Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Los Angeles Dodgers take 2-0 lead over New York Yankees in 2024 World Series with Game 3 tonight (8 pm ET, Fox); Dodgers may be without star Shohei Ohtani, who injured his shoulder in Game 2 (More)
> California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announces plan to increase state's film and TV tax incentives from $330M to $750M (More) | David Harris, actor best known for role in "The Warriors," dies at age 75 (More)
> The 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One kicks off; see complete postseason bracket and schedule (More)
Science & Technology
> Google to unveil "Jarvis" AI agent in December; tool is reportedly capable of controlling web browsers to complete tasks like shopping, scheduling, and more (More)
> Ancient cicadas evolved to escape ancient predatory birds between the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods roughly 145 million years ago; findings shed light on competitive evolution between species (More)
> Engineers develop portable device to extract water from humid air; prototype uses 50% less energy than existing technologies (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed Friday (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.6%) (More) | Nvidia temporarily overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company, briefly passes $3.53T in market value Friday (More)
> Russia's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 21%, highest since 2003, amid inflation fueled by military spending (More)
> Delta Air Lines sued cybersecurity company CrowdStrike last week for July outage it says caused thousands of flight cancellations, costing the company $500M (More) | UnitedHealth Group last week confirmed February ransomware attack compromised personal data of 100 million people (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> The 2024 US election polls indicate tight race in lead-up to Election Day, with turnout in swing states expected to prove decisive (More) | See key states' polling averages (More)
> Republic of Georgia's pro-Russian ruling party declares victory; pro-West opposition party disputes results amid reports of voter intimidation, calls for protests (More) | Bulgaria holds seventh snap election in three years, results expected today (More)
> Tropical Storm Trami makes landfall in Vietnam after landslides and flooding kill dozens of people in the Philippines (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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