Hitting bookshelves Tuesday is the follow-up from one of the country’s highest-profile authors, whose debut spent more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list and inspired a Ron Howard-directed Netflix movie nominated for two Academy Awards. Introducing “Communion” by Vice President JD Vance. The book, which chronicles Vance’s conversion to Catholicism, lands at a notable moment — for American Catholics, with a Chicago-born pope presiding over a resurgence of interest in the faith, and for Vance, who soon faces a consequential decision about his political future. It arrives, too, as Vance has emerged as a leading negotiator in the Trump administration’s agreement to end its war with Iran, and he’s now tasked with selling both this deal and his book. To that end, Vance is scheduled to appear on ABC’s The View in the midst of multiple other media interviews focused on Iran.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/16/politics/takeaways-jd-vance-book-communion
Consider the established entrepreneur and world traveler who says he checks off boxes for both “over 6 feet” and “over 6 figures.” Or the CEO seeking a beautiful muse to share “international adventures” and a “curated lifestyle.” Then there’s the dude pictured in the driver’s seat of a blue convertible who insists he’s “less of an a**hole than I look.” Scroll matchmaking profiles and you’ll find posts highlighting three specific qualities on repeat: “looks, money and status” — or LMS for those hip to modern dating lingo. Sure, touting LMS features might make more people swipe right, but if you’re looking for lasting love, this same triad could leave you lonely.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/16/health/looking-for-love-using-science-wellness
With President Donald Trump’s arrival this week at the French spa resort Évian-les-Bains for a summit of top world leaders, the placid lakeside setting may disguise a somewhat more stormy atmosphere. Trump has repeatedly insulted most of his Group of 7 counterparts over the last several months, reopening old grudges and igniting new feuds with leaders he once seemed to respect. The root of his latest ire has been the leaders’ unwillingness to join in the US-Israeli war against Iran, which will be in the spotlight at the summit after Trump announced an agreement with Tehran over the weekend.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/15/politics/trump-g7-leaders-strained-relationships-vis
A Russian artist best known for his unflattering caricatures of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in Poland, prosecutors said Tuesday, adding that two Belarusian men were arrested in connection with the killing. Semyon Skrepetsky, 44, was killed in a suspected execution on Monday morning in a parking lot near his home in Biała Podlaska, a town that sits near Poland’s border with Belarus, the Polish Prosecutor’s District Office in Lublin said in a statement. Skrepetsky, whose real name was Robert Kuzovkov, had lived in Poland since 2021, when he escaped Russia in fear that he may be arrested for his activism.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/16/world/russian-artist-anti-putin-cartoons-killed-intl