Friday, September 26

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Sean "Diddy" Combs accused in lawsuit of sexual assault and battery by a former personal stylist; Combs is due to be sentenced next week in a separate criminal case (More)

> Claudia Cardinale, Italian film star known for starring roles in "Pink Panther" and "Once Upon a Time in the West," dies at age 87 (More)

> YouTube to allow reinstatement of content creators previously banned by the streaming platform for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and the 2020 election (More)


Science & Technology
> Seven-year study shows people at risk for rheumatoid arthritis experience immune system changes years before feeling symptoms; finding could enable more targeted monitoring and earlier intervention (More) | What's arthritis? (1440 Topics)

> Mathematical modeling reveals spirals in human umbilical cords facilitate an oxygen and heat exchange that keeps babies cool before birth; research suggests abnormal cord structures contribute to pregnancy complications (More)

> Researchers develop gene therapy treatment that slowed the progression of Huntington's disease—a fatal, progressive brain disorder—by 75% in a clinical trial; biotech company uniQure aims to offer the therapy in the US next year (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.3%) as investors eye release of Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge on Friday (More)

> US new-home sales rise 20.5% month over month in August, an unexpected increase and the fastest pace since 2022 (More)

> Lithium Americas shares close up 96% after the Trump administration proposes an equity stake of up to 10% in the Canadian miner (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Widow of victim in January helicopter-plane collision near Reagan National Airport files first federal lawsuit against American Airlines, its regional partner, the US Army, and the FAA; at least 60 more lawsuits expected (More)

> Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 7% to 10% by 2035, marking the first time the world's largest emitter has set a firm reduction target (More)

> Denmark's prime minister publicly apologizes to Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women who were given invasive contraception against their will by Danish health authorities in the 1960s and 1970s (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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