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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NBA playoffs conference finals kick off tonight with the Minnesota Timberwolves taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder (8:30 pm ET, ESPN); see complete conference finals preview (More) | ... and see preview of NHL Stanley Cup playoffs conference finals (More)

> Werenoi, France's bestselling musical artist for the past two years, dies at age 31 in Paris (More) | Yuri Grigorovich, Russian ballet legend, dies at age 98 (More)

> "Sesame Street" signs streaming deal with Netflix just months after Discovery decided not to renew the show for Max; new episodes will release on PBS and Netflix on the same day (More)


Science & Technology
> AI-powered model helps assess the risk of postpartum depression using clinical and demographic data; condition affects about 15% of new mothers but can be difficult to assess and treat (More)

> Engineers design battery with the consistency of toothpaste, ability to stretch to twice its length without losing power; technology may have applications in wearable electronics (More)

> Researchers capture footage of capuchin monkeys kidnapping infant howler monkeys on the Panamanian island of Jicarón; findings suggest primates may engage in social fads, similar to humans (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.0%) as Wall Street digests last week's Moody's downgrade; 30-year Treasury yield briefly hits 5%, dollar slides in early morning trading (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> CBS News CEO steps down amid disagreements over how to handle $20B lawsuit from President Donald Trump, $8B Paramount-Skydance merger (More) | Bath & Body Works CEO resigns, to be replaced by former Nike executive (More)

> Spain blocks more than 65,000 Airbnb rental listings as the country seeks to alleviate its housing crisis, among the worst in Europe (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump signs bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfake images, including AI-generated content; bill requires social media companies to remove content within 48 hours of notice from victim (More) | Trump administration agrees in principle to pay nearly $5M to settle wrongful death lawsuit from the family of Ashli Babbitt, killed by police in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack (More)

> Federal judge rules to end Department of Government Efficiency's takeover of the US Institute of Peace, deeming the nonprofit's March takeover unlawful; decision reinstates previous board members, nullifies DOGE reorganization (More)

> Five aid trucks enter Gaza from Israel, ending three months of blockade on food, medicine, other supplies amid international pressure; the UK, Canada, and France threaten sanctions if additional aid is not allowed (More) | See war updates (More)

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