Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2025 James Beard Award winners announced; Jungsik Yim of New York City's Jungsik named outstanding chef, while Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado, wins outstanding restaurant (More)
> R. Kelly suffers near-fatal overdose in prison, alleges he was purposely given too much medication by prison staff; Kelly is serving a 30-year sentence on sex trafficking charges (More) | Doctor in Matthew Perry's death case to plead guilty to providing Perry with ketamine in month leading up to the actor's overdose death (More) | Anne Burrell, chef and Food Network star, dies at age 55 (More)
> TV viewership via streaming tops combined broadcast and cable viewing in the US for first time with 44.8% of TV consumed via streaming (More)
Science & Technology
> OpenAI awarded $200M defense contract to develop AI tools for the Pentagon; company partnered with autonomous defense tech firm Anduril in December (More)
> Octopuses use their arms to sample the microbial populations on different surfaces, distinguishing between food, eggs, and regular objects (More)
> Genetically modified yeast creates hydroxyapatite—a naturally produced mineral with commercial applications—out of human urine; process may eventually lower the cost of wastewater treatment (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -0.7%, Nasdaq -0.9%) as Israel-Iran conflict continues (More) | Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting concludes today; the central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rates steady (More)
> Elon Musk's AI startup xAI reportedly in talks to raise $4.3B in equity funding (More) | Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says rollout of generative AI will reshape company's workforce (More) | Amazon expands Prime Day event to four days, will take place July 8 to 11 (More)
> Eli Lilly to acquire gene-editing biotech firm Verve Therapeutics for up to $1.3B; Verve shares rise over 80% on the news (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Department of Homeland Security directs ICE agents to continue raids on farms, hotels, and restaurants, reversing guidance issued last week (More) | ICE agents arrest New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander for allegedly assaulting and impeding officers while escorting a defendant from immigration court; Lander was released hours later (More, w/video)
> At least a dozen killed—including a US citizen—and over 100 wounded in Russian drone and missile barrage in Kyiv, marking one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital (More) | At least 59 killed and over 200 wounded while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza; Israeli forces say they are reviewing the incident (More)
> Indonesia issues highest-level alert after Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts in the south-central region, spewing hot ash around 30,000 feet high (More, w/video)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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