Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Mauricio Pochettino, former manager of Chelsea and Tottenham, 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)
> Sean "Diddy" Combs ordered to pay $100M over alleged sexual assault at a 1997 party (More) | NFL reviewing allegations of sexual assault against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, which were filed in a civil lawsuit Monday (More)
> Tiger Woods and PGA Tour officials meet with members of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund over potential $1B investment from the PIF (More)
Science & Technology
> NASA greenlights launch of mission to search for signs of life on Jupiter's moon Europa; the largest spacecraft ever built for a planetary mission, the Europa Clipper could launch as early as Oct. 10 (More) | NASA 101 (More, w/video)
> Microsoft demonstrates logical operations using the highest number of error-corrected quantum computing bits to date (More) | How quantum computing works (More, w/video)
> Researchers discover multiple species of fungi, bacteria, and viruses floating in the air at altitudes close to 10,000 feet; may represent a new pathway for the regional spread of pathogens (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq +0.8%) (More) | Oil prices drop more than 3% to lowest levels since 2021 following OPEC monthly report lowering growth forecast for 2024, 2025 (More) | What is OPEC? (More)
> Federal Reserve proposes rules reducing by about half the amount of extra capital banks will be required to have on hand following threat of litigation; updated rules will be finalized in coming months, were developed in response to 2008 financial crisis (More) | EU's highest court upholds 2016 tax fines for Apple, Google (More)
> Southwest Airlines chairman, six board directors to exit following pressure from Elliott Investment Management, which holds 10% stake; Elliott blames board for stock dropping over 50% in three years (More) | FAA investigates Delta Air Lines ground collision in Atlanta; no injuries reported (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Tropical Storm Francine turns into Category 1 hurricane, expected to strike Louisiana today as Category 2 hurricane; storm surge warnings also in effect for Texas (More) | See live updates (More)
> Israeli airstrikes hit humanitarian zone in Gaza, killing at least 19 people and wounding at least 60 others, per Hamas-run Health Ministry; Israel says it targeted senior militants culpable in Oct. 7 attacks (More) | Ukraine targets inland Russia, including Moscow with 140 drones, killing one woman and sparking building fires in largest attack of its kind (More)
> Artillery attack in southeastern Sudan market kills 21 people, wounds over 70 others, per doctors' union; attack comes after US- and Saudi-brokered peace talks fail to end civil war, government rejects international peacekeeping force (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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