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1. GOP Lawmakers Now Demand LGBT Content Warnings for TV Shows

  RATED H 

Five senators have asked the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board to update its ratings system—by yanking it back several decades.

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2. ‘Performance of Her Life’: Depp Rep Vows a Brutal Cross-Exam

 SCORCHED EARTH 

Explosive courtroom testimony from Amber Heard was followed into the night by PR statements from the actress and her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

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3. Frank Langella on Netflix Firing: ‘I Have Been Canceled’

 ‘JUST LIKE THAT’ 

In an op-ed, the 84-year-old actor denies allegations he behaved inappropriately on set and casts himself as a victim of cancel culture.

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4. Coffee High: Half a Ton of Cocaine Found at Nespresso Plant

 INTENSITY SCALE 10+ 

Workers at the factory in Switzerland called police after finding white powder in sacks of beans shipped from Brazil.

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5. DA: ‘Person of Interest’ in Death of Boy, 9, Who Beat Cancer

 ‘SWEETEST CHILD’ 

Westmoreland County DA confirms Azuree Williams “did die at the hands of another person.”

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6. Queen Wishes Archie Happy Birthday With Three-Year-Old Pic

 NOT PARTICULARLY DIPLOMATIC 

The queen is not thought to have seen Archie, now 3, in person since the year of his birth, 2019.

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7. Boris Johnson’s Tories Slump in U.K. Local Elections

 NO MO BOJO? 

Loss of flagship London councils, including Westminster, suggest the “Partygate” scandal might end up costing the PM his job.

WORLD

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8. Trump Floated Using Missiles on Mexico to Hit Cartels: Book

 ‘NO ONE WOULD KNOW’ 

The then-president spitballed that they could “just shoot some Patriot missiles and take out the labs, quietly,” according to Mark Esper.

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9. Feds Want to Seize $63M Mansion Allegedly Bought With Bribes

 DRAM-ATIC 

Armenia’s former finance minister and his family are accused of taking more than $20 million in bribes.

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10. Missing Milwaukee Mom Found Dead After Nine Days

 ‘FOUL PLAY’ 

Police say suspects are in custody.

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11. Roberts Blames ‘Appalling’ SCOTUS Leak on ‘One Bad Apple’

 SPOILED BARREL 

As the old adage goes: One bad apple a day keeps women’s rights away.

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12. Chappelle’s Alleged Attacker to Face 4 Misdemeanor Charges

 THE CLOSER 

Sources said that self-styled rapper Isaiah Lee never brandished the replica gun containing a knife blade he was allegedly carrying inside a bag.

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13. White House Names Jen Psaki’s Successor as Press Secretary

 NO MORE PSAKI BOMBS 

Psaki, who is reportedly heading to MSNBC for an on-air role, will depart the White House on May 13.

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