Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Georgia, Ohio State, and Oregon are Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in college football's AP Top 25 preseason poll; the 2024 season kicks off Aug. 24 (More)
> Rachael Lillis, "Pokémon" voice acting star, dies at age 46 of breast cancer (More) | Ángel Salazar, actor best known for role in "Scarface," dies at age 68 (More)
> Universal Music Group and Meta sign multiyear agreement to expand licensing and monetization opportunities for Universal artists on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp (More)
Science & Technology
> High levels of an enzyme associated with lipid production correlated with higher risk of severe illness and death from flu, COVID-19, and RSV, per new study; may be indicative of overactive immune response (More)
> New mechanism for bacterial cell division discovered; when filaments in the center of a cell bump into obstacles, they begin to dissolve, forming a ring-like structure to kick-start the division process (More)
> Psychopharmacology journal retracts three papers on MDMA's potential for post-traumatic stress disorder following the Food and Drug Administration's rejection of drug application; retraction is attributed to unethical conduct during clinical trial (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq +0.2%) ahead of latest batch of inflation data this week, including July's consumer price index report (More)
> KeyCorp shares close up 9% after the Cleveland-based regional bank announces $2.8B minority stake sale to Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia (More)
> Equinox-owned Blink Fitness files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; the low-cost gym has over 100 locations across seven US states, which will remain open (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Former President Donald Trump interviewed live by Elon Musk on X platform after 40-minute delay; see key takeaways (More) | Trump seeks $100M in damages over 2022 Justice Department raid of his Palm Beach, Florida, residence (More) | New York judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can't appear on state's ballot because he falsely claimed New York residency (More)
> Ukraine reportedly seizes at least 386 square miles of Russian territory and at least 28 settlements, following Ukrainian force's incursion last week into Russia's southwestern Kursk Oblast (More) | See maps (More) | See war updates (More)
> Trial begins for former Las Vegas, Nevada, official Robert Telles, accused of murdering a local journalist in 2022 who was investigating alleged mismanagement in Telles' office (More) | See previous write-up (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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