Wednesday, September 24

In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to return to ABC's airwaves today amid criticism of Kimmel's remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk; comes after 400 celebrities signed letter protesting Disney's decision to pull the show last week (More)

> Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí wins Ballon d'Or as soccer's best female player for third straight year; Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembélé takes honor for best male player (More)

> Bruce Pearl to resign as head coach of Auburn's men's basketball team after 11 seasons amid speculation he may run for US Senate (More) | Christian Horner leaves Formula 1 racing team Red Bull after receiving reported $100M payout (More)


Science & Technology
> Chipmaker Nvidia to invest up to $100B in OpenAI as part of AI data center buildout estimated to consume roughly as much energy as 8 million homes (More)

> Geo
scientists find proof that an asteroid hit the North Sea over 43 million years ago, settling decadeslong debate about the origins of a nearly 2-mile-wide crater over 2,200 feet below the seabed (More) | Dinosaurs 101: Subscribe to 1440 Science & Technology by 8:30 am ET today to learn about the terrible lizards (Join here)

> Commonwealth Fusion Systems' first fusion reactor strikes deal to supply $1B in nuclear power to energy company Eni (More) | What's nuclear power? (1440 Topics)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq +0.7%), lifted by tech giants, including Nvidia (+4.0%), Oracle (+6.3%), and Apple (+4.3%) (More)

> Google in court to remedy advertising technology monopoly, weeks after judge spared company from selling Chrome browser to curb monopoly on search (More) | Amazon on trial over whether it tricked users into having Prime subscriptions (More)

> Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800—roughly one-third—of its flight attendants; bankrupt airline announced plans last week to reduce November flying capacity by 25% (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> France joins list of countries recognizing Palestinian statehood; announcement comes as world leaders gather for UN General Assembly in New York (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> US Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioner, agrees to hear case on whether to overturn a 90-year-old ruling that prevents presidents from removing independent regulators without cause (More)

> Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in northern Philippines, with sustained wind gusts of 165 mph (equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane), prompting evacuation warnings and preparations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China (More)

SOURCE:   1440 NEWS




Politics & World Affairs




> France joins list of countries recognizing Palestinian statehood; announcement comes as world leaders gather for UN General Assembly in New York (More) | See previous write-up (More)




> US Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioner, agrees to hear case on whether to overturn a 90-year-old ruling that prevents presidents from removing independent regulators without cause (More)




> Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in northern Philippines, with sustained wind gusts of 165 mph (equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane), prompting evacuation warnings and preparations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China (More)

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