- โ๏ธ A rare copy of the US Constitution sold for $11+ million to an anonymous bidder at auction late Thursday; the 237-year-old document was printed shortly after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and played a role in the documentโs adoption by the original 13 states. (Background)
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- ๐ฐ US markets rose last week (S&P: +0.9%; Dow: +1.0%; Nasdaq: +0.8%).
- ๐ผ CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch stepped down on Friday, she'll be replaced by David Joyner, a veteran CVS Health exec. | ๐ช K-Mart closed its last full-size store in the US on Sunday night. | ๐ค Boeing and its striking machinists have reportedly reached an agreement; the union's ratification vote is set for Wednesday.
- ๐ค Perplexity, an AI search-engine startup, is in talks to raise new funding at a $8 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal; the company was valued at $3 billion in a funding round this past summer.
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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
- SCOREBOARD: ๐ WNBA: The New York Liberty won the franchise's first-ever WNBA Finals after defeating the Minnesota Lynx in a decisive Game 5 last night. | ๐ CFB: The #1 ranked teams in the FBS, FCS, and Division II college football all lost on Saturday night; see a full Week 6 recap. | โพ MLB: The Yankees advanced to the World Series after a 4-1 series win over the Guardians; theyโll face the Dodgers, who advanced to the World Series last night after a 4-2 series win over the Mets. | ๐ NFL: See a full Week 7 recap.
- ๐ฟ Smile 2 led the domestic box office with $23 million in its opening weekend; Palme dโOr-winning Anora earned $90,000/location across six theaters, ranking as the best screen average of 2024.
- ๐บ๐ช The true story behind The Woman of The Hour dating show serial killer.
SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH
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- ๐ฉธ Scientists created โsmartโ insulin that can automatically switch itself on and off depending in response to varying glucose levels in the blood, per a new study published in Nature.
- ๐ค๐ Chinese company Robot Era built a humanoid robot it says can run at a top speed of just over 8 miles/hour (with the help of sneakers), making it the fastest machine of its kind.
- โ๏ธ The Orionid meteor shower is experiencing a two-day peak that ends after tonight.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- ๐ง Hundreds of frozen waffle products sold at Walmart, Target, and other major supermarkets across America have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination.
- ๐๏ธ๐บ๐ธ Girl Scouts of the USA is raising its membership prices from $25 to $65 over the next two years, amid a projected $5 million budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year.
- ๐ Georgia authorities are investigating an incident on Saturday where seven people died and eight others were hospitalized due to the collapse of a ferry dock on the stateโs Sapelo Island. | ๐จ๐บ Cuba has experienced power blackouts affecting all 10+ million residents over the past two days; the countryโs electrical grid collapsed four times over 48 hours ahead of Hurricane Oscar making landfall late Sunday night.
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