Around the Globe

• China’s Communist Party issued a warning statement on the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures (More)
• A U.S. woman who accused President Biden of sexual assault has defected to Moscow and is seeking Russian citizenship; Tara Reade, 59, alleged that President Biden assaulted her while she was working in his congressional office in 1993 (More)
• Colombian authorities believe they found traces of four Indigenous children who went missing after the plane they were traveling on crashed in the jungle; the children have been missing since May 1st (More)

On the Homefront

• Mortgage applications fell 4.6% last week to reach their lowest level since February, according to the new data published by the Mortgage Bankers Association (More)
• Syphilis cases are on the rise in Hawaii and are especially prevalent among pregnant women, according to reports from the state’s Department of Health (More)
• Minnesota becomes the 23rd state to make cannabis lawful with a bill signed by Governor Tim Walz (More)

Glitz & Games

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• The NBA Finals kick off tonight with Game 1 between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat (More)
• Journalist Lisa Ling joins CBS News as a contributor after being let go by CNN, where she spent nine years (More)
• Armie Hammer will not face sexual assault charges in Los Angeles County after the District Attorney’s office decided not to file and prosecute charges against the actor following a two-year investigation by the LAPD (More)

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Business & Markets

• Stocks slid as investors looked to the House vote on the debt ceiling bill (Dow -0.41%, Nasdaq -0.63%, S&P 500 -0.61%)
• Some Amazon employees walked off the job to protest the company’s broken climate change pledge, mass layoffs, a return-to-office mandate, and diversity issues (More)
• Labor Department says that there were 10.1M job openings in April in the U.S., reaching their highest level in three months (More)

Tips & Tricks

• Feel Good: Spanish-Venezuelan tennis champion Garbiñe Muguruza announced that she is engaged to her partner Arthur Borges, whom she met when he asked for a selfie as a fan on the street in New York City during the 2021 US Open
• Sneak Peek: There’s a whole lot to look forward to in the new season of Black Mirror on Netflix based on this season’s official trailer - season six drops on June 15th with five brand new stories
• Bump This: Dreampop mainstay artist Hayley Kiyoko will get your head bopping along to the catchy synth line in her new single “Green Light - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
• Chow Down: Southern cooking is as diverse as those who cook it, and if you haven’t indulged your taste buds in some authentic Southern cuisine, you’re missing out - from jambalaya to tomato pie, here are 27 of the South’s most iconic recipes of all time 
• Go Deep: Read about how scientists are using unusual techniques to better understand psychedelics, including giving people doses of psilocybin and then erasing their memory
• Hot Goss: Al Pacino, 83, is set to become a father again as his partner Noor Alfallah, 29, is pregnant with his fourth child, according to Pacino’s reps
• Life Hack: It may sound overly simple, but eating a balanced diet is key to feeling good day in and day out and supporting a healthy metabolism - here are seven foods and drinks that can support a healthy metabolism