Sports, Entertainment, & Culture> Mauricio Pochettino, former manager of Chelsea and Tottenham, to be named coach of US men's national soccer team; former coach Gregg Berhalter was fired in June after leading Team USA for nearly six years (More)
> Gena Rowlands, "The Notebook" star and two-time Oscar nominee, dies at age 94; Rowlands was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2019 (More) | Police arrest four suspects in fatal shooting of former "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor (More)
> The 2024-25 English Premier League season kicks off today; see predicted finish for all 20 teams (More) | NBA releases schedule for 2024-25 season, which is set to begin Oct. 22 (More)
Science & Technology
> Researchers genetically sequence 47 known and potential strains of Lyme-disease-causing bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi; research may help with development of vaccine candidates as well as improved diagnostic tests, treatments (More)
> Dinosaur-killing asteroid likely originated beyond Jupiter, new study finds; three isotopes of the rare metal ruthenium discovered in the 66-million-year-old crater are associated with high-carbon asteroids in outer solar system (More)
> New implantable device can detect vital signs and rapidly administer opioid-overdose reversal medication naloxone; device was 96% effective at reversing overdose effects in animal studies (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.6%, Dow +1.4%, Nasdaq +2.3%) as investors regain confidence in US economy after retail sales unexpectedly grew 1% month-over-month in July (More)
> Cisco shares rise roughly 6%, marking best day since November 2020 after tech giant beats quarterly revenue and earnings estimates and announces it is cutting 7% of its workforce in second round of layoffs this year (More)
> Walmart shares rise roughly 6% after nation's largest retailer beats quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, raises full-year forecast (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> JD Vance and Tim Walz, the Republican and Democratic vice presidential nominees, respectively, to debate Oct. 1 on CBS in New City (More)
> Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside of Africa; announcement comes one day after World Health Organization declares mpox a global health emergency (More) | What is mpox? (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha, largest to fall since Ukraine's cross-border incursion (More) | US-Russian ballerina Ksenia Karelina sentenced to 12 years in Russian prison on treason charges over $52 donation to Ukraine (More)
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