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1. I Want You to Be Happy is the excruciating millennial novel everyone will be reading this summer

   Abandon your Monzo pots, ye who enter here! Jem Calder’s debut novel, about a millennial copywriter and a wannabe Gen Z poet, captures modern life at its most expensive, overwhelming and bleak – but the book is ultimately hopeful, he tells Jessie Thompson

2. How (passive) ‘income stacking’ became the answer to the cost of living crisis

   As the government scrambles to tackle the cost of living with cheap beans and biscuits, more of us than ever are juggling multiple jobs to stay afloat and hedge their bets against redundancy. Lydia Spencer-Elliott reports

3. Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 40,000 residents are ordered to evacuate

   Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode

4. Could anything but profit steer AI? The OpenAI trial offered clues but no verdict

   The trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made clear the two billionaires agreed on one thing: building artificial intelligence would require significant resources — and enormous amounts of money

5. Gunman killed after opening fire on Secret Service checkpoint at White House

   White House journalists reported hearing dozens of gunshots before security personnel ordered them to run indoors, putting the complex under lockdown

6. White House shooting live: Gun-wielding suspect killed by Secret Service as shots fired toward executive mansion

   Trump was at home as incident unfolded in nation’s capital on Saturday evening

7. A 9-story building under construction in Philippines collapses, possibly trapping dozens of workers

   Police say a nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital collapsed early Sunday with 22 workers managing to get out others remain missing

8. Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones, shaking city center and injuring 10

   Russia has launched an intense missile and drone attack on Kyiv, shaking buildings across the city center

9. Life of A Basketball Fan: Taylor Swift attends Cavs-Knicks in Cleveland with fiance Travis Kelce

   Turns out, Taylor Swift likes basketball, too

10. F1 Canadian GP LIVE: Race start time and schedule with Russell on pole in Montreal

    Follow live F1 updates from the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with Russell on pole ahead of Mercedes teammate