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France's president just dissolved part of his own government after far-right wins in European Parliament. What that means — and what's next.
The French president decided to dissolve part of parliament. What it means and what's next.
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Eli Lilly exec on weight-loss drugs: 'It's not just a flash in the pan'
Eli Lilly may be riding high on its diabetes and weight-loss treatments Mounjaro and Zepbound — which Wall Street estimates could net the company $13.5 billion in 2024 — but the success comes with ongoing criticism about pricing and access.
Associated Press
In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation
Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Gates was in the tiny community of Kemmerer Monday to break ground on the project. The co-founder of Microsoft is chairman of TerraPower.
Associated Press
Extended power outage that hit Puerto Rico angers and worries many during heat advisories
Towns in central and southern Puerto Rico are struggling to emerge from a prolonged power outage that forced authorities in the U.S. territory to activate an emergency response team on Monday and request food distribution to those in need. The outage occurred more than a week ago, leaving tens of thousands of clients without power after a transformer that twice exceeded its useful life collapsed. Officials with Luma Energy, which operates transmission and distribution for Puerto Rico’s power authority, have said repairs could take more than a month.
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88-year-old mom honored for fostering 40 kids says she never expected recognition
Foster mom Emma Patterson, 88, has fostered more than 40 children in Montgomery County, Maryland. She was recently honored for her service.
Politico
Bob Menendez had 'complete knowledge' of case linked to bribery, witness testifies
Jose Uribe said he discussed the details at an Italian restaurant in New Jersey.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Stocks turn higher as huge week on Wall Street kicks off
Investors are looking ahead to the Fed's policy decision and key inflation data later in the week as they scale back rate-cut bets.
Associated Press
A clemency petition is his last hope. The Missouri inmate is unhappy with it.
As Missouri Gov. Mike Parson weighs a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, at least one person is unhappy with the petition: Hosier himself. The 69-year-old is set to be executed Tuesday for the 2009 deaths of a Jefferson City couple, Angela and Rodney Gilpin. Randy Dampf, a Jefferson City police officer at the time of the killings and now an investigator for the county prosecutor, said Hosier had a romantic relationship with Angela Gilpin and was angry with her for breaking it off.
USA TODAY
NPS mourns loss of ranger who died on-duty after falling at Bryce Canyon in Utah
Tom Lorig was working with park visitors at Bryce Canyon’s annual Astronomy Festival when he fell and struck his head on a large rock.
CNN
At least 12 people were injured in a rooftop party shooting during a weekend of gun violence in Wisconsin’s capital city
At least 12 people were injured when gunfire broke out on the rooftop of an apartment building in Madison, Wisconsin – one of three separate shootings that left one person dead and more than a dozen injured in the city over the weekend.
The New York Times
With a Democrat’s Help, the F.E.C. Goes From Deadlock to Deregulation
For more than a decade, America’s campaign watchdog agency was a portrait of dysfunction. Divided equally between three Republicans and three Democrats, the Federal Election Commission deadlocked so often it became a political punchline as investigations languished, enforcement slowed and updated guidelines for the internet era stalled. Now, the commission has suddenly come unstuck. In a series of recent decisions that are remaking the landscape of money in American politics, an ascendant new bl
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Trump to attend pre-sentencing interview with parole officer on Monday
Former President Donald Trump was scheduled to attend a pre-sentencing hearing on Monday with a New York probation officer, a standard procedure for defendants found guilty in criminal cases prior to being sentenced by a judge.
Reuters
Canadian judge to quit Hong Kong top appeals court next month
A Canadian judge who sits on Hong Kong's top appeals court announced on Monday she would step down next month when her term expires and said she still had confidence in court members and their independence. Beverley McLachlin made her announcement four days after two British judges on the court stepped down, the latest foreigners to leave the bench amid a years-long crackdown on dissent under a China-imposed national security law in 2020. Since 1997, Hong Kong has appointed foreign judges to sit on the five-person court of final appeal for certain cases.
AFP
Yemen rebels say aid workers held over 'US-Israeli spy network'
Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday said they had arrested a "spy network" operating under the cover of humanitarian organisations, after aid workers including 11 UN staff were held last week.The United Nations on Friday said 11 of its staff were among aid workers abducted by the Huthis in several rebel-run parts of Yemen, including six members of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
USA TODAY
After shark attacks in Florida, experts urge beachgoers not to panic
A rare pair of shark attacks in Florida come amid a rise last year in shark attacks and fatalities, but experts say numbers are still typical.
Reuters
Planned Parenthood shooting suspect in Colorado loses appeal over forced medication
A man charged with killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2015 can be forced to take anti-psychotic medication in the hope of making him competent to stand trial, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a trial judge's finding that involuntarily medicating Robert Dear, 66, who has been diagnosed with delusional disorder, was substantially likely to restore him to competency was "not clearly erroneous." Government experts estimated that anti-psychotics had a more than 70% chance of restoring Dear to competency.
Yahoo Finance
Consumer expectations for stocks hit three-year high in May
Consumer expectations for stocks hit a three-year high amid a roaring rally on Wall Street to start 2024.
CBS News
Dangerous heat could break temperature records again this week across U.S.
More than 20 million people were under weather advisories for extreme heat as forecasts predicted another week of soaring temperatures.
Associated Press
Russia suspected of being behind a recent failed arson attack in Prague, Czech prime minister says
Czech authorities suspect that Russia may have been behind last week’s attempt to set Prague public transport buses on fire, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said Monday. A 26-year-old suspect was arrested Saturday and charged with terrorism in connection with Thursday's failed arson attack. The suspect, who is from Latin America, faces up to life in prison if convicted, said police chief officer Martin Vondrášek.
Washington Post
Apple is diving into AI. Here’s what to expect at WWDC today
Over nearly 50 years, Apple has navigated the rise of the PC, the smartphone revolution and a world made smaller by social media. But is it ready to enter the age of AI? We’re about to find out.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Apple is expected to reveal its long-simmering AI strategy in a keynote at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. In the past, Apple has used the event to unveil ambitious products like its

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