Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Taylor Swift cancels three upcoming Eras Tour shows in Vienna, Austria, after two men, at least one affiliated with ISIS, were arrested for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack near the venue (More)
> Hampton Morris becomes first American man to medal in weightlifting since 1984, capturing bronze (More) | Team USA takes on Serbia today (3 pm ET, USA) in men's basketball semifinals (More) | See latest medal count (More)
> NFL preseason begins in earnest tonight; see preview for all 32 teams (More) | Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh effectively banned from college athletics until 2028 for "unethical conduct" while serving as Michigan's head coach (More)
Science & Technology
> China begins launching satellites as part of its "Thousand Sails" space-based internet network; reports suggest effort is meant to function similarly to SpaceX's Starlink (More)
> New device provides first easy-to-use measurement of real-time blood pressure in any place on the body; applications may include at-home health monitoring and use in remote areas with limited access to healthcare (More)
> Researchers attach cameras to eight endangered sea lions, map out nearly 2,000 miles of uncharted ocean floor off the coast of Australia (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -1.0%) as shares of technology companies decline (More)
> Shopify shares close up 18% after e-commerce software giant tops Q2 revenue and earnings estimates (More) | Warner Bros. Discovery shares fall 10% in after-hours trading after reporting $9B impairment charge (More) | Impairment charges 101 (More)
> Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway now holds roughly $235B worth of investments in US Treasury bills, more than the Federal Reserve (More) | What are Treasury bills? (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Tropical Storm Debby hovers off the coast of the Carolinas, with the region bracing for a second landfall (More) | 5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Bakersfield in Southern California Tuesday, causing dozens of aftershocks but no reports of deaths or damage (More)
> Rep. Cori Bush (D, MO-1) loses to prosecutor Wesley Bell (D) in second-most expensive Democratic congressional primary in history, with $18M spent on candidates' ads, $8.5M from pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC (More)
> Russia declares a state of emergency in the border region of Kursk after Ukraine launches a rare cross-border ground assault (More) | See war updates (More)
> New device provides first easy-to-use measurement of real-time blood pressure in any place on the body; applications may include at-home health monitoring and use in remote areas with limited access to healthcare (More)
> Researchers attach cameras to eight endangered sea lions, map out nearly 2,000 miles of uncharted ocean floor off the coast of Australia (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -1.0%) as shares of technology companies decline (More)
> Shopify shares close up 18% after e-commerce software giant tops Q2 revenue and earnings estimates (More) | Warner Bros. Discovery shares fall 10% in after-hours trading after reporting $9B impairment charge (More) | Impairment charges 101 (More)
> Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway now holds roughly $235B worth of investments in US Treasury bills, more than the Federal Reserve (More) | What are Treasury bills? (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Tropical Storm Debby hovers off the coast of the Carolinas, with the region bracing for a second landfall (More) | 5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Bakersfield in Southern California Tuesday, causing dozens of aftershocks but no reports of deaths or damage (More)
> Rep. Cori Bush (D, MO-1) loses to prosecutor Wesley Bell (D) in second-most expensive Democratic congressional primary in history, with $18M spent on candidates' ads, $8.5M from pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC (More)
> Russia declares a state of emergency in the border region of Kursk after Ukraine launches a rare cross-border ground assault (More) | See war updates (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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