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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Spain tops England 2-1 to win record fourth UEFA European Championship (More) | Copa América final delayed over an hour as fans break through entry gates (More) | Cleveland Guardians take Oregon State's Travis Bazzana with top pick in 2024 MLB Draft (More)

> Richard Simmons, iconic TV fitness guru, dies at age 76 (More) | Shannen Doherty, actress best known for "Beverly Hills, 90210," dies at age 53 of breast cancer (More) | Dr. Ruth Westheimer, pioneering sex therapist, dies at age 96 (More)

> Carlos Alcaraz tops Novak Djokovic to win back-to-back Wimbledon titles (More) | ... and Barbora Krejcikova edges Jasmine Paolini to win her second career Grand Slam singles championship (More)


Science & Technology
> OpenAI reportedly working on AI model capable of advanced reasoning; project, codenamed "Strawberry," would navigate the internet on its own and perform deep research (More) | The short history and rapid rise of OpenAI (More, w/video)

> Oldest-known relative of modern spiders identified in nearly 500-million-year-old fossil; the specimen lived in what is now the South Pole, family includes scorpions and horseshoe crabs (More)

> 3D imaging reveals the last meal of a crocodile mummified by ancient Egyptians; researchers believe the animal was deliberately caught by fishermen for a ritual (More) | Ancient Egypt 101 (More, w/video)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +0.6%) with gains partially driven by Caterpillar and Home Depot (More)

> Alphabet is reportedly in final talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23B; acquisition would mark the largest purchase ever for Google's parent company (More)

> Cost of First-Class postage stamps rise by 5 cents, tied for highest-ever jump as US Postal Service navigates reduced volume and a projected net loss of $6.3B this fiscal year (More)

Politics & World Affairs
> President Joe Biden cancels planned trip to Texas following assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump; live interview with NBC News' Lester Holt reportedly still on track to air tonight at 9 pm ET (More) | See Biden's address following the assassination attempt (More, w/video)

> UN-mediated cease-fire talks underway for Sudanese Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to end 15-month war that has left over 19,000 people dead and over 33,000 wounded, per UN figures (More)

> North Korea threatens to resume campaign of sending trash-filled balloons to South Korea as sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accuses South Korea of continuing to send leaflets into the country (More)

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