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1. Elon Musk Back on His Twitter BS Again—on Twitter, Naturally

  DEAL OR NO DEAL? 

He tweeted that the $44 billion purchase “cannot move forward” until Twitter proves that less than 5 percent of its accounts are fake or spam.

TECH

2. Queen Elizabeth Opens New London Line Named After Her

 NO STOPPING HER 

Everyone thought 96-year-old was giving up public engagements and staying in Windsor Castle. They were wrong.

WORLD

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3. Neil Patrick Harris Apologizes for Amy Winehouse Meat Corpse

 ‘REGRETTABLE’ 

The actor says an Amy Winehouse-shaped meat platter he served at a Halloween party in 2011 “was regrettable then, and it remains regrettable now.”

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4. Man Mistakenly Got $357K in COVID Relief, Gambled It Away

 KNOW WHEN TO RUN... 

A 24-year-old man got the cash meant for hundreds of low-income households. His whereabouts are now “unknown.”

WORLD

These Color-Changing Bulbs Made My Whole Home Smart

 LIGHT BULB MOMENT 

Now, I can control my lights from anywhere, set automatic schedules, choose between 16 million colors (literally), and turn off a lamp using just my voice.

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5. Parents Refuse to Get Teen Vaxxed for Kidney Transplant

 LIFE OR DEATH DECISION 

The couple, who adopted the 17-year-old from Ukraine last year, are now suing the hospital over its COVID vaccine requirement.

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6. Shanghai Hails ‘Zero-COVID’ Status—Residents Call It ‘Fake’

 NOT SO FAST 

After seven weeks of severe restrictions, many are skeptical of claims that the end is in sight.

WORLD

7. Suspect Arrested in Dallas’ Koreatown Salon Shooting

 IN CUSTODY  

The May 11 shooting sparked concerns of “hate-motivated” attacks on Asian-owned businesses.

U.S. NEWS

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8. Boy Died After Collapse of Sand Tunnel in Utah Park

 BURIED ALIVE 

Ian Spendlove died after tunnel he was digging at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park collapsed on top of him.

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9. Nestle Flying Emergency Baby Formula Supplies to U.S.

 AIRLIFT 

As U.S. stores run out, Swiss multinational flies in supplies of formula designed for babies that are allergic to cow’s milk.

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10. Stray Bullet Fired From Scooter Kills 11-Year-Old NYC Girl

 WHEN WILL IT STOP? 

“This is very, very difficult for us to accept.”

U.S. NEWS

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11. Biden Administration Reverses Some Trump-Era Cuba Policies

 ROLL IT BACK 

The State Department said in a statement that the changes, which include lifting a cap on family remittances, aim to “further support the Cuban people.”

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12. Air Force Says It Successfully Launched a Hypersonic Weapon

 ‘MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT’ 

The U.S. is racing to develop hypersonic weapons in order to compete against Russia’s and China’s tech breakthroughs.

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13. Migrant Border Crossings Hit New High of 234,000 in April

 ON THE RISE 

According to Justice Department filings, the number of migrants trying to cross the Southern border increased by 5.8 percent between March and April.

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