The Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Edition
Trump Halts Spain Trade, GPT-5.6 Gets Green Light, and Australia's 'Space Balls'
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Science & Technology
$32 million
The asking price for the Pasadena estate that served as Wayne Manor in the 1960s 'Batman' TV series. The listing puts a real price tag on TV's most famous fictional mansion — Batcave enthusiasm required, Bruce Wayne-sized fortune mandatory.
Source: Deadline
This week: Novak Djokovic faces Jannik Sinner in a Wimbledon semifinal rematch at the All England Club.
Coming days: The World Cup quarterfinals kick off with the full bracket now set and all remaining matches at U.S. venues, as Egypt's officiating dispute with FIFA simmers.
Aug. 12: A total solar eclipse will briefly turn day to night across northern Spain on Aug. 12, drawing eclipse chasers from around the world.
Sept. 14: Mariska Hargitay hosts the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on NBC Sept. 14 — the first woman to host the ceremony in 15 years.
- 1776The Declaration of Independence receives its first public reading in Philadelphia
- 1889The Wall Street Journal publishes its first edition
- 1947Roswell Army Air Field announces recovery of a 'flying disc,' sparking decades of UFO lore
- 2011Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the final mission of NASA's shuttle program
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