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CNN — New research shows that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may reduce the risk of certain cancers. People who are overweight or obese are at greater risk for 13 types of cancer, and the risk increases the longer a person is overweight and the more overweight he or she becomes. About 40% … Read more

Water broke a levee in a Wisconsin town during severe thunderstorms on Friday, forcing evacuations and closing roads, officials said. A small thunderstorm raged over Manawa and the surrounding area on Friday morning, dropping more than 5 inches (14 centimeters) of snow in about four hours, Kurt Kotenberg, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service … Read more

Enlarge / The bar with the Birthday Cake flavor. One person may have died after eating Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies, which were recalled last week due to a series of serious illnesses involving seizures, intubation and intensive care unit admissions. According to an update this week from the Food and Drug Administration, the number of … Read more

After multiple rejections, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games’ third-party app marketplace to launch in the EU. As now allowed under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic announced earlier this year that it planned to bring back both its digital storefront and its flagship game, Fortnite, to iOS in Europe. On Friday, however, … Read more

Kendrick Lamar released the music video for “Not Like Us” to a hungry audience on July 4, and like almost everything the Pulitzer-winning rapper has released since March, it’s a heavily coded collection of insults and jokes at the expense of his Canadian rival Drake. Lamar’s nearly six-minute video, which comes during a months-long escalation … Read more

If this doesn’t work for Aaron Boone, he can make it in politics. Or better yet, in diplomacy. Or, if he were to take the 97 percent pay cut (fair guess), he could write for one of those websites that focus on positive team news. Meanwhile, you can count on the Yankees manager to find … Read more

Enlarge / Four kerosene-fueled Reaver engines power the Firefly Alpha rocket from the launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Welcome to Issue 7.01 of the Rocket Report! We’re putting this week’s report together a day later than usual because of the Independence Day holiday. Ars is entering its seventh year of publishing … Read more

If you thought COVID was a thing of the past, this summer’s surge should make you think twice. The entire Bay Area now seems to be infected with the virus. Local data shows the virus is spreading widely in San Jose and most communities around the Bay Area and California. But despite near-record levels of … Read more

If Tesla (TSLA) can be a tech company when auto sales falter, it can certainly be a car company when sales beat expectations. That’s how Wall Street sees it, as Tesla bulls are back on the rise. Tesla shares have surged more than 25% in the past week on car deliveries that beat expectations, dwarfing … Read more

Sony/CNET The 4th of July holiday may be over, but the sales are sticking around for an encore. If you’re looking to up your streaming game, you’re in luck. There are dozens of discounts on TVs right now. Whether you’re looking to improve your home theater or your gaming experience, there’s a TV out there … Read more