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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces her cancer is in remission; Catherine underwent chemotherapy treatment after announcing her diagnosis in March 2024 (More)

> Warner Music Group and Sony Music join Universal Music in canceling all Grammy Awards week events due to Los Angeles wildfires (More) | Palisades Fire is 17% contained and Eaton Fire is 35% contained as of this writing; see map (More)

> Rashida Jones steps down as president of MSNBC after leading the cable news network for four years (More) | Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund nearing deal to invest $1B in sports streaming service DAZN (More)


Science & Technology
> President Joe Biden signs executive order allowing the Defense and Energy Departments to lease federal lands to companies building AI data centers and clean power facilities (More)

> Gut bacteria in Antarctic worms produce proteins that help the animals cope with freezing temperatures; study sheds light on the interaction between the microbiome and environmental adaptations (More) | Heard about the gut microbiome but don't know what it is? Start here (More)

> Laser imaging technique reveals intricate tattoos on medieval-era mummies from Peru's Chancay culture; discovery may offer insight into the culture's social hierarchy (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq -0.2%) as investors weigh first of two inflation reports this week (More) | SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to timely disclose Twitter ownership stake in March 2022 before eventually buying the company (More)

> Federal regulators sue Capitol One over allegedly misleading customers about their savings accounts and cheating them out of more than $2B in interest (More) | JPMorgan Chase exec Daniel Pinto, longtime No. 2 to CEO Jamie Dimon, will step down in June from roles as chief operating officer and president (More)

> Eli Lilly shares close down over 6% after revenue guidance trimmed on lower-than-expected demand for obesity and diabetes drugs (More) | The FTC finds major pharmacy benefit managers inflated drug prices for more than $7B gain (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> South Korean investigators detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning after entering his compound early Wednesday; Yoon faces insurrection charges, is first sitting president in the country to ever be arrested (More)

> Trump Cabinet hearings kick off, starting with defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth; topics covered included past comments on women in the military and allegations of sexual misconduct (More) | Justice Department releases report related to President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case (More)

> Biden administration to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terrorism list as part of deal to free political prisoners on the island; Trump had added the designation in 2021 shortly before he left office (More) | US-Cuba relations overview (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS