Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Harvey Weinstein convicted in retrial of one charge of sexual assault and acquitted of another as jury continues to deliberate on final charge (More)
> World's most-followed TikToker Khaby Lame departs the US after being detained by immigration officials at Las Vegas airport for allegedly overstaying his visa (More)
> The 125th US Open golf tournament kicks off today from Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania; see full predictions and preview (More) | World Anti-Doping Agency seeks to shut down next year's "Enhanced Games," a competition that will encourage athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs (More)
Science & Technology
> OpenAI releases o3-pro, the most advanced version of its flagship reasoning model; company cuts price of regular o3 by 80% (More) | Cybersecurity researchers discover first known example of a zero-click attack—requiring no interaction by the user—on an AI agent (More)
> Scientists develop stretchable brain implant that allows the study of neurological development in animal embryos at the earliest stages of life (More) | Brain implants, explained (1440 Topics)
> Window-sized device produces safe drinking water from atmospheric humidity without requiring an external power source; engineers estimate an array could produce enough water for a house, even in the desert (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq -0.5%) as investors weigh US-China trade deal and new inflation data (More) | US consumer price index rose 2.4% year over year in May, from 2.3% in April; excluding food and energy, core inflation rose 2.8% year over year for third consecutive month (More)
> US budget deficit hit $316B in May, down 9% from a year ago, as customs receipts rose to a record $23B under new US tariffs, per Treasury Department report (More) | See how much the US is earning from tariffs (More, w/charts)
> Disney and NBCUniversal sue generative AI company Midjourney over copyright infringement; marks first legal action from Hollywood against the generative AI industry (More) | Generative AI explained (1440 Topics)
Politics & World Affairs
> National Guard and Marines can temporarily detain—but not formally arrest—protesters in Los Angeles, commander overseeing the task force says (More) | See updates on immigration protests across the country (More)
> Fulbright board resigns, alleging political interference from the State Department after it canceled nearly 200 US scholarships; Fulbright is the nation's flagship academic exchange program (More) | Read the board's statement (More) | Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appoints eight new members to vaccine advisory board (More)
> The US authorizes voluntary departure for nonessential staff at the US embassy in Baghdad as concerns over Middle East unrest rise (More) | Denmark approves US military bases on Danish soil amid tensions over Greenland (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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