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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson becomes first player to be named WNBA MVP four times (More) | WNBA playoff semifinals kick off; see latest bracket and schedule (More)

> Bernie Parent, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie, dies at age 80 (More) | Brett James, Grammy-winning songwriter, dies in plane crash at age 57 (More) | Sonny Curtis, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter, dies at age 88 (More)

> Team USA women and men win 4x100m relays to break record for most national gold medals (16) at a World Track and Field Championships (More) | Cal Raleigh hits 58th home run to pass Ken Griffey Jr. for the Seattle Mariners franchise record (More)


Science & Technology
> US health regulators green light accelerated approval for the first treatment for Barth syndrome, an ultrarare condition affecting cells' ability to produce energy (More)

> New study finds pancreatic alpha cells naturally produce GLP-1, the hormone mimicked by new weight loss drugs (More) | How semaglutides work (1440 Topics)

> Archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old copper coin stash in underground tunnels in northern Israel, dating to the last Jewish rebellion under Roman rule (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.7%) with all three indexes reaching all-time highs (More)

> President Donald Trump announces $100K fees for new H-1B applicants, up from $2K to $5K per applicant; Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and other finance and technology companies use the visa to recruit workers from abroad (More)

> Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, and Michael Dell are part of the group interested in buying TikTok, President Donald Trump reveals; Ellison's Oracle would handle data and security, Americans will sit on six out of seven board seats (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signs law banning the use of face masks by most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents (More)

> US naval forces lethally strike a fourth vessel accused of smuggling drugs from the Caribbean (More) | President Donald Trump says he ousted the US prosecutor investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), nominates a White House aide to replace him (More)

> A cyberattack targeting check-in systems at European airports causes dozens of flight delays in the UK, Germany, and Belgium (More)

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