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1. 19-story Texas hotel imploded after being closed for new luxury resort

   This is the moment a 19-story Texas hotel was demolished in a controlled implosion after it was closed earlier this year to make way for a new luxury resort.

2. Cops and FBI race to protect World Cup from drones as Homeland Security boss admits ‘everybody’s a little behind’

   Officials hastily moving to secure global tournament after government shutdown and supply chain issues slowed anti-drone preparations

3. Shooting near England team’s World Cup base in Kansas City leaves nine with injuries

   Base camp is roughly five miles from incident though England players and staff were in Florida at time of shooting

4. Tribeca Film Festival condemns actor’s Palestinian ‘dog rape’ remark on red carpet: ‘Offensive and unacceptable’

   ‘Sexual violence and human suffering should never be mocked or minimized,’ the festival said

5. Starmer to unveil artificial intelligence plan to help jobseekers find work

   An AI ‘bootcamp scheme’ will be rolled out across England over the summer

6. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Leaders to ramp up hypersonic missile defences after Zelensky’s No 10 visit

   Sir Keir Starmer hosted Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for talks on support for Ukraine

7. Iran-US war latest: Tehran launches fresh attack on Israel as it vows ‘crushing response’ to strikes in Lebanon

   Iran and the US have continued to trade strikes as the conflict enters its 100th day

8. Former Republican Senator who resigned after sexual harassment scandal dies at 93

   Before the #MeToo era, Packwood stood out as an example of private behavior undermining a man’s public image

9. From Ben Stiller to Fat Joe, the Knicks' celebrity fans get to work at NBA Finals practice

   Mike Brown thought he was finished with his news conference Sunday when a voice called out from the back of the interview room

10. NASA astronauts to wear Prada garments in latest collaboration

    ‘We have really a broad spectrum of capability and know-how,’ stated Prada's chief marketing officer Lorenzo Bertelli