Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Deadpool & Wolverine" tops $1B at global box office, will soon top 2019's "Joker" as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time (More)
> Kevin Sullivan, professional wrestling legend, dies at age 74 (More) | Bob Tischler, former head writer at "Saturday Night Live," dies at age 78 (More)
> Rapper Travis Scott released from police custody without charges in Paris after an alleged fight with a hotel bodyguard (More)
Science & Technology
> Food and Drug Administration rejects psychedelic drug MDMA for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder; decision comes two months after an advisory panel flagged inadequate clinical data and drugs' risks (More) | MDMA 101 (More)
> Scientists extract record-breaking 4,000-feet-long sample of green-marble-like rock from Earth's mantle—thick, interior layer making up over 80% of the planet—at the bottom of the Atlantic; finding offers insight into formation of Earth's crust (More)
> NASA retires asteroid-hunting infrared telescope NEOWISE after 15 years in orbit; telescope is expected to safely burn up in atmosphere by the end of 2024 (More) | See last image taken by telescope (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq +0.5%) ending markets' most volatile week this year amid concerns over the Federal Reserve's pace of rate cuts (More)
> Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies at age 56 after battling lung cancer; formerly a landlord for Google's cofounders, Wojcicki later led development of AdSense, the technology enabling the company to broker advertisements with millions of customers (More)
> Disney details plans for $60B Experiences investment after disappointing Q3 earnings report; Florida's park to undergo broadest expansion in over 50 years, including "Villains Land" while cruise ship fleet to expand from nine to 13 (More) | See previous write-up (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli airstrike kills more than 80 people at a school-turned-shelter, according to latest death toll; Israel also expands evacuation order in southern Gaza to include previously declared humanitarian zone, where it says militants fired rockets (More)
> Half of Greece is under a red alert related to wildfires reported throughout the country, including a fast-moving wildfire near Athens (More)
> City of Uvalde, Texas, releases records related to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, including police body camera footage, 911 calls, and emergency communications in response to media lawsuit (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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