Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Adnan Syed's murder conviction reinstatement upheld by Maryland Supreme Court; Syed, whose case was featured in the "Serial" podcast, has been free since his release from prison in 2022 after a judge overturned his 2000 conviction (More)
> Johnny Gaudreau, Columbus Blue Jackets winger and NHL All-Star, dies at age 31 while biking after being struck by a suspected drunken driver (More) | Fatman Scoop, Grammy-winning rapper and DJ, dies at age 53 after collapsing onstage during concert (More)
> World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins PGA Tour's FedEx Cup and $25M bonus (More) | Defending champ Coco Gauff loses in US Open's fourth round to fellow American Emma Navarro (More) | Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese breaks WNBA single-season record for rebounds (More)
Science & Technology
> NASA successfully deploys prototype "solar sail"; roughly 900-square-foot satellite generates thrust from photons from the sun, similar to wind-driven sailboats (More) | What's a photon? (More)
> Archaeologists discover 5,600-year-old stone bridge on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, suggesting human habitation at least 1,000 years earlier than previously thought (More)
> Engineers develop method to vaporize plastics, creating reusable hydrocarbons that can be turned into new consumer products (More)
Business & Markets
> Roughly 10,000 hotel workers across 24 hotels in eight US cities begin striking over Labor Day weekend after contract negotiations stall with Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, and Hyatt Hotels (More)
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +1.1%), with Dow reaching another record high; personal consumption expenditures price index rises as expected in July (More) | US consumer sentiment index increases in August for first time in five months (More) | The history of the stock markets in three minutes (More, w/video)
> Intel shares rise nearly 10% Friday on reports chipmaker is exploring strategic options with investment bankers to turn itself around, including a potential sale or spin-off of underperforming units (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Oregon ends first-in-the-nation, four-year experiment with decriminalizing possession of small amounts of fentanyl, heroin, meth, and other hard drugs (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Russia, Ukraine continue to trade airstrikes; at least 47 people wounded in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from Russian strikes Sunday (More) | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires air force commander after new US-made F-16 fighter jet crashes, killing its pilot (More) | See war updates (More)
> US seizes plane used by Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro over sanctions violations (More) | Helicopter crash that killed Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others in May caused by weather conditions, final report concludes (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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