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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The Las Vegas Aces look to win WNBA championship tonight (8 pm ET, ESPN) after being up 3-0 in WNBA Finals against the Phoenix Mercury (More)

> Turning Point USA to host "All-American" Super Bowl halftime show amid NFL's decision to select Bad Bunny to perform at halftime of Super Bowl LX (More) | Judge dismisses Drake's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track (More)

> NBA to play two preseason games in China this weekend for first time in six years (More) | Erik Spoelstra tapped to succeed Steve Kerr as head coach of Team USA men's basketball (More)


Science & Technology
> Intel unveils new computer processor, Panther Lake, in bid to reestablish reputation as leading chipmaker; Panther Lake to be manufactured at new $20B Arizona facility and debut in laptops next year (More)

> Astronomers detect lowest-mass dark matter object yet via tiny distortion caused by its gravity; object's mass is a million times that of our sun (More) | What is dark matter? (1440 Topics)

> Behavioral scientists find some dogs show addictive-like behaviors toward toys, mirroring human addictions to gambling, gaming, and smartphones; research team to publish follow-up study examining how addictive traits differ by breed (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.5%, Nasdaq -0.1%) as the US government shutdown continues (More)

> The US directly purchases Argentine pesos and agrees to offer $20B in financing as part of rescue effort to stabilize Argentina's economy (More) | Read a history of Argentina's economy (More)

> IRS announces new federal tax brackets for 2026 to adjust for inflation (More) | At least 22 states are experiencing a recession or close to it, new analysis finds (More)

Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli government approves ceasefire deal with Hamas; 200 US troops will monitor the exchange of hostages and prisoners, expected within days (More) | White House denies striking a boat carrying Colombian citizens last week (More)

> Texas' highest criminal court halts the execution of Robert Roberson, convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter, who was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome (More) | See background on the controversial diagnosis (More)

> French appeals court increases the prison term for a man convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot (More) | See previous write-up (More)

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