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The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #WHITE HOUSE: Hillary Clinton has become the first woman to lead a major American political party, after declaring victory in her battle for the Democratic presidential nomination.

2. #LEAVING CERT: Some 120,000 students will begin their Leaving and Junior Cert exams today.

3. #LOUTH: A man in his 30s is due to appear at Dundalk District Court today in connection with a double murder in Louth in 2012.

4. #MENTAL HEALTH: €12 million which had been earmarked for the hiring of 1,500 mental health staff will be spent on vaccinations, home care and transitional beds for people leaving hospital.

5. #HOMELESS: Mike Allen, the director of advocacy for Focus Ireland, has spoken out about the problems experienced by children who are homeless.

6. RAINY DAY: The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, the county’s budget watchdog, has given a tentative thumbs-up to government plans for a ‘rainy day fund’ – provided it is designed and run properly.

7. #SEANAD: Fianna Fáil senator Denis O’Donovan is expected to be elected cathaoirleach of the 25th Seanad when it meets for the first time today, RTÉ News reports.

8. #MURDER: A Space Shuttle commander has been charged with the murder of teenage sisters after a car crash in Alabama.

9. #COURT: A 32-year-old operations manager, who struck her head on a sign after using an “unorthodox and hazardous” route through a Dublin hotel car park, has seen an award for damages slashed by half in the Circuit Civil Court.

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