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“The Last Thing He Told Me,” by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster) In Laura Dave’s latest novel, “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Hannah’s husband, Owen, disappears leaving behind a note instructing her to to protect his 16-year-old daughter and…

The Washington Post, New York Times and NBC News all issued similar corrections to stories about former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani and his dealings in Ukraine. Each news organization removed reports from their articles reports that Giuliani had been warned in a briefing by the FBI that he was the target of an effort by the Russians to influence the presidential election. NBC says that a second source now tells the network that an FBI briefing on this topic was prepared for Giuliani but not delivered. The former New York City mayor called on the newspapers to reveal sources for the incorrect report, but they did not respond to that demand on Monday.

The Atlanta Hawks are planning to increase capacity at State Farm Arena in the postseason, including a new section for fully vaccinated fans. The team has been allowing about 3,000 fans per game in its 17,000-seat arena during the regular season. It plans to increase that total to 7,625 for the playoffs. A section with about 500 seats will be available behind the existing courtside seating for those who are fully vaccinated. The Hawks are working on several options for fans to provide proof of vaccination and will still require all fans to wear masks and maintain social distancing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed slightly in April partly due to a snarled global supply chain after hitting a 37-year high in March. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Monday that…

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The exiled Belarusian opposition leader on Monday called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her country against long-ruling authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke during her visit to Slovenia, a small…

NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Moore has many, many stories still to tell. The celebrated British author known for “V for Vendetta” and “Watchmen” among other works has a deal with Bloomsbury for the story collection “Illuminations” and a five-volume…

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds are staying around for at least two more seasons. The Bills exercised the fifth-year options of both players’ contracts and retained the 2018 first-round draft picks through the 2022 season. The move comes at a combined price of about $36 million, with Allen set to make nearly $23 million in his final year. The fifth year of the contracts is guaranteed, though the Bills can renegotiate the deals. The decision comes as general manager Brandon Beane raised concerns how he’ll fit both contracts under a slow-growing salary cap. 

Chef, cookbook author and TV host Carla Hall has always wondered about a wooden highchair her family has long cherished. What is its history? How much is it worth? She finally got answers when PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” came to her Washington, D.C., home. It turns out that the highchair is not hand carved and dates to between 1880-1920. It’s worth only about $100. Hall was one of several celebrity guests on four new special episodes of “Antiques Roadshow” that were filmed during the pandemic. The first episode airs Monday on PBS.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark on Monday removed the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot from its vaccination program to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots. Denmark, which has been very cautious with all vaccines, has already…

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. construction spending bounced back in March following a February beset by frigid cold and winter storms across large swaths of the country. However, spending on construction projects rose just 0.2% in March, the Commerce…

When the Met Gala returns in September, it will feature a starry contingent of celebrity co-chairs: Actor Timothée Chalamet, singer Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman, and tennis star Naomi Osaka. The September 13 gala will be a smaller affair than usual, to be followed by a larger one on May 2, 2022. Both will launch a two-part exhibition, a survey of American fashion to be on view for almost a year. The museum made the announcement Monday on the traditional day of the Met Gala — the first Monday in May. Those plans, of course, were upended by the pandemic. 

The English Football Association has opened an inquiry into the Super League rebellion and sought evidence from the six English clubs involved in the breakaway that could lead to punishments. The Premier League also disclosed Monday that it has prepared measures to stop teams playing in closed competitions. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham launched an ill-fated attempt two weeks ago to found a new European competition with three clubs from each of Spain and Italy.

The Supreme Court is declining to take up a challenge to Maryland’s ban on bump stocks and other devices that make guns fire faster. The high court on Monday turned away a challenge to the ban, which took effect in October 2018. A lower court had dismissed the challenge at an early stage and that decision had been upheld by an appeals court. Maryland’s ban preceded a nationwide ban on the sale and possession of bump stocks that was put in place by the Trump administration and took effect in 2019. Both bans followed a 2017 shooting in Las Vegas in which a gunman attached bump stocks to assault-style rifles to shoot concertgoers from his hotel room. Fifty-eight people were killed. 

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The organizers of a high-priced literary award from the United Arab Emirates expressed regret Monday that prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas had shunned the prestigious prize over political concerns. The rebuke dealt a blow…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator said Monday it has begun evaluating a request by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech to extend approval of their coronavirus vaccine to include children ranging in age from 12 to 15. The European…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow blacklisted eight EU officials in retaliation for the bloc’s decision to impose sanctions over the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Russian list announced Friday includes…

PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors on Monday requested the end of a years-long investigation of accusations of involvement of France’s peacekeeping force in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda in which an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered. French investigative magistrates are…