## French elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right

Authored by lemonde.fr

The far right made significant gains but finished third, behind President Emmanuel Macron's coalition and well below expectations.

The far-right Rassemblement National and its allies were projected to win between 138 and 145 seats, and Macron's coalition, Ensemble, between 152 and 158.

That leaves Macron in a position to negotiate with parties that have long been in opposition to him to try to form a coalition government.

"The president has the duty to call on the Nouveau Front Populaire to govern," declared left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Mélenchon praised the electorate's efforts to obtain "a result that was said to be impossible" – a victory for the left.

Bardella spoke of "unnatural alliances" between the presidential coalition and the left, which he said had led to his party's defeat.

The previous record for the far right, set two years ago, was 89 seats. »

### Pennsylvania lottery: 75-year-old woman wins $5 million scratch-off after completing cancer treatment

Authored by edition.cnn.com

A Pennsylvania woman who had recently completed her breast cancer treatment says she couldn’t believe her eyes after scratching off a winning $5 million ticket, according to lottery officials.

“It was delayed so many times, I decided to go home,” said Osborne, according to the release.

She described her win as bittersweet following her recent completion of breast cancer radiation treatment, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. »

### Fallout: London says "the end is in sight" as testing gets underway

Authored by eurogamer.net

The voluntary team behind Fallout: London, the DLC-sized mod for Fallout 4, says "the end is in sight".

"There has been a lot of speculation regarding our upcoming release, and we wanted to open up and clear the air for our core supporters," the Fallout: London team said.

ICYMI, Fallout has "more than doubled its concurrent players" on Steam following the release of Amazon Prime's blockbuster TV series. »

### John Cena announces official retirement from wrestling, declaring the next WrestleMania his last

Authored by nbcnews.com

John Cena offered a heartfelt speech of gratitude to his wrestling fans Saturday night as he announced his retirement from the ring, declaring next year’s WWE WrestleMania his final one.

Fans booed as the wrestler-turned-actor told them of his “official retirement,” which will include a farewell tour next year.

And I’m here tonight to announce that in Las Vegas, WrestleMania 2025 will be the last I compete in.”. »

### Oklahoma, Alabama Now Have AI-Powered Vending Machines That Sell Bullets

Authored by gizmodo.com

As such, American Rounds has created an identity verification mechanism for its bullet vending machines that can supposedly verify how old the person buying the ammunition is.

Cleveland.com originally reported on the proliferation of American Rounds’ machines, writing that they were currently available at six locations in Oklahoma and Alabama.

Gizmodo reached out to American Rounds for more information about their business and will update this story if it responds. »

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