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JUST IN: Justin Timberlake is sharing that he has been "battling some health issues" as he concludes his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, including that he was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease. The “Mirrors” singer opened up about his diagnosis in an Instagram post Thursday, writing that he wanted to “shed some light” on what he’s been going through behind the scenes. “Living with this can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically,” Timberlake wrote. “When I first got the diagnosis I was shocked for sure. But, at least I could understand why I would be onstage and in a massive amount of nerve pain or, just feeling crazy fatigue or sickness.” Read more: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pcnn.it/4ogTxjz

Microsoft is set to soar past $4 trillion in market valuation for the first time, as a blockbuster earnings report helps the tech behemoth become the second company after Nvidia to surpass the milestone. The software company forecast a record $30 billion in capital spending for the current fiscal first quarter and reported booming sales in its Azure cloud computing business. Read more: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pcnn.it/4ffXXD2

JUST IN: President Trump announces agreement to pause higher tariffs on Mexico for 90 days ahead of his Friday deadline for countries to reach new trade deals. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pcnn.it/3UrxZmR

Palestinian para-cyclist Alaa al-Dali has long dreamed about representing his people on an international stage. But keeping his mind on training is challenging most days, and near impossible on some, as his thoughts go towards the war in Gaza, where distressing images of skeletal children are pouring out of the area, causing international outrage over starvation and mounting concern over restrictions on food and aid ordered by Israel. “My family is in Gaza. My children are in Gaza. There is famine now. There’s a genocide happening. We are going through a very difficult time now,” al-Dali told CNN Sports.

When the Turkmenistan government announced new streamlined visa regulations in April, people familiar with traveling to the Central Asian nation were unsure what to make of it. Not that there are many such experts — along with North Korea and Eritrea, Turkmenistan has long been considered one of the globe’s most isolated countries, a legacy that dates to the 1990s when the nation broke away from the disintegrating Soviet Union and turned inward, settling into a sealed-off, independent authoritarianism. For certain travelers, though, especially those who gravitate toward conflict zones and geopolitical oddities, Turkmenistan’s impenetrability has given it an alluring mystique. There’s just one problem: getting in. Read more: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pcnn.it/3Jakwx2

JUST IN: US consumers continued to spend in June despite tariff-related price hikes, new data shows. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pcnn.it/3UIvY5u

As Elon Musk has relied on small businesses to help him grow his multibillion-dollar empire, many contractors claim they were not paid – and at least two say they were forced into bankruptcy as a result, according to a CNN review of civil lawsuits and construction liens against companies including Tesla, SpaceX and X. Read more: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pcnn.it/4flORVK

Andrea Murzello has a doctorate in pharmacy and a stable job at a nonprofit. But she says she can’t afford to grow her family — not under the Trump administration’s latest student loan policy shift. She’s one of nearly 8 million borrowers who will see their loan balances start increasing again on August 1. Earlier this month, the Department of Education announced it would resume applying interest to loans held by borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, an income-driven repayment plan introduced under the Biden administration that had helped borrowers struggling to keep up with high interest loans.

For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are usually chewed as “quids,” a mix of slaked lime and ground betel nuts—which contain psychoactive compounds that boost energy, alertness, euphoria, and relaxation—wrapped in a betel leaf. The stimulant, which can leave a red, brown or black stain on the teeth, is thought to be the world’s fourth most commonly used psychoactive substance, after caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine, with hundreds of millions of users globally. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pcnn.it/3INqXWZ

Two leading Israeli human rights groups have accused Israel of "committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza," becoming the first such organizations to make the claim. B'Tselem's Executive Director Yuli Novak and Physicians for Human Rights Israel's Executive Director Guy Shalev tell CNN's Christiane Amanpour what was behind their groups' decisions to use the word genocide. Read more: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pcnn.it/44Y9gfO