Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2025 US Open wraps this weekend; see latest updates and schedules for both the women's and men's tournaments (More)
> College Sports Commission approves 8,300 name, image, and likeness deals for college athletes worth nearly $80M; the commission is tasked with approving contracts between athletes and third-party entities (More)
> "Bluey" animated feature film, based on the popular children's TV show, sets August 2027 release date (More) | Justin Bieber's second surprise album of the year, "Swag II," released this morning (More)
Science & Technology
> New study suggests thumbnails instead of claws provided certain rodent species an evolutionary advantage, allowing the animals to better manipulate food (More, w/photos)
> Spaceflight accelerates aging of stem cells, lowering their production of healthy new cells; findings suggest health risks of long-duration space flights (More) | What are stem cells? (More)
> Fine particle air pollution linked to Lewy body dementia; particles can trigger formation of protein clumps in the brain, a hallmark of the disease (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.8%, Nasdaq +1.0%) ahead of today's jobs report release—the first since President Donald Trump's firing of Labor Department official who oversaw the monthly reports (More)
> Justice Department opens criminal probe into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations (More) | Stephen Miran, Trump's pick for Fed board, faces Senate confirmation hearing (More)
> Software giant Atlassian to acquire The Browser Co., a startup offering AI-enhanced web browsers, for $610M (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today rebranding the Defense Department as the Department of War, a title last used in 1947; Dept. of War will be the agency’s secondary title until Congress approves the change (More)
> DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) sues the Trump administration in effort to end deployment of National Guard; decision follows federal judge's ruling this week that the Guard's deployment in California was unlawful (More)
> Third earthquake hits Afghanistan as the death toll from Sunday's earthquake exceeds 2,200 people, with over 3,600 others injured (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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