Saturday, August 24

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2024 college football season kicks off tomorrow with limited slate of Week 0 games, including No. 10 Florida State taking on Georgia Tech (12 pm ET, ESPN) from Dublin, Ireland (More)

> Megan Thee Stallion tapped to host 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (Sept. 11) (More) | Stephen Nedoroscik, two-time Paris Olympics bronze medalist from the US popularly known as "Pommel Horse Guy," to appear on Season 33 of "Dancing with the Stars" (More)

> National Women's Soccer League and the league's players union agree to collective bargaining agreement eliminating players' draft and raising salary cap (More)


Science & Technology
> Elon Musk-owned Neuralink says second implant into a human was successful; spinal cord injury patient can now reportedly play video games and operate a 3D printer (More)

> Researchers find the Alzheimer's drug donepezil can be used to put tadpoles in a hibernation-like state; discovery may lead to ways to put patients into states of suspended animation during emergencies (More)

> Fasting-feasting cycle triggers stem cells to repair intestinal damage but also increases the risk of precancerous growths, dietary study finds (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.9%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq -1.7%); investors await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks today (More) | US existing home sales rise 1.3% month-over-month in July, the first increase in five months; median home price of $422,600 is up 4.2% from a year ago (More)

> Peloton shares close up 35% after beating estimates and reporting year-over-year quarterly sales growth for first time in nine quarters; results come after Peloton cut 15% of staff and its CEO resigned in May (More) | Media veteran Edgar Bronfman Jr. reportedly raises bid for Paramount Global takeover to $6B (More)

> Perplexity to introduce ads to AI-assisted search platform in Q4 (More) | General Motors-owned Cruise to partner with Uber to offer driverless rides in 2025 (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> US Supreme Court partially grants Republican National Committee's request to reinstate Arizona's never-enforced 2022 law requiring proof of citizenship for registering to vote (More)

> Body of British tech mogul Mike Lynch recovered, fifth body found from luxury superyacht that sank earlier this week off the coast of Sicily; Lynch's 18-year-old daughter still missing (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Venezuela's top court certifies President Nicolás Maduro's disputed election victory amid allegations of voter fraud; court decision cannot be appealed (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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