1.  Lawmaker Files Bill to Lure Disney World to North Carolina

 FREE MICKEY 

A state senator said he would welcome Disney if it wanted to seek “refuge from the culture war madness currently gripping the great state of Florida.”

POLITICS

2.  Frank Ocean Had ‘Wild’ 11th Hour Meltdown at Coachella

  THIN ICE 

“[Ocean] just straight-up was like, ‘Fuck this. I’m not doing this anymore,’” said Dan Powers, who claimed he was one of 120 ice skaters set to perform alongside Ocean.

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3.  Fox and Dominion Hired a Wartime Mediator to Reach Deal

 A DIFFERENT KIND OF WAR 

At the eleventh hour, Fox News and Dominion brought in a guy who’s mediated wartime disputes in the Balkans, CNN reported Wednesday.

MEDIA

4.  Oklahoma Official Quits After Secret Tape About Lynchings

 BYE 

In the recording, Mark Jennings allegedly said that, if he had his way, he’d “take [Black people] down to Mud Creek and hang them up with a damn rope.

U.S. NEWS

Allbirds’ New Sneaker Drop Is Designed to Combat Summer Heat

 THE LIGHTER SIDE 

Our favorite footwear brand just launched its lightest and most eco-friendly sneaker collection ever.

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5.  Supreme Court Delays Decision on Abortion Pill

 WAITING GAME 

Access to mifepristone, an abortion pill used by hundreds of thousands annually in the U.S., will remain available for use in the meantime.

U.S. NEWS

6.  K-Pop Star Moonbin Found Dead at 25

 ‘SADNESS AND SHOCK’ 

Police are still investigating the Korean boy bander’s cause of death.

ENTERTAINMENT

7.  FBI Nabs Rioter Who Boasted About Pelosi’s ‘Gaudy’ Office

 OVERSHARING 

“You got in the Capitol?!” asked one of Tricia LaCount’s Facebook friends. “Absolutely!” she responded.

POLITICS

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8.  Investor Ron Perelman Returns With $25M Donation to Brown

 BACK AT IT 

The billionaire investor previously failed to complete a promised $65 million donation to Princeton.

U.S. NEWS

9.  WATCH: Grown Man Throws In-Flight Tantrum Over Crying Baby

  BATTLE OF THE BABIES 

“You’re a man,” a flight attendant dryly told the giant man baby.

U.S. NEWS

10.  Homeowner Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting of Black Teen

 IN COURT 

A judge on Wednesday forbade 84-year-old Andrew Lester, who is out on bond, from leaving the state of Missouri without permission.

U.S. NEWS

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11.  MillerKnoll CEO Apologizes After Viral ‘Pity City’ Tirade

 BOTCHED ‘RALLYING CRY’ 

After becoming notorious for the world’s least effective pep talk, the furniture exec apologized to her staff.

U.S. NEWS

12.  DEA Chief Accused of Corrupt Hiring in Watchdog Probe

 ‘SWAMPY’ 

“Contracts should never be awarded based on who you know.”

POLITICS

13.  NYC Parking Garage Collapse Victim Was Its Longtime Manager

 ‘SO SHOCKED’ 

“He was a great guy,” a former colleague at Central Parking Systems told the New York Daily News.

U.S. NEWS

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