Saturday, July 13

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Argentina takes on Colombia in Copa América final Sunday (8 pm ET, Fox Sports) (More) | ... and Spain and England meet in the UEFA European Championship final Sunday (3 pm ET, Fox) (More) | US men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter fired following team's early exit (More)

> Shelley Duvall, veteran actress best known for her starring role in "The Shining," dies at 75 (More) | Film composer Danny Elfman sued for defamation related to sexual harassment allegations (More)

> Italy's Jasmine Paolini takes on Czechia's Barbora Krejčíková in Wimbledon women's singles finals tomorrow morning (9 am ET, ESPN) (More)


Science & Technology
> First fossilized chromosome with its 3D structure still intact discovered; sample was recovered from 50,000-year-old frozen woolly mammoth skin (More)

> Air taxi startup Joby Aviation successfully carries out 523-mile test flight using hydrogen fuel; prototype craft covered the distance in about five hours, emits only water vapor (More)

> Engineers train robots to learn and mimic expressive human gestures, including various dance moves, high-fiving, and more (More, w/video)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.9%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq -1.9%) following lower-than-expected inflation data (More) | US consumer price index falls 0.1% month-over-month in June, the first monthly drop since May 2020 (More)

> US startups received a total of $55.6B in venture capital funding in Q2, the highest level in eight quarters, per new data (More) | World's billionaires gather in Sun Valley, Idaho, for annual weeklong retreat held by investment firm Allen & Co. (More)

> Tesla shares close down 8% after reports the company is delaying its planned robotaxi unveiling by two months to October (More) | Delta Air Lines shares close down 4% after airline reports 29% drop in year-over-year profit in Q2 (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Death toll from historic heat wave in western US this month rises to at least 28 people as more than 60 million remain under heat alerts (More) | See data on heat wave records set this month (More)

> US military to dismantle $230M floating pier off Gaza's coast—intended to assist in humanitarian aid deliveries to the enclave—after two months of issues, including looting and rough weather (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Kenyan President William Ruto dismisses entire cabinet, excluding his foreign minister, after nationwide protests led to the withdrawal of previously planned tax hikes; it is unclear how long the president can operate without a cabinet (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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