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1. Colleagues describe Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil's final hours as Israeli bombs rained down

   

   An Israeli airstrike killed Amal Khalil on Wednesday and injured her colleague in the south of Lebanon. The journalist's colleagues accuse Israel of targeting her deliberately and obstructing first responders from reaching her in time to save her life, which Israel denies.

2. Conspiracy theories abound in aftermath of White House correspondents' dinner shooting

   

   A tidal wave of conspiracy theories hit social media as soon as news broke that shots were fired at the Washington Hilton hotel during the White House Correspondents' dinner Saturday. That was to be expected, but some say the dynamics are shifting, with theories coming from liberals and progressives as well as right-wing accounts that are critical of U.S. President Donald Trump.

3. U.S. special forces soldier pleads not guilty to using classified information to win big on prediction market

   

   A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 US on the prediction market Polymarket.

4. U.S. Justice Department files motion that some legal critics say reads like a Trump social media post

   

   The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that has impeded President Donald Trump's plans for a White House ballroom, saying its opponents "suffer from Trump derangement syndrome" and that an alleged assassination attempt on the president showed the ‌project was necessary.

5. Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

   

   Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records laws while employed at the National Institutes of Health. The U.S. Justice Department alleges that he concealed or destroyed records of discussions related to COVID-19 research grants, including an effort to revive a controversial coronavirus grant.