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Melania Trump says she's "never been friends with Epstein" in rare address - Axios

1. Melania Trump says she's "never been friends with Epstein" in rare address  Axios
2. Jimmy Kimmel Salutes Melania’s White House Surprise  The New York Times
3. Epstein survivors criticise Melania Trump after surprise statement – US politics live  The Guardian
4. Melania Trump's forceful Epstein denial draws bipartisan support from lawmakers  Fox News
5. Epstein survivors pan Melania Trump statement, say it ‘diverts attention’ from Bondi  The Hill

Iran War News Live Updates: Trump Warns Iran Against Collecting Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz - WSJ

1. Iran War News Live Updates: Trump Warns Iran Against Collecting Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz  WSJ
2. Trump fumes as Iran retains choke hold on Strait of Hormuz ahead of peace talks  The Washington Post
3. Live updates: Don't try to play the U.S. in peace talks, Vance warns Iran, as Strait of Hormuz remains closed  NBC News
4. Trump says Iran 'better stop now' if it's charging oil tankers fees to go through Strait of Hormuz  CNBC
5. Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed, Trump demands Iran stop tolls  Axios

Daughter of American woman missing in the Bahamas sheds new light on couple’s marriage - CNN

Daughter of American woman missing in the Bahamas sheds new light on couple’s marriage  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News

Vance Faces a High-Profile Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks - The New York Times

1. Vance Faces a High-Profile Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks  The New York Times
2. Middle East crisis live: Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ US as he heads to Pakistan for talks  The Guardian
3. Trump Sends His Team to Pakistan for High-Stakes Iran Talks  WSJ
4. ‘Afraid of being on the outs’: Inside JD Vance’s tightrope walk on Iran  MS NOW
5. Live updates: Vance heads to Pakistan ahead of negotiations for permanent deal with Iran  AP News

Strait of Hormuz still seeing significantly lower traffic despite Iran war ceasefire - CBS News

1. Strait of Hormuz still seeing significantly lower traffic despite Iran war ceasefire  CBS News
2. With Iran Setting Limits, Strait of Hormuz Remains Thorny Politically  The New York Times
3. How many ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz?  BBC
4. Strait of Hormuz traffic slow despite ceasefire and design flaw raises re-entry risk for Artemis II: Morning Rundown  NBC News
5. U.S. oil slips below $100 as Trump demands reopening of Strait of Hormuz  CNBC

First Thing: Ceasefire in peril as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers - The Guardian

1. First Thing: Ceasefire in peril as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers  The Guardian
2. Strait still shut and Lebanon fighting strains truce as US and Iran aim for first talks  Reuters
3. U.S. and Iran prepare for talks, Israel agrees to Lebanon negotiations  Global News
4. Iran warns of 'strong responses' as Israel's attacks on Lebanon threaten ceasefire  NBC News
5. Iran says U.S. breached ceasefire, Anthropic's court loss, rate cut odds and more in Morning Squawk  CNBC

In his first 100 days, Mamdani brings a unique star power to New York City governance - AP News

In his first 100 days, Mamdani brings a unique star power to New York City governance  AP NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Florida AG launches investigation into OpenAI - Axios

1. Florida AG launches investigation into OpenAI  Axios
2. Florida officials investigate ChatGPT, OpenAI over alleged role in FSU shooting  NBC News
3. Florida launches investigation into OpenAI following school shooting  Yahoo
4. The Chilling Role of ChatGPT in Mass Shootings and Other Violence  Mother Jones
5. Florida Attorney General Investigates OpenAI and ChatGPT Over F.S.U. Shooting  The New York Times

Pentagon violated court order to restore press access, judge rules - The Washington Post

1. Pentagon violated court order to restore press access, judge rules  The Washington Post
2. Judge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon  The New York Times
3. Judge blocks Pentagon’s latest bid to limit press access in scathing ruling  CNN
4. Court voids latest Pentagon press restrictions  Politico
5. US: Pentagon must restore journalists' access, judge says  DW.com

Where Mail Voting Began, Worries Spread Over Trump’s Attacks - The New York Times

1. Where Mail Voting Began, Worries Spread Over Trump’s Attacks  The New York Times
2. Trump's illegal attack on mail ballots has Republicans nervous | Opinion  USA Today
3. The Fight to Protect the Midterms  Brennan Center for Justice
4. Mail-in voting executive order a non-starter for Colorado’s clerks  Colorado Public Radio
5. In turnaround, judge who blocked Trump’s last anti-voting order won’t hear challenge to new one  Democracy Docket

Hungarian opposition leads PM Orban's Fidesz, poll shows - Reuters

1. Hungarian opposition leads PM Orban's Fidesz, poll shows  Reuters
2. Opinion | Viktor Orban’s Fate Is a Warning Not to Get Too Close to Trump  The New York Times
3. Five things to know about Hungary's election  NPR
4. Trump’s Favorite European Strongman Is in Trouble. Soccer Explains Why.  Politico
5. Elections in Hungary: What do the polls say?  Euronews.com

Lebanon: Images of a Nation Uprooted by War - The New York Times

1. Lebanon: Images of a Nation Uprooted by War  The New York Times
2. In Lebanon’s shelters, not everyone is welcome  The Washington Post
3. Forced from their homes by Israeli bombing, displaced Lebanese face uncertainty and sectarian tensions  NBC News
4. Up to 1.2 million people forced to flee as Israel pummels Lebanon  Al Jazeera
5. In Lebanon, sectarian tensions rise: 'We must stand united or we are heading for civil war'  Le Monde.fr

Pakistan’s defense minister calls Israel ‘cancerous’ ahead of US-Iran talks in Islamabad - The Times of Israel

1. Pakistan’s defense minister calls Israel ‘cancerous’ ahead of US-Iran talks in Islamabad  The Times of Israel
2. Pak's Khawaja Asif Calls Israel "Evil", Deletes Post After Netanyahu's Warning  NDTV
3. Israel News: Pakistan, Israel war of words: Khawaja Asif’s 'burn in hell' remark triggers an 'outrageous' response  The Times of India
4. Pakistani defense minister deletes X post calling ‘cancerous’ Israel ‘a curse for humanity’  The Times of Israel
5. Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East  The Jerusalem Post

Trump’s ceasefire with Iran is tested as world anxiously watches - Politico

1. Trump’s ceasefire with Iran is tested as world anxiously watches  Politico
2. Smoke and mirrors: Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran is already falling apart  MS NOW
3. A Closer Look at Iran’s 10 Demands—and Which the U.S. Might Accept  WSJ
4. Trump Finds Himself With Fragile Iran Cease-Fire After the Scramble to Make a Deal  The New York Times
5. Iran's 10-Point Plan, US Negotiations Amid Israel's Bombardment of Lebanon  Military.com

Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, as energy prices spiked due to Iran conflict - CNBC

1. Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, as energy prices spiked due to Iran conflict  CNBC
2. CPI Report Live Updates: Inflation Surges as the Effects of Iran War Show in Prices  The New York Times
3. Soaring gas prices lead to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March  Anchorage Daily News
4. US inflation tripled last month on record spike in gas prices  CNN
5. Inflation surges to highest level in nearly 2 years as energy costs spike  NPR

Anthropic Model Scare Sparks Urgent Bessent, Powell Warning to Bank CEOs - Bloomberg.com

1. Anthropic Model Scare Sparks Urgent Bessent, Powell Warning to Bank CEOs  Bloomberg.com
2. Powell, Bessent discussed Anthropic's Mythos AI cyber threat with major U.S. banks  CNBC
3. Anthropic’s new AI model triggered an emergency banking meeting. Why it’s a catalyst for cyber stocks.  MSN
4. Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era  Anthropic
5. Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem  The Atlantic

Wall St futures gain after March inflation data - Reuters

1. Wall St futures gain after March inflation data  Reuters
2. Stock market today: Stocks mixed as Nasdaq rises, Dow falls after March CPI data shows surging energy costs  Yahoo Finance
3. What Wall Street Is Saying About the CPI Report  WSJ
4. U.S. stock futures slightly higher after largely softer-than-expected CPI report  Investing.com
5. Stock Market Today (LIVE): Ceasefire Holds but Hormuz Tolls and a 3.3% Inflation Reading Give Investors Fresh Reasons for Caution  The Motley Fool

Stock Futures Steady Ahead of CPI Inflation Report - Barron's

Stock Futures Steady Ahead of CPI Inflation Report  Barron'sView Full Coverage on Google News

YouTube Premium is getting a US price hike of up to $4/month - 9to5Google

1. YouTube Premium is getting a US price hike of up to $4/month  9to5Google
2. YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Subscription Prices Are Going Up in the U.S.  Variety
3. YouTube Hikes Premium Prices For First Time Since 2023—Here’s How Much More You’ll Pay  Forbes
4. YouTube Premium Raises Prices For First Time Since 2023  The Hollywood Reporter
5. YouTube Premium Gets a Price Hike: Here's How Much You'll Pay Now  PCMag

Make Your MacBook Battery Last Longer With This Setting - MacRumors

Make Your MacBook Battery Last Longer With This Setting  MacRumors

Got an Old Kindle? It Might Not Work Anymore. Here’s What to Do. - The New York Times

1. Got an Old Kindle? It Might Not Work Anymore. Here’s What to Do.  The New York Times
2. User anger as Amazon ends support for some older Kindles  BBC
3. Amazon upsets ebook lovers by ending support for old Kindle devices  The Guardian
4. Your Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak - and I'll show you how it's done  ZDNET
5. Don't Toss Your Old Kindle Yet. Here's How to Keep It Alive After May 2026  PCMag

TSMC Has Enabled Smartphone SoCs To Approach 5GHz Frequencies Thanks To Advanced Lithography; Huawei The Biggest Loser In All Of This - Wccftech

TSMC Has Enabled Smartphone SoCs To Approach 5GHz Frequencies Thanks To Advanced Lithography; Huawei The Biggest Loser In All Of This  Wccftech

Coachella 2026 YouTube Live Stream Schedule & Details - Pitchfork

1. Coachella 2026 YouTube Live Stream Schedule & Details  Pitchfork
2. How to watch Sabrina Carpenter, Devo and more on the Coachella Day 1 livestream  Yahoo
3. See Coachella 2026 first week lineup, daily schedule, livestream, more  USA Today
4. Feeling FOMO That You’re Not At Coachella 2026 This Weekend? Here’s How To Livestream Every Show For ‘Couch-Chella’  Secret Los Angeles
5. Coachella YouTube set times revealed: Everything to know for Couchella  The Detroit News

Did Cannes Just Confirm Hollywood Studios’ Growing Fear of Film Festivals? - The Hollywood Reporter

1. Did Cannes Just Confirm Hollywood Studios’ Growing Fear of Film Festivals?  The Hollywood Reporter
2. Cannes looks beyond Hollywood as US film-makers mostly fail to make the grade  The Guardian
3. Cannes Film Festival Lineup Spotlights Almodóvar and Other Heavyweights  The New York Times
4. “The trend is audience-friendly auteur films,” says Thierry Fremaux of this year’s Cannes official selection  Screen Daily
5. On-demand: watch the announcement of the Official Selection 2026!  Festival de Cannes

Bafta fell short in duty of care when racial slur was shouted, review finds - BBC

1. Bafta fell short in duty of care when racial slur was shouted, review finds  BBC
2. Bafta apologises for events surrounding John Davidson’s Tourette’s outburst  The Guardian
3. BAFTA Review into N-Word Publishes As Awards Body Apologizes  Deadline
4. BBC upholds complaints over racial slur in Baftas broadcast  BBC
5. BAFTA Film Awards Review of Tourette’s Fiasco Finds “Weaknesses” in Planning and Crisis Procedures, But No “Malicious Intent”  The Hollywood Reporter

Finn Wolfhard Told ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Creator “F*ck Yeah” To Revival Cameo: “He’s Such A Big Fan” - Deadline

1. Finn Wolfhard Told ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Creator “F*ck Yeah” To Revival Cameo: “He’s Such A Big Fan”  Deadline
2. Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair review – the TV magic they’ve created here is absolutely miraculous  The Guardian
3. The Malcolm in the Middle Reboot Features a Nonbinary Sibling  Yahoo
4. ‘Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair’ Review: Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston Return for a Hulu Sequel That’s More Sad Than Funny  The Hollywood Reporter
5. ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ is back. It was ‘like lightning in a bottle’ for Jane Kaczmarek  Los Angeles Times

The Masters LIVE: Latest updates and leaderboard as McIlroy chase begins - The Independent

1. The Masters LIVE: Latest updates and leaderboard as McIlroy chase begins  The Independent
2. Rory's defense, disappointing first rounds and looking ahead to the rest of the Masters  ESPN
3. Masters 2026 leaderboard, 2nd round live updates: Rory McIlroy enters Friday with a share of the lead at Augusta National  Yahoo Sports
4. McIlroy attacks Augusta as champion with big grin and hell of a swing | Andy Bull  The Guardian
5. Masters 2026: Rory McIlroy's liberation arrived right back where it began  Golf Digest

Report: Jaguars plan for Travis Hunter to be a full-time corner - NBC Sports

1. Report: Jaguars plan for Travis Hunter to be a full-time corner  NBC Sports
2. NFL news roundup: Jaguars' Travis Hunter (knee) to be limited during offseason program  NFL.com
3. Travis Hunter won’t be the NFL’s Shohei Ohtani after Jaguars’ position change  Yahoo Sports
4. Jacksonville Jaguars make unexpected change with Travis Hunter  The Big Lead
5. Jaguars GM just dropped shocking Travis Hunter update fans need to hear  Black and Teal

Live updates from the 2026 Men's Frozen Four in Las Vegas - NCAA.com

1. Live updates from the 2026 Men's Frozen Four in Las Vegas  NCAA.com
2. Denver stuns Michigan in 2OT, plays Wisconsin for Frozen Four title  ESPN
3. NCAA Frozen Four Final Preview: Denver And Wisconsin Have Serious Momentum  Yahoo Sports
4. Anderson's OT Winner, Hicks' 49 Saves Sends Denver to Title Game  University of Denver Athletics
5. Top-Ranked Michigan's Season Ends in 2OT in Frozen Four Semifinal  University of Michigan Athletics

The flavors of the Masters, from $1.50 pimento-cheeses to private-chef creations - The Washington Post

1. The flavors of the Masters, from $1.50 pimento-cheeses to private-chef creations  The Washington Post
2. Why are the Masters’ concession prices always so low at Augusta National?  The New York Times
3. Masters fans cheer low prices as Augusta National concessions 'feel unreal' with $1.50 sandwiches  Fox News
4. What's on the Masters menu? Concessions, prices at Augusta National  USA Today
5. How a cheese sandwich at the Masters is still $1.50 in an era of price hikes  NPR

How and When to Watch NASA’s Artemis II Splash Down in Pacific Ocean - The New York Times

1. How and When to Watch NASA’s Artemis II Splash Down in Pacific Ocean  The New York Times
2. Live updates: Artemis II astronauts to make splashdown return to Earth  CNN
3. How to watch NASA’s moon mission splash down off San Diego today  Los Angeles Times
4. Artemis 2 LIVE — NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts prepare to return to Earth today  Space
5. Artemis to return home at 24,000mph  The Times

With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse - The Times of Israel

1. With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse  The Times of Israel
2. A single-nucleotide enhancer mutation overrides chromosomal sex to drive XX male development  Nature
3. Changing 'just one DNA letter' in female mice triggers growth of male genitalia  Live Science
4. Tiny DNA tweak flips biological sex, researchers report  The Jerusalem Post
5. Single DNA letter flip triggers testicular development in female mice  동아사이언스

The unprecedented human experiment of Artemis II is only just beginning - CNN

1. The unprecedented human experiment of Artemis II is only just beginning  CNN
2. Artemis II and the invisible hazard on the way to the Moon (Part 1)  ANSTO
3. A tiny experiment using Artemis II astronaut cells could reshape medicine  The Washington Post
4. The Artemis Astronauts Are Studs  The Atlantic
5. What returning to lunar space means for human health  SpaceNews

Mining on the Moon is closer than ever, but challenges remain - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

1. Mining on the Moon is closer than ever, but challenges remain  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2. NASA’s Artemis program may be in the lead, but China could still win the new moon race  Scientific American
3. NASA's lunar success sharpens focus on China's 2030 crewed landing goal  Reuters
4. As Artemis II hurtles home, a global space race accelerates  The Christian Science Monitor
5. NASA Ignition Initiative: The Moon is Back on the Menu  EE Times

Alarm as acting CDC director delays report showing Covid vaccine benefits - The Guardian

1. Alarm as acting CDC director delays report showing Covid vaccine benefits  The Guardian
2. Quick takes: CDC delays report on COVID vaccines; human plague case in Arizona  CIDRAP
3. RFK Jr.’s CDC Delays Report Proving the Covid Vaccine Worked  The New Republic
4. Top C.D.C. Official Delays Report on Covid Shot’s Effectiveness  The New York Times
5. CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits  The Washington Post

Should’ve put a ring on it? Maybe! Marriage is linked to lower risk of cancer - CNN

1. Should’ve put a ring on it? Maybe! Marriage is linked to lower risk of cancer  CNN
2. Cancer risk is significantly higher for adults who have never married, finds large study  Medical Xpress
3. Adults Who Never Married Have Higher Rates of Some Cancers  University of Miami
4. Never married? You may face a higher cancer risk, study finds  Euronews.com
5. Married People Have a Lower Risk of Cancer, New Study Finds  People.com

The High-Alcohol Drink Taking Over Gen Z - The New York Times

The High-Alcohol Drink Taking Over Gen Z  The New York Times

Here’s how the wildlife trade is fueling disease outbreaks across the globe - The Washington Post

1. Here’s how the wildlife trade is fueling disease outbreaks across the globe  The Washington Post
2. How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers  NPR
3. Almost half of traded wildlife carry disease-causing pathogens  Nature
4. Trafficked animals more likely to share pathogens with humans, says study  Yahoo
5. How the wildlife trade boosts the chance of a disease jumping from animals to humans  Scientific American