In The Know from 1440 Daily Digest
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The Rolling Stones announce first new album in 18 years | Sean “Diddy” Combs reassigns lucrative music publishing rights to original artists from Bad Boy Records
> Team USA cruises past Italy 100-63 to reach men’s FIBA Basketball World Cup semifinals | Spanish soccer federation fires women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda amid fallout from alleged misconduct by Spain’s soccer chief
> Coco Gauff, 19, becomes first American teen to reach US Open semifinals since Serena Williams in 2001
Science & Technology
> Meta to discontinue Facebook News in England, France, and Germany by end of year; move will end payments to publisher for carrying their content on the platform in affected countries
> Snail study finds the animals can produce three types of mucus; substances are surprisingly complex, with dozens of newly discovered proteins
> Engineers demonstrate 3D-printed biomaterial made from a seaweed-based polymer, with bacteria capable of converting pollutants into benign molecules
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.1%) to start holiday-shortened week
> Chip designer Arm releases latest initial public offering filing targeting an estimated valuation of $52B; Apple, Google, Nvidia, Samsung, and others plan to buy shares in what is expected to be the largest IPO of the year
> United Airlines experiences a brief ground stop on US flights after software update leads to slowdown in the airline’s systems
Politics & World Affairs
> Sixty-one people indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges over “Stop Cop City” movement; effort has focused on the development of an Atlanta-area police training facility, with activists storming the site in January
> Impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) begins in the state Senate; Paxton faces charges including bribery and misuse of public funds | Federal court overturns updated Alabama congressional map, finding it dilutes minority voting power
> Cuba accuses Russian operatives of running a human trafficking ring to lure Cuban citizens overseas to fight against Ukraine
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