How did Beethoven lose his hearing? His hair may answer that question

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IN THE PRESS – Tuesday, May 7: Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu has rejected a ceasefire proposal that was earlier accepted by Hamas. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to be inaugurated for a fifth term. In other news, there's new information on how Ludwig van Beethoven may have lost his hearing, some 197 years after his death. Finally, this year's Met Gala throws up a variety of sublime and ridiculous outfits.