Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Tennessee Titans take former Miami star QB Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft; Jacksonville Jaguars trade up to select two-way star Travis Hunter (WR/CB, Colorado), see full picks (More) | Rounds two and three begin tonight (7 pm ET, ABC/ESPN); see complete pick tracker (More)
> The 83rd Golden Globes set for Jan. 11 with Nikki Glaser tapped to host again (More) | Shannon Sharpe to temporarily step aside from ESPN commentating duties amid rape allegations (More)
> NBA playoffs first round action continues this weekend; see latest scores and updates (More) | ... and NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are also underway; see latest playoff bracket (More) | Hockey 101 (More)
Science & Technology
> Volkswagen and Uber unveil plan to roll out out robotaxi service using the car company's electric microbuses; Los Angeles to be first market, starting late 2026 (More) | How self-driving cars work (More)
> Artificial leaf uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into carbon-carbon molecules, the building blocks of useful chemicals, including liquid fuel and plastics (More)
> Seafloor study suggests massive icebergs drifted across the North Sea about 90 miles from the UK coast, roughly 18,000 to 20,000 years ago; researchers discovered miles-wide grooves along the ocean bed (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +2.0%, Dow +1.2%, Nasdaq +2.7%) for third straight day, fueled by tech gains as investors weigh tariff talks (More)
> Alphabet reports stronger-than-expected Q1 revenue and earnings, with overall revenue growing 12% year-over-year (More) | Intel shares fall more than 5% in after-hours trading after posting weaker-than-expected Q2 revenue forecast (More)
> US existing home sales fell 5.9% month-over-month in March, marking the slowest March sales pace since 2009; median home price of $403,700 is up 2.7% from a year ago and the highest median home price for any March (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Gunman who killed seven people and wounded nearly 50 others in a mass shooting during 2022 Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, receives seven life sentences in prison without parole (More)
> Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's ability to withhold funding from public universities and K-12 schools with diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (More) | Judge halts parts of administration's overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement (More)
> India and Pakistan cancel visas for each other's nationals, Pakistan closes airspace for Indian airlines; reciprocal measures come after India blamed Pakistan for attacks in Indian-controlled region of Kashmir, which killed 26 people (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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