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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Team USA hockey takes on Canada in 4 Nations Face-Off Final tonight (8 pm ET, ESPN) (More) | Hockey great Bobby Hull had Stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death in 2023, reports suggest (More)

> Former Vice President Kamala Harris signs with talent firm Creative Artists Agency; CAA signed former President Joe Biden to a similar deal two weeks ago (More) | "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo tapped to host 2025 Tony Awards (More)

> Seven men charged for roles in a string of robberies at athletes' homes, including Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Joe Burrow (More) | Los Angeles Chargers tapped to host Week 1 matchup in NFL's second-ever game in São Paulo, Brazil (More)


Science & Technology
> Nvidia and the Arc Institute release largest-ever AI model for biology, trained on the genomes of more than 100,000 animals; platform may identify disease-causing mutations, design new genomes, and more (More)

> Static electricity buildup in different materials depends on their history of being touched, study reveals; despite being a well-known phenomenon, the physics behind charge buildup in regular materials remains elusive (More)

> Paleontologists discover 120-million-year-old fossils of apex carnivores previously found in South America in Australia; the landmasses were connected in the early Cretaceous via Antarctica (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.1%) as investors digest Federal Reserve's meeting minutes; S&P 500 notches another record close (More) | Palantir shares close down 10% on reports the Trump administration is eyeing defense budget cuts (More)

> Tapestry to sell footwear brand Stuart Weitzman to Caleres—owner of brands like Sam Edelman and Famous Footwear—in $105M all-cash deal; sale allows Tapestry to focus on its handbag brands Coach and Kate Spade (More)

> Europe’s largest lender HSBC announces share buyback of up to $2B, reports annual profit in 2024 rose 6.5% (More) | Buybacks 101 (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Transportation Department rescinds approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program, which went into effect in January (More) | Judge hears arguments in Justice Department-led request to dismiss corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D) (More)

> Tensions rise between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the two leaders trade barbs over Ukraine-Russia war (More) | See war updates (More)

> Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains hospitalized in Rome after suffering from bronchitis and a mix of respiratory infections, Vatican says (More)

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