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The French left will select a candidate for prime minister from their winning electoral coalition within the week, according to Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure on Monday. Faure’s socialists are part of the New Popular Front (NFP), a left-wing alliance that secured the most seats, but not a clear majority, in Sunday’s parliamentary election.

Paramount Global, the media giant behind CBS and MTV, has agreed to merge with David Ellison’s Skydance Media, concluding years of speculation about Paramount’s future. This merger, announced on Sunday, follows a failed acquisition attempt by Ellison weeks earlier, which had cast doubt on Paramount’s direction. The deal now solidifies Ellison as a significant media figure, ending Shari Redstone’s control …

On Thursday, a jury ruled that the NFL must pay over $4.7 billion for anti-trust violations related to its “Sunday Ticket” package. This package allows fans to watch out-of-market games but requires them to purchase a bundle of games to do so. Given the anti-trust nature of the case, the damages could be tripled to $14.1 billion if the verdict …

On Monday, July 8, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon during her Round of 16 match at Wimbledon 2024. This gesture was in response to an alleged Russian attack on a children’s hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. The attack, which occurred on Monday morning, reportedly claimed 31 lives, according to news agency AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

Dark matter constitutes over 95 percent of the universe, yet its nature remains elusive. Two scientists, Samuel H. Kramer from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Ian H. Redmount from Saint Louis University, have proposed that particles known as tachyons, which move faster than light, could potentially make up dark matter. These hypothetical particles challenge Einstein’s theory of relativity, which posits …

A groundbreaking clinical trial conducted in South Africa and Uganda has revealed that biannual injections of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug provide young women with complete protection from HIV infection. The study, sponsored by Gilead Sciences, involved 5,000 participants across three sites in Uganda and 25 in South Africa to test the effectiveness of Lenacapavir along with two other …

Cruzeiro will visit Arena do Grêmio on Wednesday for a Serie A match against Grêmio. Grêmio Grêmio enters this match following a 0-0 draw with Juventude in their last Serie A game. In that match, Grêmio had 51% possession and 13 shots on goal, with 5 on target. Juventude, on the other hand, had 14 shots with 6 on target, …

Juventude will face a challenging match on Wednesday as they go up against Internacional in the Copa do Brasil. Internacional Internacional come into this game following a 1-1 draw against Fluminense in Serie A. In that match, Internacional had 45% possession and 12 shots on goal, with 4 on target. Igor Gomes scored for Internacional in the 40th minute, while …