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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 50th home run, joining Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season (More) | See tracker for this season's home run leaders (More)

> YouTube tops Nielsen ratings as most-watched streaming service for sixth straight month, accounting for 13.4% of all TV viewership in July (More)

> The 82nd Venice Film Festival kicks off today; see preview of most anticipated films (More) | "KPop Demon Hunters" becomes Netflix's most-watched movie ever with 236 million views (More)


Science & Technology
> SpaceX carries out 10th test flight of its massive Starship space vehicle, deploys dummy Starlink satellites for first time before splashing down in the Indian Ocean (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Researchers demonstrate treatment preventing premature fusion of infant skulls in mice; craniosynostosis affects roughly one in 2,200 human births (More)

> Primate study reveals correlation between longer thumbs and larger brains, suggesting increased cognition evolved with improved manual dexterity (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.4%); investors await Nvidia Q2 earnings report after the bell today (More)

> Telecom giant AT&T to buy certain EchoStar wireless spectrum licenses for $23B, expanding AT&T's network and resolving federal probe into EchoStar’s 5G network build-out compliance; EchoStar shares close up 70% (More)

> Trump Media partners with Crypto.com to form new cryptocurrency treasury firm; Trump Media plans to make digital tokens central to new rewards system on Truth Social platform (More) | What's cryptocurrency? (1440 Topics)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israel releases initial findings into inquiry over back-to-back strikes on Gaza's Nasser Hospital earlier this week; says six of the 20 people reported killed were Hamas members, a claim denied by the militant group (More)

> Pakistan issues flood alert to its Punjab region amid heavy rains and accusations India improperly released two dams, dangerously increasing the flood threat (More)

> Dust storm known as haboob hits Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday, leading to flight cancellations, power outages (More) | See photos (More)

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