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Science & Technology

In partnership with IntelGenx

> Brief and reversible suppression of key gene in fruit flies gives rise to cancer tumors; breakthrough challenges longstanding belief cancer can only be initiated by permanent genetic mutations (More)

> Bioluminescent animals evolved as early as 540 million years ago, study suggests; trait emerged at the same time as some animals developed eyes (More) | Cambrian explosion 101 (More)

> NASA confirms it reestablished contact with Voyager 1, months after communications problems arose (More) | The craft launched in 1977 and is now 15 billion miles from Earth; see map here (More)

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Business & Markets

> Markets close mixed (Dow -0.1%, S&P 500 0.0%, Nasdaq +0.1%) as earnings reports continue to roll in (More) | Shares of Meta drop 16% on weak revenue guidance, despite beating first quarter estimates (More)

> Consulting giant McKinsey reportedly under federal criminal investigation for its role in opioid-related work for pharmaceutical firms (More) | Russia seizes $440M from JPMorgan Chase, which it says had been frozen following the invasion of Ukraine (More)

> AI coding startup Cognition secures $175M investment from Founders Fund, brings valuation to $2B (More) | IBM to acquire cloud infrastructure company HashiCorp for $6.4B (More)

Politics & World Affairs

> Arizona House passes repeal of near-total abortion ban by 32-28 vote, sending bill to the state Senate; law was first passed in 1864 (More) | Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a federal law allowing emergency room doctors to perform abortions in certain cases supersedes state restrictions on the procedure (More)

> Supreme Court to consider today whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity in election interference case (More) | Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, 17 others indicted in Arizona "fake electors" plan (More) | Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D, NJ-10) dies at age 65 from reported cardiac arrest (More)

> Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police at the University of Texas and University of Southern California as campus demonstrations spread across the US (More) | House Speaker Mike Johnson (R, LA-4) appears at Columbia University protest, calls on White House to bring in National Guard (More)

In-Depth

> Hot Brains

MIT Press Reader | Nicholas Humphrey. Roughly 200 million years ago, mammals and birds evolved the ability to generate their own heat—or became warm-blooded. Now, some scientists argue the ability to maintain our own internal temperature may have given rise to self-awareness. (Read)

> The Handcuff Man

The Atavist | Hallie Lieberman. For years, someone known only as the "The Handcuff Man" preyed on gay men in the streets of Atlanta. The attacks were often horrific, but it took a dogged reporter uncovering the crimes to push city officials to action. (Read)

Explaining "Baby Reindeer," Netflix's popular—and true—stalker series. 

South Carolina residents are calling the cops on cicadas.

Escaped military horses cause chaos in London. 

You may be able to get a refund for your delayed flight.

... and how "drip pricing" can make airfare more expensive.

How to rate the amount of pesticides in your lettuce (and other produce).

Dust from Africa turns the skies over Athens orange. 

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood's wardrobe to be auctioned.

Clickbait: Oreo announces new sweet-and-sour collaboration.

Historybook: Workers break ground on Suez Canal (1859); The US declares war on Spain to begin Spanish-American War (1898); Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald born (1917); Al Pacino born (1940); Singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte dies (2023).

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