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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NHL regular season wraps up tonight; see latest playoff scenarios and schedule (More) | Trump administration files lawsuit against Maine's education department over failure to comply with ban on transgender athletes in girls' sports (More)

> Wink Martindale, iconic radio personality and TV game show host, dies at age 91 (More) | Former MLS player Aaron Boupendza dies at age 28 after falling from his apartment building in China (More) | "Gossip Girl" actress Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death determined to be complications from diabetes (More)

> The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival (June 4-15) lineup revealed; includes 118 feature films from filmmakers across 36 countries (More) | Comedian Nate Bargatze tapped to host 2025 Emmy Awards (More)


Science & Technology
> James Webb telescope identifies Zhúlóng, a candidate for the universe's most distant spiral galaxy, which closely resembles the Milky Way from a billion years after the Big Bang; challenges theories about how quickly large galaxies can form (More) | Learn more about the James Webb telescope (1440 Topics)

> Study of rare meteorite suggests Earth's water originated from hydrogen-rich materials present during the planet's formation, upending theory that water was delivered later by asteroids (More)

> New research on genetic and archaeological data suggests domestic cats spread from Tunisia to Europe in two waves, driven by cultural practices and trade, beginning thousands of years later than previously thought (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -2.2%, Dow -1.7%, Nasdaq -3.1%), dragged down by chip stocks, including Nvidia (-6.9%) and AMD (-7.4%), as Fed Chair Jerome Powell warns tariffs could raise inflation (More) | Nvidia faces $5.5B charge as US restricts chip sales to China (More) | ... and chipmaker AMD flags $800M hit (More)

> Hertz Global shares jump 56% after billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's firm discloses 4.1% stake, valued at roughly $46M, in the car rental company (More)

> US retail sales rose 1.4% in March to a 26-month high as consumers rushed to buy big-ticket items, particularly cars, ahead of US tariffs on imports (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Federal judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating order by deporting Venezuelan men to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act without allowing them to challenge their removal (More)

> Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in so-called security zones in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria indefinitely, potentially complicating ceasefire and hostage release talks with Hamas (More) | See war updates (More)

> UK top court rules in landmark case the legal definition of a "woman" refers to biological sex and excludes transgender people under equality laws; court further states laws still protect transgender people from discrimination (More)

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