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Modi Operandi: “Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed a historic third win in a row in the country’s parliamentary elections, but his ruling alliance appears to have failed to win a large majority as predicted.” It’s the one thing that unites the globe: Poor polling accuracy. Here are some photos of democracy in action as the world’s largest elections come to a close in India.

+ Political Violence in Mexico: “Gunmen have killed the female mayor of a town in Mexico just hours after the country celebrated the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation’s first woman president.”

+ Tax Brakes: In today’s depressing enabler news, here are some of the many billionaires rallying behind Trump after his conviction.

+ Miscarriage of Justice: “The trip was the beginning of a 24-hour race to get the woman additional abortion care while she bled until she lost consciousness on her bathroom floor.” How a couple found themselves tangled in Texas’ strict abortion laws after miscarriage. (The border may be the hottest political issue, but this could be the decisive one in November.)

+ Kitty Roars Again “Shortly before Gill (known as Roaring Kitty) reignited a meme-stock craze in May, he bought a large volume of GameStop options on ETrade, the people said. This week, Gill posted screenshots of an ETrade account showing he owns GameStop shares now valued at $140 million and a new set of options that expire later this month. His total gains on the positions were at $85.5 million” ETrade Considers Kicking Meme-Stock Leader Keith Gill Off Platform. (It’s incredible that meme-stocks are still a thing and that Roaring Kitty is still viewed as the cat’s meow.)

+ Overturning Every Stone: Another day, another state, another indictment. Wisconsin attorney general charges three former Trump associates in plot to overturn 2020 election.

+ Novakancy: Novak Djokovic won back-to-back 5 set matches in the French Open, but had to drop out of the tournament due to a knee injury he suffered in the middle of one of the matches he won.

+ Left Holding the Bag: “A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic.” (Trump reading this on his phone: “Why didn’t I think of that?”)

+ Beast Mode: “The YouTuber told Time Magazine in February that he earns $600 to $700 million a year.” MrBeast becomes YouTube’s most subscribed channel.