In The Know from 1440 Daily Digest
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Sir Michael Gambon, BAFTA-, SAG-, and Olivier-winning actor recently known for role of Dumbledore in “Harry Potter” franchise, dies at 82
> Upstart spring professional football leagues XFL and USFL announce intent to merge and will begin playing next year
> MLB regular season wraps this weekend; see latest playoff picture| Golf’s Ryder Cup, a team competition pitting the US against Europe, kicks off today from Rome
Science & Technology
> Illinois becomes latest state to identify the spotted lanternfly, a rapidly spreading invasive species that feasts on hundreds of plant varieties; officials encourage killing the insects on sight
> Engineers demonstrate flexible wearable sensor capable of continuously analyzing a user’s sweat with monitoring of glucose levels, pH, and more
> Scientists recover and sequence genetic material from a Tasmanian tiger that lived 130 years ago, raising the possibility of cloning the animal; marks the first time RNA has been sequenced from an extinct species
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.8%); S&P 500 and Nasdaq on pace to close out worst month in 2023 despite gains
> Nike misses revenue expectations as North American sales fall 2%, but beats earnings expectations; shares up in after-hours trading | Women’s volleyball organization that plans to launch a professional league next year raises $35M from venture capital firms and celebrity athletes
> Shares of Evergrande Group—China’s second-largest property developer—halted in Hong Kong; company’s chairman was placed under surveillance earlier this month
Politics & World Affairs
> House Oversight Committee holds its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into alleged illicit financial dealings by President Joe Biden when he served as vice president during the Obama administration; see highlights here
> Travis King, the US soldier who defected to North Korea but was subsequently expelled from the country, returns to the US; officials have not yet specified any disciplinary measures
> Student gunman kills at least three in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, officials have not released a motive to date
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