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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> British band Oasis' reunion tour kicks off tomorrow after nearly 16-year hiatus; band is set to play 41 dates across the UK, Ireland, and North America (More)

> NHL to allow players to compete in 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics; will mark first time NHL players participate since 2014 (More)

> The 112th Tour de France begins this weekend from Lille, France; see a stage-by-stage breakdown of the 23-day bicycle race (More)


Science & Technology
> First complete human genome from Ancient Egypt sequenced; 4,800-year-old DNA reveals ancestry was 80% North African, 20% Mesopotamian (More) | Ancient Egypt explained (1440 Topics)

> New study reveals how plants heal damage to their protective outer layer; oxygen and ethylene in the wound trigger cellular repair mechanism; findings may lead to new varieties of resilient crops (More)

> Air pollution and other environmental factors, including some traditional herbal medicines, may lead to lung cancer in never-smokers; heavy pollution linked to 400% increase in the same mutations seen in smokers (More) | Cancer explained (1440 Topics)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq +1.0%); S&P 500 hits new record (More) | Robinhood shares close up 6%, with stock topping $100 in intraday trading for the first time (More)

> Tesla reports 384,122 vehicle deliveries in Q2, a 14% decline from a year ago and the second consecutive quarterly drop (More) | Rivian reports 10,661 vehicle deliveries in Q2, a 23% year-over-year drop (More)

> Microsoft to lay off roughly 9,000 employees, or about less than 4% of its global workforce; action comes after the company eliminated 6,000 roles in May (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to one count of burglary, four counts of first-degree murder over fatal stabbing of University of Idaho students in 2022, avoiding possible death penalty; Kohberger faces up to four consecutive life sentences and maximum 10 years in prison for burglary when he is sentenced July 23 (More)

> US Defense Department halts shipments of promised weapons to Ukraine amid reports US' overall stockpiles are too low (More) | Iran suspends cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, blocking inspectors from monitoring nuclear activities without approval (More) | Trump administration strikes tariff deal with Vietnam including 20% levy on imports of Vietnamese-made goods (More)

> Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down 1849 abortion ban, allowing most procedures until 20 weeks of pregnancy to continue (More) | Education Department withholds over $6B for summer and after-school programs for low-income Americans (More)

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