Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Matthew Perry's former doctor, Salvador Plasencia, pleads guilty to four counts of ketamine distribution related to Perry's October 2023 fatal overdose (More)
> Venus Williams, 45, becomes the second-oldest woman in history to win a tour-level singles match with first-round victory at Citi Open in Washington, DC (More) | Kansas City Royals pitcher Rich Hill, 45, becomes oldest player since 2012 to start an MLB game (More)
> ESPN and NFL close to signing deal for ESPN to purchase NFL Network and RedZone for a reported $2B (More)
Science & Technology
> Google DeepMind releases AI tool that fills in missing words and phrases in ancient Latin texts, predicts date and location of writing (More)
> Physicists demonstrate gold can be superheated to 14 times its melting point while remaining solid; results challenge longstanding theory of how materials behave under extreme temperatures (More)
> Researchers use CRISPR to prevent mosquitoes from transmitting malaria; replacing a single molecule that stops the disease-causing parasite inside the insects from spreading (More) | CRISPR 101 (1440 Topics)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +1.1%, Nasdaq +0.6%) after the US strikes a trade deal with Japan (More)
> Tesla reports 16% quarterly drop in auto revenue, marking the second consecutive quarter of revenue declines (More) | Alphabet tops Q2 earnings estimates, raises spending forecast to roughly $85B (More) | Chipotle shares fall 9.8% in after-hours trading after the chain trimmed its forecast for same-store sales growth (More)
> US existing home sales fall 2.7% month over month in June, marking a nine-month low; median home price of $435,300 is up 2% from a year ago and the highest median home price for any June on record (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard releases previously classified report, alleges Obama-era intelligence officials overemphasized evidence Russia preferred a Trump win in 2016 (More) | Florida judge denies Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein (More)
> Columbia University agrees to pay $200M to settle federal allegations the school failed to protect Jewish students; university also agrees to oversight of its hiring and admissions process, will share some information with immigration authorities (More) | State Department opens investigation into Harvard University's participation in foreign visa program (More)
> Ukrainian activists protest Zelenskyy-backed law weakening anticorruption watchdogs in first major antigovernment demonstrations since Russia-Ukraine war (More) | Over 100 aid organizations warn of mass starvation in Gaza, accuse Israeli government of restricting, delaying food deliveries (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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