Elon Musk threatens to cancel the deal to buy Twitter.
South Korea and the US launch eight missiles in response to Pyongyang.
The largest pilot test of a four-day workweek begins.
This is what you need to know to start the day.
Truth first.
1. AMLO will not attend the Summit of the Americas, but will meet with Biden
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, announced that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas that takes place in Los Angeles from June 6 to 10 because not all the countries of the Americas were invited.
However, he will meet with Joe Biden at the White House in July.
His counterpart from Honduras, Xiomara Castro, also confirmed his refusal.
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2. Elon Musk threatens to cancel the deal to buy Twitter
Elon Musk made his most direct threat yet to cancel the Twitter purchase, openly accusing the company of violating the merger agreement by not providing the data he requested on
spam
and fake accounts.
Musk maintains that the actual number of fake accounts is probably much higher than what the social network says and that the acquisition cannot proceed without "proof" of the numbers.
Why was the Twitter purchase deal paused?
What Elon Musk Says 0:52
3. South Korea and the US launch eight missiles in response to Pyongyang
South Korea and the United States responded to North Korea's eight-missile launch on Sunday by firing another eight missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Monday morning.
The missile swap comes amid heightened concern that Pyongyang is preparing a nuclear test, and after a shift in tone in Seoul toward aggression.
South Korea responds to North Korean missiles 0:45
4. From proms to a funeral: 13 mass shootings this weekend leave the US in mourning.
The victims of the most recent mass shootings in the United States were in places that seemed safe.
But few spaces are now safe in the country.
At least 17 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in 13 mass shootings this weekend alone.
Some were at proms, a nightclub, a popular entertainment district, or a shopping mall.
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USA added 13 mass shootings last weekend 2:40
5. Kamala Harris is still having trouble dealing with immigration, a year later
Despite the efforts that Vice President Kamala Harris and her team have made to cultivate relationships in Central America during her high-profile trips and to secure $1.2 billion in private investment to bolster regional economies, significant obstacles remain in addressing the drivers of migration in the Northern Triangle nations.
A White House official maintained that "progress is being seen" and that he plans to launch a new package of measures.
But finding a reliable partner in the region has proven difficult.
Harris' balance after visiting the border between Mexico and the US 4:02
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The largest pilot test of a four-day workweek begins
Thousands of UK workers began working four days a week from Monday, with no pay cut, in the biggest test of its kind.
They will do so in exchange for committing to maintain 100% productivity.
Another company tests the 4-day work week 1:09
Several Tampa Bay Rays players refuse to wear logos alluding to the LGBTQ community
Several Tampa Bay Rays players did not wear LGBTQ logos on their uniforms for the team's Pride Night celebration during Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox.
One of them told the Tampa Bay Times that it was a "faith-based decision" and that it was not "a trial."
They denounce an "embarrassing" ad for an Indian body spray that promotes rape culture
A TV ad for a body spray for men has been pulled from the air in India after critics, including Bollywood stars, said it referenced gang rape.
"What vapid and twisted minds must think, approve and create these stinking ads," was one of the many messages.
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond shares leukemia diagnosis
American cyclist great Greg Lemond revealed that he was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.
"It is a type of cancer that can be treated, and it is a type of leukemia that is not life-threatening or debilitating," says the statement released by the cyclist.
LeBron James talks about the arrest of Brittney Griner: "Our voice as athletes is stronger if we are together"
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has joined the many athletes who have expressed their desire for WNBA star Brittney Griner to return home after more than 100 days in detention in Russia.
"We have to come together and help do everything we can to bring BG home quickly and safely. Our voice as athletes is stronger if we stand together," she said.
Brittney Griner's arrest extended in Russia 0:49
The number of the day
$0.25
The increase in gasoline prices is going from bad to worse in the United States.
The national average rose to $4.87 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA, an increase of $0.25 in a week.
And there are some states where it has already reached $5.
The price of gasoline continues to rise in the US 1:08
quote of the day
"I have always considered myself a very normal guy. If I did it, maybe someone else can"
With 14 French Open titles, the sports world is already running out of superlatives to describe Rafael Nadal.
He describes himself in very different terms.
Nadal won Roland Garros and already has 22 majors 0:34
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And to finish...
Woman donates her breast milk amid infant formula crisis and her work becomes an inspiration
Lifestyle content creator and new mom Lucie Fink was pumping more milk than her newborn son Milo could drink.
Her social media followers helped her realize that she had excess milk that she could donate.
Woman donates breast milk during infant formula crisis 0:58
