Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Dave Parker, baseball Hall of Famer, former NL MVP, and seven-time MLB All-Star, dies at age 74 (More) | D. Wayne Lukas, horse trainer who won 15 Triple Crown races, dies at age 89 (More)
> Brad Pitt's "F1" pulls in $55.6M in its opening weekend, the best-ever opening for an Apple-produced film (More) | Final installment of "Fast & Furious" franchise to feature the late Paul Walker's character, sets April 2027 release date (More)
> The 2025 NHL Draft wraps; see tracker of all 224 picks (More) | LeBron James picks up $52.6M player option to remain with Los Angeles Lakers next year; James will play an NBA record 23rd season (More)
Science & Technology
> Tesla provides first demonstration of a fully self-driving car leaving the factory and driving to the new owner's home without human assistance; Tesla Model Y traveled 30 miles in Austin (More, w/video) | Tesla explained (1440 Topics)
> Engineers develop smart pill that can monitor glucose, temperature, serotonin levels, and more after ingestion; approach may provide a cheap method for real-time monitoring of gut health (More)
> Chemists discover new spontaneous reaction that produces urea, a highly reactive molecule, from carbon dioxide and ammonia; researchers theorize process may have been involved in the origin of life on Earth (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +0.5%), with S&P 500, Nasdaq closing at record highs (More)
> US-Canada trade talks resume after Canada rescinds digital services tax the day before first payment was due; tax was set to impact high-earning tech companies including Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon (More)
> President Donald Trump says a group of wealthy buyers is prepared to purchase TikTok's US operations from parent company ByteDance, will unveil buyers in two weeks (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Former President Joe Biden, former VP Kamala Harris attend funeral for Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, killed weeks ago (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Serbian police clash with protesters calling for early elections and end to 12-year rule of President Aleksandar Vucic (More) | Thailand protesters call for end of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's rule over border dispute with Cambodia (More)
> Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles in largest aerial attack since start of its three-year war with Ukraine, downing F-16 (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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