Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> 2024 Paris Paralympics wrap up this weekend with closing ceremony Sunday (2:30 pm ET, CNBC); see latest medal count (More) | American soccer great Alex Morgan announces retirement (More)
> UK court drops charges of indecent assault against Harvey Weinstein related to alleged incidents from the mid-1990s (More)
> Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan Olympic marathoner, dies at 33 after arson attack by her ex-boyfriend (More) | Rich Homie Quan, rapper best known for "Type of Way," dies at 34 (More)
Science & Technology
> Scientists develop method to temporarily turn mouse tissue transparent, allowing researchers to study organs and how they function under various conditions in live animals (More)
> China’s Chang’e 5 lunar mission finds evidence of active volcanism on the moon as recently as 125 million years ago; previous theories held volcanic activity ended on the moon at least 1 billion years ago (More)
> Serotonin—a brain chemical involved in mood regulation, maintaining the body's internal clock, and much more—found to play a key role in emotional resilience during traumatic events (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.5%, Nasdaq +0.3%) ahead of latest monthly jobs report data to be released today (More) | Hiring for private US companies falls in August to lowest level since January 2021, per ADP report (More)
> Verizon Communications agrees to acquire Frontier Communications in all-cash deal worth $20B, including debt; acquisition allows Verizon to recapture some fiber optic lines it sold to Frontier nearly a decade ago (More)
> Department of Transportation launches probe into whether rewards programs offered by Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines are unfair to customers (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Police arrest father of 14-year-old shooter who killed four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia; father faces charges including involuntary manslaughter for allegedly allowing his son to possess a weapon (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> North Carolina to begin sending out mail-in ballots today, first state to do so for Nov. 5 elections (More) | Former President Donald Trump unveils proposals if reelected, including creating a sovereign wealth fund and tapping Elon Musk to head new commission auditing economic efficiency of US agencies (More)
> French President Emmanuel Macron appoints Michel Barnier—European Union's former Brexit negotiator and part of France's conservative Les Républicains party—as new prime minister, tasked with forming a government (More) | See duties of the French prime minister (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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