Saturday, June 7

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers will reportedly sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers after two seasons with the New York Jets (More) | The 157th Belmont Stakes, the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, set for tomorrow (7 pm ET, Fox) (More)

> The 78th Tony Awards are Sunday (8 pm, CBS) with actress Cynthia Erivo hosting; see preview and predictions for every category (More)

> Olympic and World Cup athletes from 12 affected countries will be exempt from recently announced US travel ban (More)


Science & Technology
> Amazon reportedly testing AI-powered humanoid robots to deliver packages; company is said to be training prototypes in an indoor San Francisco facility (More)

> Researchers discover method to identify HIV concealed within white blood cells; breakthrough may lead to treatments to clear the body of hidden HIV reservoirs (More)

> Probiotic treatment discovered capable of slowing the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease, which has spread off the Florida coast since 2014 (More) | Average May measurements of atmospheric CO2 surpass 430 parts per million for the first time on record (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.8%) (More) | Crypto firm Circle closes up 167% in NYSE debut, raising nearly $1.1B (More) | European Central Bank cuts interest rates to 2%, widening gap with Federal Reserve's key rate, currently between range of 4.25% to 4.5% (More)

> Boeing agrees to pay $1.1B to avoid federal prosecution for the deaths of 346 people related to two separate 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 (More)

> Procter & Gamble to cut 15% of its non-manufacturing workforce, or roughly 7,000 jobs, as part of broader two-year restructuring program (More) | Restaurant chain Hooters abruptly closes over 30 locations (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Suspect in attack on Boulder, Colorado, marchers supportive of Israeli hostages charged with 118 state criminal counts (More) | Israel says it recovered the bodies of two hostages in a special operation (More)

> Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest more than 2,000 people Tuesday and Wednesday, with Tuesday arrests marking a single-day record (More)

> The US and China agree to revive trade talks after call between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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