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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Spain tops France 2-1 to advance to UEFA European Championship finals (More) | England takes on the Netherlands this afternoon (3 pm ET, Fox) in the other semifinal (More)

> Joe Bonsall, Country Music Hall of Famer and longtime member of The Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76 (More) | Doug Sheehan, prolific TV actor, dies at 75 (More)

> "The Devil Wears Prada" sequel in early development at Disney (More) | "Shrek 5" set for 2026 release with full main cast returning (More)


Science & Technology
> Researchers compile database of magnetic bacteria that reside in animals; analysis is a step toward understanding how animals sense and use the Earth's magnetic field for things like navigation (More)

> Analysis of crystals suggests Earth's tectonic plates began moving as early as 4.2 billion years ago, more than 700 million years earlier previous evidence suggested (More) | What are tectonic plates? (More)

> New fiber optic network transmits data at speeds above 400 terabytes per second, passing the current record by nearly 33% (More)


Business & Market
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq +0.1%) after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says theeconomy is no longer overheated, raising expectations for interest rate cuts (More)

> Delta Air Lines partners with Saudi-based airline startup Riyadh Air, set to launch next year; Delta to provide first direct flights between the US and Saudi Arabia (More)

> Sam Altman's OpenAI and Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global team up to launch Thrive AI Health, a new venture aimed at developing a personalized, AI-powered health coaching platform (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Russian court orders the arrest of Alexei Navalny's widow, accusing her of participating in an extremist organization (More) | President Joe Biden kicks off NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC, with announcement of more air defense support to Ukraine (More)

> Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) dies following a short illness at age 89; Inhofe had been Oklahoma's longest-serving senator before stepping down early last year and was partly known for being skeptical of human-caused climate change (More)

> Congressional Democrats meet to discuss concerns over President Joe Biden's viability as a presidential candidate following CNN debate performance; discussions come after Biden sends a letter confirming he plans to stay in the race (More) | Read Biden's letter (More)

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