1. 50,000 U.S. Troops May Deploy if Putin Overruns Ukraine: NYT

FIGHTING TALK

One potential plan reportedly includes sending an initial 5,000 troops to the Baltics to deal with the crisis.

WORLD

2. Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive on Eve of NYT Trial

SO INEVITABLE

At the start of the trial on Monday, the judge had an announcement to make.

POLITICS

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SCOUTED

4. Video Shows Trump Suffering His Own ‘Please Clap’ Moment

LOVE ME

The former president didn’t get the reaction he was after when he graced Mar-a-Lago diners with his presence.

POLITICS

5. Jan. 6 Investigator Fired From Job by GOP Attorney General

‘PURELY PAYBACK’

On leave from his position as UVA’s top lawyer, Timothy Heaphy was fired by the state’s recently elected attorney general.

POLITICS

6. Dyson’s New Vacuum Lets Me Clean My Home Using Lasers

SUCK IT UP

The vacuum is the best one Dyson has ever made. Here’s why.

SCOUTED

7. ‘This Is Ridiculous’: Five Men, One Woman Found Dead at Home

‘ABSOLUTELY PREVENTABLE’

Milwaukee police said the bodies were discovered during a routine welfare check.

U.S. NEWS

8. Surgeon Regrets Trying to Hawk Bataclan Victim X-Ray as NFT

BONEHEADED

The picture showed a patient’s forearm after it was struck by a Kalashnikov bullet during the 2015 ISIS terror attack in Paris.

WORLD

9. Auschwitz Museum: RFK’s Anti-Vax Speech Exploited Holocaust

‘INTELLECTUAL DECAY’

Notorious political scion suggested in a speech that Anne Frank was better off than American anti-vaxxers.

WORLD

10. Man Charged with Abducting 4-Year-Old Cleo Smith Confesses

I DID IT

Terence Kelly admitted to taking Smith from her family’s campsite in Western Australia and holding her captive for more than two weeks.

WORLD

11. Julian Assange Wins Right to Appeal His Extradition to U.S.

STAYING PUT

Britain’s high court will now have to decide whether to hear the WikiLeaks founder’s challenge.

WORLD

12. University Prez Blames Mental Health Amid Harassment Claim

‘EMOTIONAL ENTANGLEMENT’

Mark Rosenberg relentlessly pursued a young employee, according to a report.

U.S. NEWS

13. Brady to Take Retirement Idea ‘Day by Day’ After Bucs’ Loss

HEMMING & HAWING

“Truthfully, guys, I’m thinking about this game. I’m not thinking about past five minutes from now,” Brady said.

ENTERTAINMENT

14. Hockey League Suspends Player After Alleged Racist Gesture

‘APPALLED’

Pending a hearing over the alleged racist taunt, the Jacksonville Icemen have also released defenseman Jacob Panetta.

ENTERTAINMENT

15. Eric Adams Announces Plans to Revive Plainclothes NYPD Unit

‘WE’RE GOING TO DEPLOY’

The unit was disbanded two years ago over criticism over its treatment of Black and Hispanic New Yorkers.

U.S. NEWS

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