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Wednesday, November 19

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Metropolitan Museum of Art announces "Costume Art" as inaugural exhibition in Costume Institute's nearly 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries, opening May 2026; Met Gala dress code announcement expected in early 2026 (More)

> Post Malone, Lil Jon, and Jack White to headline NFL Thanksgiving halftime shows (More) | Influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul to fight former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in professional match streamed on Netflix Dec. 19 (More)

> Tom Cruise and Dolly Parton among lifetime achievement honorees at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards (More)


Science & Technology
> Jeff Bezos launches startup focused on AI applications in engineering and manufacturing; he will serve as co-CEO alongside former Google scientist (More)

> Report reveals National Institutes of Health funding cuts affected over 74,000 participants across 383 clinical trials from late February to mid-August; cuts disproportionately impacted infectious disease studies (More)

> Scientists build digital copy of mouse brain cortex with supercomputer, enabling them to simulate neurological diseases and test treatments virtually (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.9%, Dow -1.2%, Nasdaq -0.8%) as tech slumps weigh on markets; investors look ahead to delayed September jobs report, set for Thursday release (More)

> Novo Nordisk cuts direct-to-consumer prices for weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic to $349 per month for existing cash-paying patients on most doses; offers limited-time $199 monthly price to new cash-paying patients on lower doses (More)

> Ford partners with Amazon to sell certified used vehicles on the retail giant's auto marketplace, becoming second brand name to do so after Hyundai; initial rollout is in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Dallas (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> US House expected to vote today on whether to compel the Justice Department to release files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (More) | UN Security Council approves US plan authorizing international stabilization force in Gaza (More)

> Federal agents say they have detained over 130 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, since Friday as part of an ongoing immigration crackdown; roughly 200 agents are due to be redeployed to New Orleans this upcoming weekend (More)

> Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk calls explosion on railway track 60 miles from Warsaw an "act of sabotage"; investigators have not publicly identified a suspect or motive behind the attack, which has disrupted aid delivery to Ukraine (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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