Here are today’s top stories in no particular order:
- President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting today for the first time since each has taken office and will be discussing sensitive topics including plans to forge peace in the Middle East. Obama is endorsing a two-state solution, something Netanyahu is not in agreement about.
- After much hype and even more controversy, Obama finally offered his commencement address to students at Notre Dame. He referenced such controversy in his speech and commended the university for being able to open up a dialogue about such important issues.
- The EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium was evacuated today after a fire started on the top floor of the building. Though it’s still being investigated, it’s thought to have been an accidental fire and no injuries have been reported.
- Controversy surrounding Speaker Nancy Pelosi and torture tactics rages on as the GOP requests that she prove that she was misled or promptly apologize to the CIA.
- Lithuania has elected its first female president, and she’s already talking about cutting spending by rethinking the generous parental leaves offered to its residents.
- Prominent columnist Maureen Dowd has admitted to plagiarizing in her column last week, though she said the mistake was unintentional.
- A sex theme park in China has been demolished before it even got the chance to open.
- At a rally in New York to support same-sex marriage, actress Cynthia Nixon flashed a diamond ring, announcing her engagement to long-time girlfriend Christine Marinoni. [Editor’s note: Because of my addiction to the website Dlisted.com, I cannot think of Marinoni by any name other than "Rojo Caliente." That said, mazel tov!]