Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2025 PGA Tour Championship kicks off today for the FedEx Cup title and $10M top prize (More) | ... and Tiger Woods to chair committee to look at major structural changes to the PGA Tour (More)
> ESPN's new app, which will include livestreams of all 12 of the network's channels, launches today at $29.99/month (More) | ... and the streaming service will host its first WWE event Sept. 20, ahead of the scheduled 2026 launch (More)
> Former boxing champ Julio César Chávez Jr. deported over alleged ties to Mexican drug cartels (More) | YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul to face WBA world champ Gervonta Davis on Netflix Nov. 14 (More)
Science & Technology
> Google debuts line of Pixel smartphones that use Google's artificial intelligence assistant, Gemini, to let users complete multiple tasks simultaneously (More)
> Study shows triple-negative breast cancer cells feed on nearby fat cells, prompting researchers to develop a treatment that blocks the aggressive cancer’s access to fat; the approach may also work against other cancers (More) | Why it's so hard to cure cancer (More)
> Never-before-seen supernova—or exploding star—confirms massive stars have several onion-like layers and an innermost iron core (More) | IBM and NASA release an advanced open-source AI model for predicting solar weather (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow +0.0%, Nasdaq -0.7%) (More) | Federal Reserve meeting minutes from July show most officials agree it's too early to lower interest rates (More) | President Donald Trump calls for resignation of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook amid accusations of mortgage fraud (More)
> Pop Mart shares close up 12% after the Labubu maker sees net profit rise nearly 400% in first six months of 2025, hints at mini-Labubu dolls (More) | What are Labubus and why are they so popular? (More)
> Sony to raise prices of PlayStation 5 game consoles in the US by $50 starting today, citing challenges of current economic environment (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> At least 600 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staffers receive final termination notices (More) | Office of the Director of National Intelligence to cut annual budget by over $700M, trimming workforce by up to 40% (More) | Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan; Senate vote expected today (More)
> Hurricane Erin is forecast to cause large swells, life-threatening rip currents, and damaging winds along the US East Coast into Friday; the storm has already spurred dozens of water rescues and beach closures (More) | Why there's a "dirty side" of a hurricane (More)
> Third federal judge denies Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation, citing contents of DOJ's sealed files far exceed the transcripts in question (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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