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Iran’s parliament voted yesterday to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The bill requires approval from the country’s unelected 12-person Guardian Council—and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—to go into effect.
There are competing claims about the impact of US military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump maintains the strikes set Iran’s program back decades, downplaying a leaked US intelligence report suggesting a monthslong delay. Trump said he will meet with Iranians next week for negotiations but that a deal is not necessary to degrade Iranian capabilities. Iran claims it moved its uranium stockpile out of nuclear facilities ahead of the strikes and now plans to accelerate enrichment. The country maintains its program is peaceful.
Separately, Trump touted progress in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. Dozens of people were reported killed in Gaza while waiting for aid this week. Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in a bombing yesterday. See live updates here. |
Festivities kick off in Venice this week for the high-profile wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV journalist Lauren Sanchez. The three-day affair will draw an estimated 200 to 250 wedding guests, potentially costing up to $76M. See how it stacks up against other lavish weddings.
The ceremony's precise location is not publicly known, but a reception is planned for Arsenale di Venezia, a centuries-old complex surrounded by water on the city’s outer edge. The guest list reportedly includes Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry, and Ivanka Trump. See the invitation here.
Attendees were asked not to provide gifts, with Bezos and Sanchez donating to the city in the guests' honor. Water levels in Venice are expected to rise by half a centimeter per year, with parts of the city permanently underwater by 2150. Protesters have gathered to demonstrate against wealth inequality and over-tourism under the banner “No Space for Bezos.” See photos here. |
Kenyan Olympian Faith Kipyegon will launch a Nike-backed bid to become the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile. Watch the event in Paris’ Stade Sébastien Charléty at 1:15 pm ET here.
The 31-year-old Olympian has prepared since 2023, when she clocked a 4:07.64 mile in Monaco, beating the previous record by over four seconds. While today’s event is ineligible for official record contention, Nike hopes it will boost women's line sales, which saw 4.4% growth since 2021, compared to 13.5% for men’s. The company recently doubled its research investment into female athletes' anatomy and biodynamics. Kipyegon will sport Nike’s latest prototypes: a suit with nodes designed to reduce drag; a bra made of 3D-printed, moisture-wicking material; and a shoe 25% lighter than the model she wore in last year’s Olympics.
The first man to crack the four-minute mile was Roger Bannister in 1954. See how the women’s record has evolved here. |
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> The Dallas Mavericks take Duke's Cooper Flagg with the top pick of the 2025 NBA Draft; Round 2 is set for tonight (8pm ET, ESPN) (More) |
> Closing arguments begin today in Sean "Diddy" Combs' wide-ranging sex crimes trial (More) | Brian Johnson, social media influencer who was the subject of a Netflix documentary, arrested after making "terroristic" threats against Joe Rogan (More) |
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> Google DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome, an AI-powered platform to predict how variants and mutations in genetic code lead to different diseases, impact biological processes, and more (More) |
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> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow -0.3%, Nasdaq +0.3%) (More) | Nvidia shares notch record high for the first time since January (More) |
> Federal Reserve proposes loosening key rule regulating the quantity and quality of capital banks should keep against their investments; original rule stems from 2008 financial crisis to ensure stability of big US banks (More) |
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> NATO leaders agree to increase defense spending to 5% of countries' gross domestic product by 2035 (More) | See previous write-up (More) |
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> What If a Colossal Solar Storm Strikes?
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