Wednesday, July 31

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> US men's gymnastics team wins bronze in team all-around competition, their first medal in 16 years (More) | See recap of Day Three (More) | See latest medal standings (More)

> Martin Phillipps, lead singer of New Zealand rock band The Chills, dies at age 61 (More) | Sinéad O'Connor's 2023 death revealed to have been caused by pulmonary disease and asthma (More)

> Longtime BBC presenter Huw Edwards charged with three counts of "making indecent images of children" (More)


Science & Technology
> US health regulators approve blood test to diagnose colon cancer, the second-highest cause of cancer-related deaths in the US; test detects DNA released by tumors in the bloodstream (More)

> Apple to include features powered by its Apple Intelligence AI platform in upcoming iOS 18 update and future products; beta versions for developer testing released yesterday (More)

> Paleontologists discover new species of tyrannosaurus relative; 69-million-year-old fossil fills a gap in the evolutionary record as the creatures grew smaller and more bird-like (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (Dow -0.1%, S&P 500 +0.1%, Nasdaq +0.1%) as analysts await key Federal Reserve meeting this week (More)

> McDonald's reports first drop in global sales in 13 quarters, falling short of analysts' expectations of 0.5% growth (More)

> Oil futures fall 2% on signs Israel will try to avoid a broader conflict in the Middle East; signals come after Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah traded missile strikes over the weekend (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> US national debt tops $35T for first time; current spending projections have total debt passing $56T by 2034 (More)

> Former President Donald Trump to be interviewed as part of FBI probe into attempted assassination at Pennsylvania rally (More) | Law enforcement texts show shooter was spotted as a potentially suspicious person 90 minutes before attack (More)

> Officials in West Texas declare state of emergency after area experiences more than 100 earthquakes over the past week; cause of seismic activity is suspected to be from oil and gas extractions (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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