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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Barbra Streisand announces new studio album to be released June 27; will feature collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan, Ariana Grande, and others (More)

> Renowned sports agent Jeff Sperbeck dies at age 62 after sustaining injuries from falling off a golf cart driven by NFL legend John Elway (More)

> Nominations for the 78th Annual Tony Awards (June 8) to be announced this morning (8:30 am ET, CBS) (More)


Science & Technology
> Brain study reveals human consciousness may depend more on sensory input than previously believed and challenges two leading theories on its origin in the mind; results of seven-year study may inform treatments for incapacitated patients (More)

> Researchers achieve strongest-ever coupling between a qubit and a light particle; advance may allow the readout of information from quantum computers in a few nanoseconds (More) | Quantum computing, explained (More)

> Young bats learn to tell the difference between the sounds of various prey at an early age, suggesting the ability is not an ingrained evolutionary trait (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq -0.1%) as investors digest a batch of new economic data and earnings reports (More)

> Microsoft shares rise nearly 7% in after-hours trading after beating forecasts, with quarterly revenue rising 13% year-over-year to $70B, driven by cloud business (More) | Meta shares rise 5% in after-hours trading after posting stronger-than-expected Q1 results, with quarterly revenue rising 16% year-over-year to $42B (More)

> Amazon plans to invest $4B by end of 2026 and add 200 delivery stations across the US as part of its expansion into small towns and underserved areas (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Ukraine and the US sign deal giving the US preferential access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals, oil, and gas in exchange for ongoing military support; countries will co-own and manage an investment fund for extraction projects in Ukraine (More) | See latest war updates (More)

> Pakistan says it has credible evidence India will strike within 36 hours; statement comes amid heightened tensions following last week's gun attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Diabetes deaths fall to their lowest levels in years, new CDC data finds; in 2021, the condition was the eighth leading cause of death in the US (More)

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