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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> American Gabby Thomas wins gold in the women's 200-meter final, beating 100-meter champ Julien Alfred (More) | Team USA tops Brazil 122-87 to advance to men's basketball semifinals; Kevin Durant passes Lisa Leslie to become Team USA's all-time leading Olympic scorer (More) | See latest medal count (More)

> Patti Yasutake, actress best known for roles on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Beef," dies at age 70 (More)

> Disney announces price hikes for its Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ streaming platforms (More) | "Stranger Things" prequel stage play sets March 2025 opening on Broadway (More)


Science & Technology
> OpenAI cofounder John Schulman to depart company and join rival Anthropic; Schulman says move allows him to return to hands-on technical work (More)

> New electronic sensor mimics the feeling of water droplets on the skin, may allow robots and advanced prosthetics to replicate the feeling of wetness (More)

> Researchers set record in imaging microchip features, using X-rays to capture structures with four nanometer—roughly one-billionth of a foot—resolution (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.8%, Nasdaq +1.0%) after S&P 500 experiences worst day in two years this week (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Uber shares close up 11% after reporting Q2 earnings and revenue beat Wall Street estimates (More) | Rivian posts mixed Q2 results after the bell (More) | Airbnb shares drop 16% in after-hours trading on news it missed Q2 earnings estimates, projects lower-than-expected Q3 revenue (More)

> Elon Musk sues advertisers, accusing them of violating antitrust laws last year when pausing promotions on X amid allegations of antisemitism (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Iranian-linked Pakistani citizen is arrested and charged in New York for alleged murder-for-hire plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump and other political figures (More)

> Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead Bangladesh's interim government after parliament dissolves, prime minister flees amid deadly anti-government protests; Yunus is known for pioneering microfinance (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Hamas names top Gaza official Yahya Sinwar—accused by Israel of orchestrating the Oct. 7 attack—as overall leader to replace Ismail Haniyeh (More) | UN probe finds nine staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency may have been involved in Oct. 7 attacks (More)

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