Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Hillbilly Elegy" tops Amazon's bestseller list one day after its author Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) is tapped as former President Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate (More)
> Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, former NBA player and father of Kobe Bryant, dies at age 69 (More) | Evan Wright, journalist and author known for "Generation Kill," dies at age 59 (More)
> Los Angeles Police Department investigating Richard Simmons' death; the TV fitness icon was found dead at his home Saturday at age 76 (More)
Science & Technology
> Electric vehicle maker Lucid says its new Air Pure sedan is the most efficient ever made; car reportedly achieves 5 miles per kilowatt-hour, the equivalent of 146 miles per gallon of fuel, with a range of 420 miles (More)
> Neuroscientists reveal how propofol, a common anesthetic, knocks out patients; drug prevents the brain from controlling overly excited neurons, forcing it into an unconscious state (More)
> Astronomers discover 21 separate pairs of neutron stars—the ultradense cores of dead stars too small to form black holes—orbiting stars similar to the sun (More, w/video)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +1.9%, Nasdaq +0.2%) with the Dow seeing its best day in a year (More) | Gold price jumps to record high of over $2,460 an ounce on expectations of September interest rate cuts (More)
> Elon Musk to move SpaceX and X headquarters from California to Texas, citing new law; California's first-in-the-country law forbids school districts from requiring staff to notify parents if a child changes their gender identification (More)
> Ozy Media cofounder and CEO Carlos Watson is convicted of fraud for lying to investors about the now-defunct company's finances and touting fake deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey; Watson faces up to 37 years in prison (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Secret Service officials reveal former President Donald Trump's security detail had been increased in recent weeks due to an Iranian assassination threat; threat believed to be unrelated to Saturday's attempt (More) | Investigators continue to search for motive in Saturday's attack; see latest details (More)
> Israeli airstrikes kill more than 60 people in southern and central Gaza, per Hamas-run Health Ministry, including areas Israel had declared safe zones (More) | See latest updates on the war (More)
> Student protests in Bangladesh erupt into clashes, leaving at least five people dead; university students have been protesting quotas reserving 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans in the country's 1971 war for independence (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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