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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí wins Ballon d'Or as soccer's best female player for second straight year; Manchester City's Rodri takes honor for best male player (More)

> French actor Gérard Depardieu's criminal trial for sexual assault postponed until March by French court due to Depardieu's health issues (More) | Actor Jay Johnston sentenced to one year in prison for role in Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol storming (More)

> Jon Stewart extends deal to continue hosting Monday edition of "The Daily Show" through December 2025 (More)


Science & Technology
> Apple debuts its Apple Intelligence features for iPhone, iPad, and Mac; marks the company's first public foray into AI products (More) | UK man sentenced to 18 years in prison for AI-generated child sexual abuse content; advocates call outcome a landmark decision in AI law (More)

> Biologists decode genetic adaptations that allow critically endangered Cat Ba langurs to drink salt water; traits give increased ability to metabolize calcium and sodium (More)

> Engineers demonstrate prototype device using recycled polystyrene—a common packing material—that generates enough static electricity from air motion to lower air-condition power demand by 5% (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +0.3%) as investors await earnings reports this week from five of "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks—Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta (More)

> Boeing launches $19B stock sale by issuing 90 million new shares, $5B in depository shares to avoid credit downgrade amid ongoing machinists strike (More) | Volkswagen reportedly plans to shut down three factories in Germany, lay off thousands, and cut salaries by 10%; domestic closures would be the first in the 87-year history of Germany's largest employer (More)

> Nuclear startup Pacific Fusion Corp. raises over $900M in funding; startup seeks to commercialize fusion technology for energy (More) | Nuclear fusion 101 (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Suspect vehicle identified in connection with devices that set fires to ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state (More) | Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) sues to halt political action committee led by Elon Musk from awarding $1M daily giveaways to voters registered in swing states (More)

> Man sentenced to life for the 2022 killing of Memphis teacher and 34-year-old mother Eliza Fletcher, an heir to a multibillion-dollar hardware company who was abducted while jogging (More)

> Pentagon confirms North Korea has sent roughly 10,000 troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine (More) | See war updates (More)

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