Major entertainment news includes the announcement that Alex Cooper, a popular podcast host, is expecting her first child. The season 51 finale of Saturday Night Live featured a surprise performance by Paul McCartney and a guest appearance by Will Ferrell as the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein. Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second consecutive NBA MVP award, and Apple is set to release a new Siri app with auto-deleting chat features.
In politics, Thomas Massie expressed confidence in his re-election bid despite a defeat by Bill Cassidy in Louisiana. The International Criminal Court denied new arrest warrants for Israeli officials, while the US Federal Reserve's communication strategy is being questioned. In other news, the WHO declared a global health emergency due to a rare variant of the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
Sports news includes Aaron Rodgers agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, while the LIRR strike has shut down the nation's busiest commuter train line. In other developments, scientists have discovered a 90-foot giant dinosaur in Thailand, and NASA launched its 34th SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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