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JUL 31

MLB trade deadline live updates roundup

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The Boston Red Sox acquired Dustin May from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Cincinnati Reds acquired Ke'Bryan Hayes and Zack Littell.

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired closer Jhoan Duran from the Twins.

The Chicago White Sox traded Austin Slater and Adrian Houser.

The Arizona Diamondbacks were unable to trade Zac Gallen.

5 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 31

Pirates trade closer David Bednar to Yankees

21 verified facts from 1 source.

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Bednar's 2025 season record is 2-5 with a 2.37 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 17 saves in 17 opportunities.

Flores was the Yankees' No. 8 prospect.

Sanchez is ranked the Yankees' No. 24 prospect by Baseball America.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 31

Mariners acquire Eugenio Suárez from Diamondbacks

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Eugenio Suárez is a free agent after this season.

In 2023, Suárez posted a .714 OPS and led the league with 214 strikeouts.

Suárez's 36 home runs are the most by a player in a single season before being traded midseason.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 31

Shannon Sharpe confirms ESPN firing

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Sharpe addressed his firing on his "Nightcap" podcast, which he hosts alongside Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson.

Sharpe took a leave of absence from ESPN while the lawsuit was handled.

The woman's lawyer, Tony Buzbee, confirmed that a settlement was reached and that the lawsuit would be dismissed with prejudice.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 31

Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White circling 'The Social Network' sequel

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The original Social Network earned eight Oscar nominations and won three.

If deals close, White would play the former WSJ tech reporter who leads the breaking of the Facebook files.

Frances Haugen is a data engineer-turned-whistleblower who went to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Wall Street Journal with her information.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Court case challenging lawfulness of Trump's tariffs

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The Cato Institute filed an amicus brief siding with the plaintiffs.

Trump cited IEEPA to impose 10% universal tariffs applied to most countries' exports since April.

Trump used Section 301 during his first term to hike tariffs on several Chinese imports, along with aircraft and other European Union goods.

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“If the IEEPA is deemed inadmissible, the legal status of the trade deals themselves could come into question,”
JPMorgan Said DATE NOT STATED Reported JUL 31 verbatim · 1 source

JPMorgan economists said in a note that if IEEPA is deemed inadmissible, the legal status of Trump's trade deals could come into question.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 31

Investor speculation ahead of Apple earnings call

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Analysts surveyed by LSEG expected Apple to see a single-digit-percentage increase in earnings and revenue for the quarter compared to the prior-year period.

'F1: The Movie' generated more than $293 million globally, becoming Apple's highest-grossing theatrical film.

Apple's third-quarter earnings call was slated for 5 p.m. ET Thursday following the release of its quarterly results.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Public ChatGPT queries indexed by Google and other search engines

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A ChatGPT conversation would be appended with a "/share" URL only if the user deliberately clicks the "share" button and then clicks a second "create link" button.

OpenAI said the feature was a short-lived experiment that introduced too many opportunities for users to accidentally share things they did not intend to.

Google may index files from Google Drive in Search when people share public links to documents with the "Anyone with link can view" setting.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 31

Colossal flood through Greenland Ice Sheet

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The flood occurred in a region where models previously predicted the ice was frozen at the bed.

The flood left 385,000 square metres of fractured and distorted ice, including ice blocks 25 metres high.

90 million cubic metres of water were released from the lake over 10 days.

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“Downslope of the fracture zone, an ~6-km2region of the ice surface had been scoured clean. Together, these observations indicate that a substantial volume of water broke up through the ice at this location and flooded across the surface.”
the study Said DATE NOT STATED Reported JUL 31 verbatim · 1 source

The study explains that a scoured ice surface and fracture zone together indicate a substantial volume of water broke through the ice and flooded across the surface.

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JUL 31

TechCrunch article on dating apps

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The stock prices of Bumble and Match Group have declined about 90% and 68% over the last five years, respectively.

Match Group owns 45 dating apps, including Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid.

About 52% of never-married American adults have used dating apps.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

JUL 31

Battlefield 6 Godot-powered UGC mode announced

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Battlefield 6's conflict is between NATO and a private military force called PAX Armata.

Battlefield Portal is powered by the Godot engine.

Battlefield 6 is set in the year 2027.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Deadly flesh-eating bacteria kills 4 in Louisiana

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According to the CDC, about 1 in 5 people with Vibrio vulnificus die, sometimes within 48 hours of becoming ill.

In Florida, thirteen people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus and four have died from it so far in 2025.

Vibrio vulnificus is a potentially deadly, flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters and raw seafood.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Quote of the day
“Downslope of the fracture zone, an ~6-km2region of the ice surface had been scoured clean. Together, these observations indicate that a substantial volume of water broke up through the ice at this location and flooded across the surface.”
the study Said DATE NOT STATED Reported JUL 31 verbatim · 1 source

The study explains that a scoured ice surface and fracture zone together indicate a substantial volume of water broke through the ice and flooded across the surface.

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