Bulletin Brief

Israel begins attack on Rafah while Columbia cancels commencement (Reuters, CBS)

Boeing to launch astronauts to space for the first time (AP, NBC)

2024 Met Gala (NBC, AP)

Gene discovered to account for some types of Alzheimer's (AP)

Trump’s hush money trial (CNN)

3 bodies found in Mexico identified as 2 Australians, American (NBC)

Woman wins $1M lottery twice in 3 months (Newser)

For those who read...

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In Must Know News…

• On Monday, Hamas agreed to a ceasefire proposal in Gaza by mediators, but Israel declined it under the claims that the terms did not meet their demands and continued to push with airstrikes in Rafah. In other news, Columbia University canceled its main graduation ceremony following weeks of protests on the campus, and have instead elected to host smaller ceremonies in lieu of a major commencement. 
• Boeing announced plans to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, following years of delays and setbacks. The Starliner capsule launched two veteran pilots last night in an inaugural crewed test flight which was crucial in order for NASA to approve routine flights to the ISS by Boeing. If successful, Boeing can now challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX for dominance in space exploration technology. 
• The Met Gala took place last night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with big names such as co-chairs Zendaya and Jennifer Lopez walking the red carpet. This year’s Met marked Zendaya’s first appearance in five years.  The theme was “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” with the dress code set as “The Garden of Time”. For more on this, head over to today’s Pop Culture episode!

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In Other Notable News…

• In medical news: Researchers recently discovered the underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease. They found that those who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene, a gene they previously thought was only a risk factor, account for 15% of all Alzheimer’s cases. 
• An update on the Trump hush money trial: Yesterday the jury was walked through the financial documents at the center of the case, while judge Juan Merchan threatened to jail Trump after he violated his gag order again over comments about the jury. See more details in the link.
• The bodies of the three surfers who went missing in Mexico last weekend have been identified as American Jake Carter Rhoad and Australians Jake and Callum Robinson. The trio were found shot and dragged after an apparent carjacking.
• A Massachusetts woman just won her second $1M lotto in only 10 weeks. The odds of that are 1 in 1.6 million, I wonder how much of the first prize she spent on winning the second.