1. Ticketmaster Says No Valid NBA Finals Game 5 Tickets Will Be Revoked
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    Ticketmaster Says No Valid NBA Finals Game 5 Tickets Will Be Revoked

    Ticketmaster said no valid tickets for NBA Finals Game 5 will be canceled, after a 150-mile radius purchase restriction at the Spurs' Frost Bank Center sparked backlash and a rebuke from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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  2. Cavaliers Guard James Harden Charged With Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon in Houston
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    Cavaliers Guard James Harden Charged With Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon in Houston

    Cavaliers guard James Harden was arrested in Houston early on June 13 and charged with misdemeanor unlawful carrying of a weapon after a handgun was found in plain view in his car. He was released on a $100 bond.

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  3. Qatar Draw Switzerland 1-1 With Stoppage-Time Equalizer in World Cup Opener
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    Qatar Draw Switzerland 1-1 With Stoppage-Time Equalizer in World Cup Opener

    Qatar snatched a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their 2026 World Cup Group B opener at Levi's Stadium on June 13, equalizing in the fourth minute of stoppage time after Breel Embolo's first-half penalty.

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  4. Brazil and Morocco Draw 1-1 in 2026 World Cup Group C Opener at MetLife
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    Brazil and Morocco Draw 1-1 in 2026 World Cup Group C Opener at MetLife

    Brazil opened its 2026 World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Morocco at MetLife Stadium on June 13, Vinícius Júnior equalizing in the 32nd minute after Ismael Saibari put Morocco ahead.

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  5. The Intelligence Brief: AI's IPO Supercycle, the Knicks' First Title Since 1973, and Diller's $18B MGM Bid — June 13, 2026
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    The Intelligence Brief: AI's IPO Supercycle, the Knicks' First Title Since 1973, and Diller's $18B MGM Bid — June 13, 2026

    Capital chased scarcity this week: Anthropic's $965B IPO filing and SpaceX's record $75B listing collided with a federal order disabling Claude Fable 5, Barry Diller's $18B move to take MGM Resorts private, and the Knicks' first NBA title since 1973.

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  6. Brazil Opens World Cup vs. Morocco at MetLife as Knicks Pursue Title in Game 5
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    Brazil Opens World Cup vs. Morocco at MetLife as Knicks Pursue Title in Game 5

    Brazil opens its 2026 World Cup against Morocco at MetLife at 6 p.m. ET on June 13, hours before the Knicks visit the Spurs in Game 5 leading 3-1 and chasing their first NBA title since 1973.

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  7. Knicks and Spurs players during the 2026 NBA Finals
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    Games to Watch — Saturday, June 13: Knicks Can Close Out the Spurs in Game 5

    The Knicks can clinch their first title since 1973 in Game 5 at San Antonio (8:30 PM ET, ABC), where the Spurs sit -5.5 at home facing elimination. Brazil opens its World Cup against Morocco at 6 PM, and the Lynx visit the Aces without Napheesa Collier.

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  8. Washington Wizards Hold No. 1 Pick Entering 2026 NBA Draft on June 23
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    Washington Wizards Hold No. 1 Pick Entering 2026 NBA Draft on June 23

    The Washington Wizards will pick first in the 2026 NBA Draft on June 23, their top selection since John Wall in 2010, with AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson forming a tight consensus top four.

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  9. Barry Diller's People Inc. Offers to Buy Rest of MGM Resorts at $18 Billion Valuation
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    Barry Diller's People Inc. Offers to Buy Rest of MGM Resorts at $18 Billion Valuation

    People Inc., the Barry Diller media company formerly known as IAC, offered $48.30 a share to buy the 73.9% of MGM Resorts it does not already own, valuing the casino and online-betting operator at more than $18 billion.

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  10. 2026 NBA Finals Game 4 Draws 20.9 Million Viewers, Most-Watched Game 4 Since 1998
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    2026 NBA Finals Game 4 Draws 20.9 Million Viewers, Most-Watched Game 4 Since 1998

    Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals averaged 20.9 million viewers on ABC and peaked at 23.2 million during the Knicks' comeback — the most-watched Finals Game 4 since 1998, with the series the most-watched through four games since 1998.

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  11. Studios — June 12, 2026
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    Studios — June 12, 2026

    Uristocrat Studios shipped five updates this week: the skills catalog moved to its own domain at skillsandagents.co, the homepage got a unified Liquid Glass redesign, an Engineering skills category launched, and Artifact Host v1 opened for publishing HTML artifacts.

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  12. Anthropic Disables Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 After US Export-Control Order
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    Anthropic Disables Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 After US Export-Control Order

    Anthropic disabled its most advanced models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all customers on June 12 to comply with a US Commerce Department order restricting foreign access. Anthropic calls it a misunderstanding and is working to restore access.

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