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1. FDA commissioner is set to resign after tumultuous tenure

   The resignation would end Dr. Marty Makary's 13-month stint running the Food and Drug Administration, a period marked by turmoil and controversy.

2. Alabama will split U.S. House primaries, after the Supreme Court's voting ruling

   Alabama will hold a special primary election for four of its seven congressional districts, after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a map that had been blocked by the courts.

3. Israel's government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft

   An ultra-Orthodox Jewish party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition has called for parliament to be dissolved, threatening to bring down the government.

4. Transportation Secretary Duffy filmed a reality show, funded by firms he regulates

   Secretary Duffy, his wife and nine kids took a "Great American Road Trip" to celebrate America's 250th. They say no taxpayers funded the project. But a nonprofit with transport-related sponsors did.

5. She spent a year using AI to do almost everything. Here's what she learned

   Tech writer Joanna Stern used AI to read medical results, respond to texts and serve as her therapist. She says her emotional connection to it was unsettling.Her new book is I Am Not a Robot.

6. Inflation jumps to its highest level since 2023. Here are 3 things costing a lot more

   Rising gasoline prices pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years in April. Consumer prices were up 3.8% from a year ago.

7. Trump heads to China for state visit. And, how the war in Iran has affected inflation

   Trump leaves for Beijing today for a state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. And, a new inflation report is expected to show the war in Iran's impact on the U.S.

8. The economic chilling effect of Trump's immigration crackdown

   New research finds that ICE raids and deportation fears disrupted local economies, reduced work among undocumented immigrants, and may have hurt some U.S.-born workers too.

9. Kuwait says Iran attacked an island where China is helping to build a port

   Kuwait accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port. And a U.S. ambassador revealed Israel sent its Iron Dome air-defense to the United Arab Emirates.

10. 24 hours with 3 teenage birders: Welcome to the World Series of Birding

    The three high-school birders, dubbed The Pete Dunnelins, have one day to count as many bird species across the state of New Jersey as physically possible. Here's what it takes.