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• What is chroming, the new social media trend that killed a 13-year-old girl?
  Chroming appears to be a variation of the decades-old trend of huffing or sniffing materials, such as glue or aerosol spray, in order to achieve a high.
• Confederation of British Industry proposes reforms to secure future amidst misconduct allegations
  The Confederation of British Industry has proposed several reforms to secure its future amidst misconduct allegations. Members set to vote June 6 on proposals at a general meeting.
• Weigh to go: Airline asks passengers to step on the scales before flight to slim down fuel costs
  Air New Zealand will begin voluntarily weighing passengers before they board a flight in order to improve the company's fuel efficiency after the pandemic.
• Russia’s Medvedev says UK officials are ‘legitimate military targets’ for their support to Ukraine
  Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said British officials qualify as "legitimate military targets" because of the U.K.'s war aid to Ukraine.
• Blast in east Lebanon kills 5 in base controlled by Palestinian faction, Israel denies role
  Two Palestinian officials said an explosion at a military base has killed five militants of a Syria-backed Palestinian faction in eastern Lebanon and wounded 10 others.
• 16 children, adult injured after fall at Fort Gibraltar in Winnipeg: report
  A total of 17 people, including 16 children between the ages of 10 and 11, have been injured after a fall at Fort Gibraltar in Winnipeg, Manitoba, reports say.
• Biden accuser Reade defects to Russia out of 'safety,' expert warns it's not whole story
  President Biden’s sexual assault accuser Tara Reade claimed she chose to move to Russia as she no longer felt safe in the U.S., saying that she worried she might "walk into a cage or be killed" in her home.
• Gunmen open fire on polio workers in former Taliban stronghold, killing soldier, injuring another
  Police said armed individuals attacked security forces who were escorting polio workers during an inoculation campaign in a region previously under the rule of the Pakistani Taliban.
• Israel's Mossad says retired agent was among 4 people who died when boat sank in Italy
  Israel’s intelligence agency announced a retired agent was among the four people who were killed when a sudden storm sank the houseboat they were staying at for the weekend.
• North Korea elected to World Health Organization executive board
  The North Korean Ministry of Public Health's Dr. Jong Min Pak has been elected to the executive board of the World Health Organization until at least 2026.

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