Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Bob Newhart, Grammy- and Emmy-winning comedy and TV sitcom icon, dies at 94 (More) | Lou Dobbs, political commentator and longtime cable news host, dies at 78 (More)
> The 2024 Tour de France wraps up Sunday in Nice, France; see latest standings with three stages left (More)
> The 2024 Kennedy Center Honors to recognize the Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, jazz musician Arturo Sandoval, and New York City's Apollo Theater with artistic lifetime achievement awards (More)
Science & Technology
> OpenAI debuts GPT-4o Mini, a smaller, less expensive version of its flagship large language model; critics of an earlier version said the cost to run GPT-4o priced out small developers (More) | Generative AI explained in three minutes (More, w/video)
> NASA cancels $450M robotic mission to explore the moon's south pole, citing cost overruns; materials developed to date may be repurposed for future efforts (More)
> Researchers discover the early formation of a 61-million-year-old microcontinent in the Arctic Ocean's Davis Strait; feature emerged during the separation of Greenland from Canada (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -1.3%, Nasdaq -0.7%) as investors rotate out of AI-focused tech stocks and into smaller cap stocks (More)
> Darden Restaurants, parent of Olive Garden, to buy Tex-Mex chain operator Chuy's Holdings for $605M in cash deal (More) | Ford invests $3B to expand Super Duty truck production, including at Canadian plant previously designated for electric vehicles (More)
> Amazon Prime Day hauls record $14.2B in US online sales, up 11% from 2023 (More) | Netflix beats Q2 earnings projections, raises 2024 revenue forecast; adds 8 million subscribers in Q2, pushing global audience to 277 million (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> US federal appeals court temporarily blocks Biden administration from carrying out its "SAVE" student debt relief plan, which offers reduced monthly payments to borrowers (More) | Biden administration announces it will cancel $1.2B in federal student loans for 35,000 public workers (More)
> US Justice Department alleges employees of Southwest Key, the largest housing provider of unaccompanied migrant children, engaged in sexual abuse and harassment of children since at least 2015 (More)
> Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as president of the European Commission after securing 401 votes from members of parliament; she will remain in the role until 2029 (More)
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Inside Out 2" crosses $1B at global box office, becoming the fastest animation film to break the $1B mark in just 19 days after its release (More)
> San Jose Sharks take Boston University's Macklin Celebrini with top pick in 2024 NHL Draft (More) | See complete list of all 225 draft picks (More) | India tops South Africa to win T20 Cricket World Cup (More)
> Simone Biles win's Team USA trials all-around competition to qualify for her third Olympics (More) | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles to win the Team USA track and field Olympic trials (More)
Science & Technology
> NASA's Odyssey spacecraft completes 100,000 orbits around Mars, more than two decades after launching; agency releases snapshot of Olympus Mons, the solar system's largest volcano (More)
> Gene silencing technology reduces misfolded proteins known as prions by 80% in mouse trials; approach may lead to new therapies for some neurodegenerative diseases (More) | How prion diseases like mad cow and fatal familial insomnia work (More, w/video)
> Researchers identify brain regions associated with the sensation of feeling full; study finds new weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound act on the neurons (More) | How do GLP-1 drugs work? (More, w/video)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq -0.7%) following release of data on inflation and consumer sentiment (More)
> US federal judge rules cryptocurrency exchange Binance must face the majority of a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (More)
> DVD rental company Redbox files for bankruptcy after defaulting on loans and missing payroll for employees (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Joe Biden meets with family at Camp David amid Democratic supporters' concerns over the president's fitness to run in the 2024 election (More)
> Iran's presidential race heads to a runoff election between reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili; voter turnout was 40%, lowest in the Islamic Republic's history (More)
> South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announces cabinet, which includes the opposition party for the first time, following the election in May (More)
SOURCE: 1440 News
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 108th Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday (12:30 pm ET, NBC) from Indianapolis Motor Speedway (More) | Footage releasedof world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler’s arrest last weekoutside PGA Championship venue (More)
> Charlie Colin, founding member of rock band Train, dies at 58 after slipping and falling in shower (More)
> Toronto awarded WNBA franchise, will be first non-US WNBA team when they begin play in 2026 (More) | NBA MVP Nikola Jokić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Luka Dončić headline All-NBA team (More)
Science & Technology
> Atomic-level images reveal the first few layers of ice begin to melt around minus 240 degrees Fahrenheit, far below the bulk freezing point; helps resolve decades-old debate over why ice is so slippery (More)
> Researchers discover crows can produce deliberate number of calls on demand, demonstrating counting skills only previously seen in humans (More)
> Study finds two distinct cell groups involved in fentanyl addiction, one developing when the drug is taken and one upon withdrawal; findings may lead to new treatments for opioid dependence (More)
Business & Markets
> Markets tumble (Dow -1.5%, S&P 500 -0.7%, Nasdaq -0.4%), with Dow notching its worst day of 2024 and more than 400 of the S&P 500 falling on the day amid Federal Reserve concerns over persistent inflation (More) | Boeing drops more than 7% as company forecasts negative free cash flow (More)
> US business groups file suit to block Biden administration rule requiring mandatory overtime pay for salaried workers making less than $1,128 per week; plaintiffs argue regulation would negatively impact small businesses and nonprofits (More)
> Top venture funds a16z, Sequoia, and Tribe reportedly to join $6B funding round for Elon Musk's artificial intelligence xAI startup; raise values the company at $18B (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> US Supreme Court rejects claim that removal of Black voters from swing district constitutes illegal gerrymandering (More) | Democrats call for investigation of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after controversial flag reported flown outside his vacation home (More) | What is the "Appeal to Heaven" flag? (More)
> Louisiana state Senate passes a bill treating abortion medication as controlled substances akin to Ambien, Valium, and Xanax; if signed into law, anyone who is not pregnant or a licensed medical provider could face up to five years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines if found carrying mifepristone or misoprostol (More)
> China holds military drills around Taiwan following inauguration of President William Lai; Taiwanese officials say the drills mark first-ever simulation of a full-scale attack as opposed to economic blockade (More)
SOURCE: 1440 News
