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"AGT: Extreme" contestant Jonathan Goodwin revealed he told his fiancée, Amanda Abbington, that she could end their relationship after his accident.

The Biden administration's disinformation czar claimed in a book she authored this year she will not be “silenced” on social media as she pushed back against what she considered to be “harassment” from men when she shared her opinions online. She claimed the “infrastructure of the internet is built for men."

Grassley wrote the letter to request insight and data on veterans who are reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

EXCLUSIVE: Florida Democratic Rep. Val Demings touted her Senate candidacy in a virtual event while remotely attending a congressional hearing, and a conservative watchdog group says that may violate House ethics rules.

Johnny Depp fans have taken to social media to mock Amber Heard for "fake crying" on the stand.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Vice President Mike Pence strongly condemned anticipated disruptions by abortion activists outside of Catholic churches over Mother's Day weekend, days after a draft court opinion overturning landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade leaked out of the Supreme Court.

Just two days after the attack, Dave Chappelle took the stage again, sharing new details about what happened at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join President Biden and G7 leaders Sunday morning for a virtual summit amid Russia’s months-long war against Ukraine, the White House said.

Wall Street Journal : Some ex-TikTok staff in the US talk about extremely long hours, lack of work-life boundaries, and secrecy that they say is to a degree uncommon in the industry   —  Former U.S. staffers tell of sleep deprivation, work on weekends and mandatory meetings with colleagues on the other side of the globe

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the president does not have an opinion on the use of protests to influence Supreme Court opinions.

The California man accused of barging onto the stage and tackling comedian Dave Chappelle during a show at the Hollywood Bowl was in court on Friday morning to face charges in connection with the assault.

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch : Sources: On Deck, which connects founders with capital and advice, laid off 25% of its staff, or ~72 people, after raising ~$40M of a planned $100M-$150M fund   —  On Deck, a tech company that connects founders to each other, capital and advice, has laid off 25% off its staff, per sources familiar with the company.

Fix California co-chair Ric Grenell told Fox News he aims to "do to California what Stacey Abrams did to Georgia."

Dan Primack / Axios : Filing: Elon Musk raises $7.14B for his Twitter bid from Saudi Prince Alwaleed, Larry Ellison, Sequoia, VyCapital, Binance, a16z, and others; Ellison gives $1B   —  Elon Musk on Thursday disclosed a group of co-investors in his Twitter takeover.  The names are impressive, but most of their check sizes aren't.

An investigation as to how Lee not only made his way into the Bowl with the weapon but meandered his way to the front stage before gaining access is still ongoing.

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch attempt to save New York redistricting maps unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Democrats, arguing the lawsuit is a "Hail Mary pass" and his Ukrainian refugee father taught him to respect "free, open and rational elections."

Bloomberg : US-based MaxLinear, which makes chips for broadband systems, will buy Taiwan's Silicon Motion, which makes NAND flash controllers for SSD devices, for $3.8B   —  MaxLinear Inc., a maker of chips for broadband communications, agreed to acquire Silicon Motion Technology Corp. in a cash …

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Stripe launches Financial Connections to let customers pull their users' banking data directly, debuting first in the US, costing 10 cents to $1.50 per API call   —  Stripe, the payments behemoth valued at $95 billion a year ago and now reportedly inching closer to an IPO …

Ryan Browne / CNBC : France becomes first major European nation to grant regulatory approval for crypto giant Binance, after the company was rebuffed by UK, Italy, and others   —  - Binance is now listed as a registered digital asset service provider by French stock market watchdog AMF.

Benjamin Pimentel / Protocol : Gov. Newsom signs an EO seeking to make a “transparent regulatory and business environment” for Web3 companies, directing state agencies to recommend next steps   —  California, home to crypto powerhouses like Coinbase and Ripple, is taking Web3 more seriously.

Chris Welch / The Verge : Sources: Sonos to launch a voice assistant for music playback in the US on June 1, with support for Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, Deezer, and Sonos Radio   —  Sonos will roll out its most important service yet on June 1st  —  Sonos is preparing to introduce its own voice assistant service within …

Greg Iacurci / CNBC : Intuit will pay $141M in restitution to ~4.4M US customers who were charged for using the TurboTax Free Edition, in a settlement with all 50 states and DC   —  - Intuit, which owns TurboTax, has agreed to pay $141 million in restitution to 4.4 million low-income customers who were charged …

Cheryl Ladd famously replaced Farrah Fawcett in the Aaron Spelling-produced "Charlie's Angels."

The Republican Governors Association launched a campaign against President Joe Biden Thursday, hammering him for the ongoing border crisis.

Kim Kardashian went for classic and iconic at the Met Gala, once again breaking the internet by donning one of Marilyn Monroe’s most famous looks.

Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC : Airbnb Q1: nights and experiences up 59% YoY to 102.1M, vs 100.9M est., revenue up 70% YoY to $1.51B, vs $1.45B est., and a $19M net loss, down from $1.2B YoY   —  - Airbnb is expecting a strong summer as travel continues to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.

Inside fashion's biggest night at the 2022 Met Gala celebrating the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts announced Tuesday that he has called upon the Supreme Court marshal to investigate the leak of a draft opinion in an abortion case before the court.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Tuesday the Democratic Party’s “vicious partisan policking” likely influenced an “angry left-wing law clerk” to betray his/her justice’s trust in leaking a draft opinion on abortion which, if published, would overturn Roe v. Wade.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez scorned Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema on Tuesday, calling for the senator to be primaried in the upcoming election season.

Juli Clover / MacRumors : Twitter tests Twitter Circle for sharing tweets with up to 150 people rather than publicly, similar to Instagram's “Close Friends” sharing option   —  Twitter today announced that it is testing a new Twitter Circle feature, which is designed to allow people to share their tweets with a smaller crowd.

Manish Singh / TechCrunch : Zepto, a 10-minute grocery delivery service, raises a $200M Series D led by Y Combinator Continuity at a ~$900M valuation, up from $570M in December 2021   —  Instant grocery startup Zepto has raised $200 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its 10-minute-delivery service …

Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for COVID-19 Monday and is set to return to in-person work at the White House on Tuesday.

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg : Facebook plans to stop letting users add podcasts to the service this week, start removing them on June 3, and discontinue Soundbites and its central audio hub   —  Facebook is pulling out of podcasts and plans to remove them altogether from the social-media service starting June 3.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that despite repeated comments by Trevor Noah during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night in which the comedian said DeSantis was in attendance, this was a "lie" and he had no interest in the event.

Blake Brittain / Reuters : In a lawsuit, Apple alleges SoC startup Rivos stole trade secrets after poaching 40+ of its engineers and that at least two of them took GBs of sensitive info   —  (Reuters) - Technology startup Rivos Inc allegedly stole Apple Inc's computer-chip trade secrets after poaching its engineers …

Chad Lowe previously directed two episodes of the Fox drama "9-1-1: Lone Star," but this will be the first time sharing the screen with his brother Rob Lowe.

Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis" will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month ahead of Warner Bros. releasing the film theatrically June 24.

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson sparked headlines of a budding romance in late 2021 after they were spotted spending time together at private gatherings following her “SNL” hosting debut.

Princess Charlene of Monaco appeared alongside her husband Prince Albert and their twins Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques at the Monaco E-Prix.

Naomi Judd died near Nashville, Tennessee, said a statement on behalf of her husband and fellow singer, Larry Strickland. It said no further details about her death would be released and asked for privacy as the family grieves.

The 1619 Project founder said during a panel on Saturday that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had “no reason” to invoke books relating to critical race theory during the confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson.

A new poll shows Republicans with an edge leading up to this year's midterm elections, including among groups more traditionally aligned with the Democratic Party.

President Biden is set to give remarks at the memorial service being held for former Vice President Walter Mondale on Sunday.

Tripp Mickle / New York Times : A look at Jony Ive's evolving responsibilities and his frustrations at Apple, which eventually led to his departure, adapted from the book “After Steve”   —  The man who helped give the world candy-colored computers walked out the door as Tim Cook took charge.