Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" album tops Billboard 200 chart, his fifth consecutive album atop the charts; "Wicked" film soundtrack debuts at No. 2 (More)
> Fifty-six people die in southeast Guinea from violence and crowd surge following a controversial call made by a referee at a soccer match (More)
> Ted Danson tapped to receive Carol Burnett Award at 2025 Golden Globes (Jan. 5) (More) | "Moana 2" officially breaks all-time five-day Thanksgiving Day weekend US domestic box office record, hauling in $225M in its debut (More)
Science & Technology
> Paralyzed patients regain control of their leg muscles and ability to walk after scientists apply deep brain stimulation to the lateral hypothalamus; brain region is not typically associated with motor control (More)
> Researchers demonstrate photonic processor—computer chips using light to process information—for potential use in AI applications; would allow ultrafast, high-efficiency AI calculations (More)
> Scientists begin study of remains of a spade-toothed whale in New Zealand; animal is world's rarest whale species, with only seven documented since 1880 (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow -0.3%, Nasdaq +1.0%); S&P 500, Nasdaq rise to new intraday highs and close at new records (More)
> Stellantis shares close down over 6% after CEO Carlos Tavares resigns following board dispute amid stagnating US sales (More) | Volkswagen workers in Germany strike in largest walkout since 2018 as company plans to shutter three plants (More) | Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses legal challenge to reinstate $56B pay package (More)
> Super Micro Computer shares close up nearly 29% after independent review finds no evidence of accounting fraud; review recommends installing new chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, and general counsel (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Israel and Hezbollah militants reportedly trade fire at disputed border zone despite US- and French-brokered ceasefire that began last week (More) | Israeli American soldier thought to have been taken hostage in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack now presumed dead, per Israel's military (More) | See war updates (More)
> Iranian-backed Iraqi militias enter Syria to assist the Assad government's counteroffensive against rebels who have taken control of Syria's largest city of Aleppo (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Jury deliberations to begin today in trial of Daniel Penny, a former Marine charged in the May 2023 death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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