Friday, July 12

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NBA finalizes 11-year, $76B TV and media rights deal with ABC/ESPN, NBC, and Amazon (More) | Former NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud; Porter was banned for life from the NBA for gambling (More)

> "Inside Out 2" becomes Pixar's highest-grossing film ever, hauling in $1.25B at global box office less than one month after its release (More)

> England tops the Netherlands 2-1 to advance to 2024 European Championship; they face off against Spain for the title Sunday (More)


Science & Technology
> Scientists edit genes of gut microbiome bacteria in a living mouse in world first; approach could provide new treatments for gut-related diseases and conditions in humans (More)

> Link uncovered between anti-obesity drugs and severe nausea experienced by some users; study reveals separate brain circuits for feeling sick and feeling full (More)

> Astronomers discover the most direct evidence to date for an intermediate black hole; at 100 to 10,000 times the mass of the sun, such objects have been difficult to detect (More) | What are black holes? (More, w/video)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +1.1%, Nasdaq +1.2%); S&P 500 notches 37th record close for the year, Nasdaq notches 27th (More) | HubSpot shares drop 12% on reports Alphabet is no longer buying the marketing software platform (More)

> Federal Trade Commission reportedly poised to sue three largest pharmacy benefit managers linked to UnitedHealth, Cigna Group, and CVS Health over tactics for negotiating drug prices (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Archegos Capital founder Bill Hwang convicted of fraud, market manipulation tied to firm's 2021 collapse (More) | Microsoft ends nonvoting observer role on OpenAI's board amid partnership scrutiny from US and European antitrust regulators (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli military orders Gaza City residents to evacuate south as Israeli airstrikes kill 50 people and wound over 200 more across Gaza, per Hamas-run Health Ministry (More) | Cease-fire talks continue in Qatar (More)

> Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, NY-14) introduces articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, criticizing their refusal to recuse themselves from cases in which they allegedly had personal or financial interests (More) | The history of justices and impeachment (More)

> Democratic calls continue for President Joe Biden to drop out of presidential race as top fundraiser George Clooney joins calls and House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi appears to sidestep question on Biden support (More) | House Oversight Committee subpoenas three White House aides over Biden's mental fitness (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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