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A New Crazy Conspiracy on the Right Has People Filming Wood

By Will Sommer

Is the lumber shortage a supply and demand problem, or something more sinister?

Does Britney Spears Have Dementia?

By Kevin Fallon

New documentary “The Battle For Britney” suggests that either Spears has dementia or her conservatorship is defrauding the courts. A juicy bombshell? Or gossipy exploitation?

DeSantis Threatens to Screw His Own State to Spite the CDC

By Eleanor Clift

Florida’s governor says people will die if the CDC requires vaccine passports for cruise passengers. The mayor of Miami-Dade explains why that’s every bit as crazy as it sounds.

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‘Anti-White Watch’ Is the Racist Answer to Hate Crimes

By Mark Hay

A peek behind the curtain of a sinister new effort from white nationalists to co-opt the language of social justice.

The GOP’s Suicide Squad Isn’t Going to Stop With Liz Cheney

By Matt Lewis

Trump toady Kevin McCarthy isn’t really just after Cheney. He’s after the party’s remaining sane women. She’s just in the way.

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Broadway May Mandate Vaccinations for Audiences and Workers

By Tim Teeman

Broadway leaders, producers, and workers talk about making vaccines mandatory, a wide array of reopening hurdles, and how the pandemic affected theater so profoundly.

Teenage Boy Charged With Murdering 13-Year-Old Cheerleader

By Tracy Connor

Tristyn Bailey left her Florida home late Saturday night and was found dead in the woods the next day.

Time Will Tell: 40 Songs That Shaped Bob Marley’s Legacy

By Patricia Meschino

It’s the 40th anniversary of the reggae king’s passing. Here are the 40 songs that turned him from a Kingston raggamuffin to a global icon.

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1. Russia: How Dare You Accuse Us of Pipeline Ransomware Attack

INNOCENT FACE

The Colonial Pipeline attack has been blamed on DarkSide, a secretive hacking group believed to be based in Russia.

2. Nine Children Killed as Israel Hammers Gaza With Strikes: AP

WORSE AND WORSE

The region is suffering its worst violence in years and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he expects fighting to continue “for some time.”

3. This Baseboard Cleaning Tool Takes the Chore Out of Cleaning

DOWN AND DIRTY

Your back will thank you for cleaning with this lightweight, adjustable tool.

4. Tiger-Bothering Murder Suspect Captured in Houston: Police

ROAR AND ORDER

Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, was out on bond for a murder charge when the Bengal tiger, which he reportedly keeps in his backyard, somehow got out.

5. Vatican Blasts U.S. Bishops Over Threats to Ban Biden

FORGIVE ME, FATHER

The letter also condemned the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops of focusing on abortion as if it was the only issue facing American Catholics.

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