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1. U.S. cruise passengers head to Nebraska for hantavirus monitoring

   Passengers are returning to their home countries after weeks on the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. The Americans aboard are headed for Nebraska to be evaluated by health officials.

2. Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father

   The relatives of Hussein Asasa described to NPR how they were forced to exhume and rebury their father when Israeli settlers interfered with his grave.

3. Trump rejects Iran's latest response to U.S. ceasefire proposal

   Iran delivered its response to Pakistani mediators on Sunday, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.

4. A chocolate laboratory in Italy will be good for chocolate eaters — and farmers

   The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) Consumers and farmers stand to benefit from the "Standard of Excellence" program.

5. Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next

   U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party suffered major losses in local elections held across Britain last week. So far, Starmer has rejected calls for his resignation.

6. Temple Israel rebuilds after terror attack

   Two months ago, a gunman drove through the preschool at Temple Israel, the largest synagogue in Michigan. Every child and teacher survived, but the community is still displaced and navigating the trauma of the attack. 

7. Happy Mother's Day to the kindest mom. P.S. Your kindness annoyed me when I was a kid

   She and her siblings had to make tea for and share food with every visitor. That did not make her happy. Today she has a different perspective. So she finally asked her mom: What made you so kind?

8. Of course we look for ourselves in art — but if we stop there, we're missing out

   As I watched the new series, I only cared about Piggy — the thoughtful, smart kid stranded on an island with other boys. That made me think about what we look for in art.

9. How a pill approved 25 years ago transformed cancer treatment

   When the Food and Drug Administration approved Gleevec to treat a form of leukemia in 2001, it ushered in a new era in cancer care.

10. Cape Verde: Tiny nation, massive World Cup dream

    In Cape Verde, a small island nation off West Africa, World Cup qualification is transforming dreams on and off the pitch.