Saturday, September 20

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> American track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins 400-meter title at World Track and Field Championships, with fastest time in 40 years (More) | Team USA leads medal count; see complete results (More)

> Police search home of singer D4vd after decomposed remains of missing 15-year-old girl found inside his vehicle last week (More)

> WNBA playoffs round one wraps tonight; see updated bracket and schedule (More) | 14 former NC State athletes file lawsuit accusing the university's former director of sports medicine of sexual abuse (More)


Science & Technology
> China's DeepSeek AI publishes peer-reviewed study finding its AI model R1 did not rely on rival models like ChatGPT for training, cost $294K to create—tens of millions less than rivals' estimated cost (More) | Large language models 101 (1440 Topics)

> Paleoentomologists unearth prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a window into the ancient Amazon rainforest (More)

> Some dogs—dubbed "gifted word learners"—can extend word meanings to new objects based on function, not just appearance; the skill is considered a cornerstone of early language development in toddlers (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.0%); all three indexes notch record highs (More)

> Intel shares close up over 22%, posting best day in 38 years, after Nvidia announces $5B investment; comes after the US government agreed to buy a nearly 10% stake in Intel last month (More)

> American Express raises Platinum Card annual fee to $895 from $695, with over $3,500 in annual benefits; move follows JPMorgan and Citigroup, which revamped cards for affluent customers this year (More) | How credit cards work (1440 Topics)


Politics & World Affairs
> Turning Point USA names Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as the youth organization's new CEO (More)

> President Donald Trump suggests the US is working to reestablish a presence at Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base due to the base's proximity to rival China (More)

> United Nations cites progress toward three-month ceasefire proposal for the civil war in Sudan, backed by the US and Saudi Arabia (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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