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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> 2024 MLB regular season wraps this Sunday; see latest playoff picture (More) | Oakland Athletics plays final game in Oakland; A's will play in Sacramento through 2027 ahead of permanent move to Las Vegas in 2028 (More)

> Ultimate Fighting Championship agrees to settle class-action lawsuit for $375M over alleged antitrust practices within the mixed martial arts industry (More)

> Hoda Kotb to depart NBC's "Today" show next year for new role at NBC News (More) | English rock band The Cure releases first new song in 16 years, announces upcoming album release (More)


Science & Technology
> OpenAI to restructure into a for-profit company, give CEO Sam Altman equity for the first time; decision comes as key executives depart, including CTO Mira Murati (More) | What is OpenAI? (More, w/video)

> New study pinpoints cellular mechanism in killifish allowing the animal to regrow its tail after injuries; discovery sheds light on how some species are able to regenerate lost limbs (More)

> Scientists discover carbon bond using only one of its six electrons to connect atoms; results improve understanding of common carbon-based materials ranging from charcoal to diamond (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +0.6%), with S&P 500 closing at new record after weekly jobless claims fell more than expected and final government data showed the US grew at 3% annualized rate in Q2 (More)

> Super Micro Computer shares close down 12% after US Justice Department reportedly opens probe into the company; comes after short-seller Hindenburg Research accused Super Micro of accounting manipulation (More) | Alphabet to invest $3.3B to build two data centers in South Carolina (More)

> Southwest Airlines shares close up 5% after airline unveils revamp plan and $2.5B stock buyback; changes include introducing assigned seating in first half of 2026 and offering red-eye flights (More) | Stock buybacks 101 (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Cable news channel Newsmax settles with voting machine company Smartmatic over 2020 election claims (More) | Rudy Giuliani (R), former New York mayor and ex-attorney for Trump, disbarred in Washington, DC, over 2020 election statements (More)

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the White House to bolster US support for Ukraine's defenses in its war with Russia; the US announces roughly $8B in military aid (More) | See war updates (More)

> World's longest-serving death row inmate—an 88-year-old former boxer in Japan—acquitted in 1966 murders after evidence found to have been fabricated (More)

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