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Charlotte police stopped two men travelling along South Tryon Street on a love seat balanced across two Lime scooters, then warned about the stunt's safety risks.

President Donald Trump has approved the execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, although appeals could delay it.

PYC Therapeutics shares gained 5.1% as investors looked ahead to clinical data for PYC-003, an experimental RNA treatment for inherited polycystic kidney disease.

Australian comedian Judith Lucy has revealed an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis and plans for a double mastectomy, sharing the news with humour and receiving widespread support.

EQ Resources shares fell 11% despite record quarterly revenue, production and cash, as investors took profits after a rally of more than 500% this year.

PepsiCo has voluntarily recalled more than 122,000 cases of four Gatorade flavours sold in 37 US states because artificial yellow dyes were not listed on labels.

Inter&Co shares rose 26% to $6.89 on heavy volume, with no new company announcement explaining the move. The stock remains below analysts' average price target.

XP shares climbed 33% to a 52-week high after Flávio Bolsonaro exceeded polling expectations in Brazil's first presidential round, intensifying investor optimism but leaving markets exposed to runoff uncertainty.

Chipotle shares fell nearly 4% after JPMorgan lowered its price target and an unconfirmed deal rumour surfaced, with investors focused on weak traffic, margins and the upcoming earnings report.

Coca-Cola Consolidated shares rose 0.4% to $192.81 as investors assessed strong first-half volume and sales growth, debt reduction and pressure from higher aluminium costs before third-quarter results.

Coleman Wong beat Australian teenager Cruz Hewitt 6-4, 6-1 in Shanghai Masters qualifying, ending Hewitt's Masters 1000 debut and moving Wong within one win of the main draw.

Tesla shares rose for a second consecutive session after quarterly vehicle deliveries exceeded analyst forecasts, while investors turned their focus to earnings, margins, energy storage and autonomous-driving plans.

Nvidia shares climbed as the company said OpenAI's faster GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast service runs on Blackwell processors, while investors weighed inference demand against regulatory and competitive risks.

GameStop shares have risen about 30% in a month as CEO Ryan Cohen and other insiders buy stock, while stronger profits and options activity fuel investor optimism.

PTC shares jumped more than 35% after Schneider Electric agreed to acquire the industrial software maker for $22.6 billion, expanding its industrial AI business.

Vaxcyte shares surged after its experimental VAX-31 pneumococcal vaccine met the main goals of a late-stage trial, though regulatory approval and commercial manufacturing remain years away.

Kody and Robyn Brown will not appear in Season 21 of Sister Wives after 16 years of filming. TLC has not explained their absence, and the couple has not confirmed a separation.

A worker at a Siberian plague research institute has died of severe pneumonia, prompting monitoring of nearly 200 contacts as Russian authorities deny a confirmed link to plague.

In his memoir, Michael Douglas says he and Kathleen Turner began a secret relationship while filming Romancing the Stone in 1984; Turner calls the attention a fuss.

Novig reported sharp increases in trading volume, new depositors and app downloads after Sydney Sweeney's ad launched, but the figures do not separate its impact from the NFL season.

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognises three scientists whose work transformed an algae protein into a light-controlled tool for activating or silencing nerve cells.

South Korean judoka Jeong Su-jin was disqualified from the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after coaches incorrectly told her she had not been selected for a random weigh-in, leaving her 100 grams over the limit.

Elon Musk says he plans to rename SpaceXAI SpaceXSI after backing Donald Trump's "Super Intelligence" terminology, but no company statement or filing has confirmed the change.

The US and China are competing to establish bases near the lunar south pole, reviving legal questions over resource ownership, commercial mining and the limits of the Outer Space Treaty.

A standard Red Bull can contains 80 milligrams of caffeine. Adult guidance allows up to 400 milligrams daily, while pregnancy, sleep, sensitivity and age require stricter limits.

The FBI is still examining ransom messages linked to missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, while investigators have identified some as fraudulent and have not verified claims about her fate.

The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly exploring a reunion with Tyreek Hill as injuries affect their receivers, though his recovery from major knee damage remains a key concern.

Lionel Messi has more social media followers than Taylor Swift, while Swift leads decisively in live ticket sales, highlighting how different measures produce different definitions of global popularity.

Small HIV trials suggest combinations of immune therapies may help some people control the virus without daily medication, although larger studies and sustained funding are still needed.