Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV pray together in the first joint service between Church of England and Catholic Church leaders in 500 years (More)
> Broadway's musicians union reaches tentative labor deal with commercial producers, averting strike that threatened to halt 23 shows (More) | "Stranger Things" series finale to premiere on Netflix and over 350 movie theaters Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, marking first Netflix series theatrical release (More)
> Athletics Integrity Unit bans women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich from competing for three years after positive doping test (More)
Science & Technology
> Google Earth expands artificial intelligence features, enhancing ability to identify infrastructure and communities at risk from severe weather (More) | Two Florida coral reef species deemed functionally extinct after 2023 heat wave (More)
> Paleontologists unearth well-preserved dinosaur remains, mummified by microorganisms for over 66 million years (More)
> Researchers discover Alzheimer’s disease disrupts the circadian rhythms of plaque-clearing brain cells, suggesting correcting these rhythms as potential Alzheimer’s treatment (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.9%) as traders await release of delayed September US inflation report today (More)
> US existing home sales rise 1.5% month-over-month in September to seven-month high; median home price of $415,200 is up 2.1% from a year ago and the highest price for any September on record (More) | Average US 30-year fixed mortgage rate falls to lowest level in more than a year (More)
> EV-maker Rivian to cut over 600 jobs, roughly 4% of workforce (More) | Apple loses UK class-action lawsuit over excessive fees charged to app developers (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Senate votes down competing bills to pay active-duty military members, essential workers amid standoff over federal government shutdown (More)
> President Donald Trump says he will back off plans to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco after speaking with tech leaders, including CEOs of Nvidia, Salesforce (More)
> Sudan's military intercepts drone attack on main international airport from Rapid Support Forces; the paramilitary group targeted Khartoum International Airport one day after it reopened to passenger flights (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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