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1. Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales to retire from Congress after House opens inquiry into affair with former staffer

   The embattled congressman admitted in March after months of allegations that he‘d had an inappropriate relationship with an aide who later died by suicide

2. Michael Carrick fumes at ‘absolutely shocking’ Lisandro Martinez dismissal

   The defender was sent off 11 minutes into the second period after a VAR intervention for tugging on Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair.

3. California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations

   Swalwell has fiercely denied any allegations of sexual misconduct, but apologized to his constituents for his past ‘mistakes in judgment’

4. MAGA rep’s town hall descends into chaos as he tries to defend Trump’s Iran war: ‘Act like an adult, and stop’

   Representative Mike Lawler expressed his support for the Iran war, arguing, ‘We need to do everything we can to ensure that this regime never gets a nuclear weapon’

5. 7-Eleven closing hundreds of locations amid company’s transition to new store format: reports

   Some locations scheduled for change will be turned into wholesale fuel stores instead of closing. These sites are tracked separately from the company's main retail count

6. Haiti arrests 5 police officers and 2 other suspects over deadly fortress stampede

   Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, after a fatal stampede killed at least 25 people at a historic mountaintop fortress over the weekend

7. Timely cancer diagnosis ‘shouldn’t be a question of luck’ says Streeting

   Labour is investing £237 million into new and improved community diagnostic centres

8. Leeds make history in rare Old Trafford win but the real loser isn’t Man Utd

   Manchester United 1-2 Leeds:Daniel Farke’s side picked up their first league win at Old Trafford since 1981 to take a huge step towards survival

9. Adorable moment Artemis II astronaut is welcomed home by her dog

   This is the moment an Artemis II astronaut was reunited with her dog following her historic trip to space.

10. Roarsome: Giant replica coin unveiled at London Zoo to mark 200 years of ZSL

    The Royal Mint is launching new £2 coins featuring a tiger, a dove and a snail, and a giant wooden replica was unveiled at London Zoo to celebrate.