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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Michelle Obama and her brother, former college basketball coach Craig Robinson, launch "IMO" podcast, produced by Obama's media company Higher Ground (More)

> UEFA Champions League knockout stage second leg kicks off today; see full schedule and storylines (More) | Stephen Curry takes assistant general manager role for men's and women's basketball at his alma mater, Davidson College (More)

> Grammy-winning rapper Doechii named Billboard’s 2025 Woman of the Year (More) | Los Angeles district attorney withdraws request to reduce sentencing in high-profile Menendez brothers murder case (More)


Science & Technology
> NASA to eliminate the agency's office of the chief scientists and other roles as part of Trump administration's reduction in force (More)

> Analysis questions Microsoft's recent announcement of a quantum computer relying on exotic Majorana particles, arguing the test used to confirm performance was insufficient (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> New study suggests megalodons—a prehistoric shark considered to be one of the largest predators in history—grew up to 80 feet long, weighed 94 tons, and was shaped like a blue whale (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets slide (S&P 500 -2.7%, Dow -2.1%, Nasdaq -4.0%); Nasdaq records worst day since 2022 as tariff policies worry investors over health of US economy (More) | Tesla shares fall over 15% in steepest drop since 2020 (More)

> Mortgage giant Rocket Companies to acquire digital real estate brokerage Redfin and take it private for $1.75B; Redfin shares close up nearly 68% on the news (More)

> Nirvana Insurance secures $80M in Series C funding, valuing the AI-driven commercial trucking insurer at $830M (More) | Venture capital 101 (1440 Topics)


Politics & World Affairs
> Senate confirms former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) to lead the Labor Department (More) | House to vote today on stopgap funding bill ahead of Friday shutdown deadline (More) | US secretary of state says 83% of USAID programs will be cut (More) | Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian student who led Columbia University protests against Israel, pending ruling on petition; student has lawful permanent residency in the US (More)

> Cargo ship carrying toxic chemicals crashes with US oil tanker in the North Sea off England's east coast; cause of fiery collision unknown, 37 people from both vessels brought ashore alive (More)

> Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts, forcing 300 families to evacuate and putting another 30,000 at risk; the volcano, about 33 miles from Guatemala's capital, is one of the most active in Central America (More) | See photos (More)

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