China; additional duties range from around 18% to almost 38% depending on manufacturer (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israel reportedly approves largest land expansion in the West Bank in three decades; move opens roughly 5 square miles for Israeli settlements in the territory (More) | The West Bank explained (More)

> Hurricane Beryl to pass over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula today, on track to reach southern Texas early next week; hurricane left at least two people dead in Jamaica (More) | See trajectory (More)

> Runoff elections in Iran to be held today to replace former President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a May helicopter crash; reformist Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian faces hard-liner Saeed Jalili (More)

SOURCE:  1440 News