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Monday night was the “biggest night in fashion”: The Met Gala! Here are a few of the most memorable looks of the night.

• Theme: "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."

• Dress code: "The Garden of Time."

  • The event’s co-chairs include: Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth.

• Bottom line: The event raises MILLIONS for The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. A ticket costs $75,000; entire tables are $350,000.

  • Last year, the Gala raised nearly $22 million and around 400 guests attended.

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🇮🇱 STRIKES BEGINS IN RAFAH AS HAMAS AGREES TO ITS OWN CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL

Another day of whiplash and conflicting headlines regarding the Israel-Hamas war. Yesterday, the terror group Hamas announced that it agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal. In truth, it was a ceasefire proposal from Qatar and Egypt. And, there was a catch: Israel hadn’t seen it.

• Still, the announcement led to celebrations in the streets of Gaza and across Arab capitals. Watch the video here.

• BUT Israel said the deal included several provisions they would not have agreed to.

It comes as Israeli forces began to strike the city of Rafah—on Gaza's southern edge—from the air and ground yesterday. They ordered some residents to leave parts of the city.

THE ‘DEAL’
Hamas said in a brief statement that its chief, Ismail Haniyeh, accepted their proposal for a ceasefire.

• In reality, Hamas agreed to a modified version of an earlier proposal that incorporated the terror group's own demands, including terms that fully end the war and don’t initially guarantee the release of hostages.

  • Hamas has rejected multiple ceasefire offers in recent months, despite pressure from Qatar, Egypt and the US.

  • In recent days, Egyptian and Hamas officials have said the cease-fire would take place in a series of stages during which Hamas would release hostages it is holding— thought to be 33 in the first round— in exchange for a halt in fighting, and Israel releasing high-level Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

• According to Egyptian officials speaking to the WSJ, Hamas’ announcement appeared to be designed to create public pressure on Israel to accept their version of the deal.

Israel's response indicated that Hamas's latest offer is not close to what was outlined in previous Israeli proposals. Israel has offered a ceasefire that could last several months, but not a complete end to the war.

• Still, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said a delegation would be sent to meet with negotiators and try to reach an agreement.

• Inside Israel, a group of some hostage families and protesters want a deal, no matter what. They have taken to the streets to demand one.

  • At the same time, the majority of the country does not want Hamas to remain in leadership.

• Bottom line: Israel won't agree to a permanent end to the war while Hamas still controls Gaza. And at this point, it appears Hamas won't agree to a ceasefire without a guarantee that Israel will permanently end the war— leaving Hamas in control of Gaza.

RAFAH EVACUATION
The Israeli military started targeted strikes in Rafah yesterday as it attempts to take control of Hamas’ last stronghold. Israel dropped evacuation leaflets for about 100,000 Palestinians, warning that an attack was imminent.

• Israeli forces moved to capture the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza. It’s a main entry point for humanitarian aid into Gaza. The move is likely to prevent Hamas members from fleeing.

  • UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the evacuation order is “inhumane” and that “Gazans continue to be hit with bombs, disease, and even famine.”

• President Biden spoke with Netanyahu yesterday, reiterating concerns that an invasion of Rafah could lead to devastating humanitarian consequences.

  • To increase pressure, the Biden administration has delayed the sale of thousands of precision weapons to Israel.

  • Still, the US “does not believe they represent a major military operation, a U.S. official said.”

⚖️ JUDGE THREATENS TRUMP WITH JAIL IF HE KEEPS DEFYING GAG ORDER

Former President Donald Trump could potentially have to spend time in jail— and in a remarkable turn of events, not for any of the dozens of criminal charges he’s currently facing. Instead, New York Judge Juan M. Merchan issued Trump a 10th gag order violation yesterday, and strongly warned Trump that he will put him in jail if he does not keep quiet about the case 🤐.

• "The last thing I want to do is put you in jail," Merchan said today. "You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well."

But Trump does not seem to be slowing down. Here’s his active Truth Social account.

THREATENING JAIL TIME
“Going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sanction,” Merchan said, holding Trump in contempt of court for a second time in two weeks and fining him $1,000. The gag order bars Trump from attacking witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, the judge and his family — it has been in place since the start of the trial.

• What jail would look like: The judge noted that jailing Trump would be a complicated ordeal that would include Secret Service and various court personnel. "But at the end of the day, I have a job to do," he said.

• The latest violation stems from an April 22 appearance Trump made on the network Real America's Voice. Trump said, "That jury was picked so fast — 95% Democrats. The area's mostly all Democrat… It's a very unfair situation, that I can tell you."

• Been here before: Last week, the judge issued nine gag order violations amounting to $9,000 in fines. In the fall, the judge in Trump’s New York CIVIL trial fined him $15,000 for violating a gag order and also threatened jail.

• Five of the nine gag order violations from last week involved Trump reposting this New York Post article about Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen.

• Here’s a quote Trump posted from a Fox News host that was deemed a violation.

  

• Another post called star witnesses Cohen and Stormy Daniels “sleaze bags,” who are at the heart of the case.

  • Trump followed the judge’s orders and took down the posts in question.

  • Note: There have been four other incidents when the judge ruled that Trump did not violate the order, despite prosecutors’ claims.

THE PROSECUTION’S CASE
Daniels says she was paid $130,000 before the 2016 election to bury affair claims with Trump from 2006. Prosecutors allege Trump ordered false records — 11 invoices, 12 general ledger entries and 11 checks — be made to cover up the payment. Yesterday, a former Trump Organization employee testified Cohen — who organized the payments — was reimbursed from Trump's personal bank account in 2017.

• At this stage of the trial, the prosecution is calling witnesses to build their story. 11 witnesses have been called so far.

  • Yesterday, the prosecution said they would need about two more weeks to wrap up. Then, it’s the defense’s turn.

• Cohen and Daniels still need to be called. Their testimony could take place over multiple days.

⏳ SPEED READ

🚨NATION

📌 FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner (NPR)

📌 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the second oldest member of the US Senate, will run for re-election at age 82 (AXIOS)

📌 Pastor credits divine intervention after man pulls gun on him during live-streamed sermon on Sunday (ABC NEWS)

📌 House Republicans plan to move forward with contempt against Attorney General Merrick Garland (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 American solider detained in Russia over theft charges (MO NEWS)

📌 Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election (NPR)

📌 Afghanistan’s only female diplomat quits after being caught smuggling almost $2 million worth of gold into India (CBS NEWS)

📌 Macron puts trade and Ukraine as top priorities as China’s Xi opens European visit in France (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 More women are working now than at any time in U.S. history (AXIOS)

📌 Tick season is ramping up, and experts say people should take precautions before venturing outside (USA TODAY)

📌 Some cases of Alzheimer's caused by two copies of a single gene, new study suggests (NBC NEWS)

📌 Experimental gene therapy restores some vision in patients with inherited blindness (CNN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Miss USA Noelia Voigt suddenly resigns, urges people to prioritize mental health (CBS NEWS)

📌 Here are the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes (NPR)

📌 Kim Kardashian addresses Tom Brady dating 'rumors' during Netflix comedy roast: 'I'd never say' (PEOPLE)

📌 First photo of David Corenswet as Superman in James Gunn's DC superhero reboot released (USA TODAY)

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🗓 ON THIS DAY: MAY 7

• 1945: Nazi Germany surrendered at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, ending its role in World War II.

• 1994: Norway’s most famous painting, Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”, was recovered nearly three months after it was stolen from the National Gallery of Norway. Ten years later, it was stolen again.

• 1992: Sir Mix-a-Lot released ‘Baby Got Back.’

• 2000: Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as president of Russia.