Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> LeBron James tapped to be Team USA's male flag bearer at Paris Olympics opening ceremony Friday (1:30 pm ET, NBC); the female flag bearer is due to be announced today (More)
> The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 5-15) full lineup revealed, will include 25 world premieres (More)
> Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and last surviving member of the original Four Tops, dies at age 88 (More) | Esta TerBlanche, South African actress and "All My Children" star, dies at age 51 (More)
Science & Technology
> Researchers use astronomical imaging technique to detect deepfakes, which include human faces; approach analyzes the reflection of light from a person's eyes (More)
> Brain imaging approach detects the presence of conscious and intentional thoughts in otherwise comatose patients; may be used to diagnose locked-in syndrome, where patients are unable to physically communicate (More)
> El Niño-like weather pattern discovered in the South Pacific; study suggests small regional phenomenon affects annual climate variations across the entire Southern Hemisphere (More) | How El Niño works (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.1%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.6%); S&P 500 notches best single-day increase since June (More)
> Tesla delays rollout of humanoid robots, will begin using internally next year and aims to produce them for external use in 2026; latest update comes roughly two years after Tesla debuted a prototype of its humanoid robot Optimus in 2022 (More)
> Boeing to sell up to 50 planes to Korean Air, including 20 777Xs; the 777X model is Boeing's largest commercial aircraft and has yet to be certified for flying (More) | Delta Air Lines cancels over 700 flights for fourth day after CrowdStrike outage (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> At least 70 people killed in Gaza after the Israeli military struck areas in and around the southern city of Khan Younis after ordering residents to evacuate (More) | Israeli military confirms deaths of two more hostages, says 44 of the 116 remaining hostages in Hamas' captivity are believed to be dead (More)
> Russia sentences Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to more than six years in prison for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian army (More) | Ukraine reaches preliminary deal to restructure $20B of international debt, enabling the country to save $11B over the next three years (More)
> At least six killed and six others wounded after shooter opens fire at nursing home in Croatian town, with one of the victims being the shooter's mother; shooter is in custody (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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