1. Academy ‘Condemns’ Will Smith’s Slap, Begins ‘Formal Review’

STAY TUNED

The Academy said it would “explore further action and consequences.”

ENTERTAINMENT

2. Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Is Officially the Law

‘CRITICAL DECISIONS’

The “Parental Rights in Education” bill bans K-3 educators from addressing topics of sexual orientation or gender identity, among other measures.

U.S. NEWS

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SCOUTED

4. Oligarch Suspects He Was Poisoned During Ukraine Peace Talks

SUBTERFUGE

Roman Abramovich and at least two Ukrainian negotiators suffered from peeling skin on their faces and hands after the meeting.

WORLD

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6. Jan. 6 Panel Wants to Talk to Ginni Thomas About Those Texts

REQUEST FOR COMMENT

The Supreme Court justice’s wife is likely to be contacted within the next few weeks for a voluntary interview, CNN reports.

POLITICS

7. Billionaire Gets $850M Subsidy for New Buffalo Bills Stadium

SWEET DEAL

The Bills announced a deal to build a new $1.4 billion stadium, with $850 million coming from public funds.

U.S. NEWS

8. Zookeepers, Medics Rush to Save Man Bitten by His Pet Viper

SNAKECHARMER

Though the snake, an African Pit Viper, is one of the deadliest in the world, it is reportedly quite docile.

U.S. NEWS

9. Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over Warhol’s Prince Paintings

BROAD STROKES

Photographer Lynn Goldsmith sued the late artist’s estate, alleging that Warhol had violated copyright laws by creating his Prince painting from her photograph.

ARTS AND CULTURE

10. Elon Musk Says He ‘Supposedly’ Has COVID Again

‘ALMOST NO SYMPTOMS’

Musk had predicted in March 2020 that there would likely be “close to zero new cases” of the coronavirus by that April.

U.S. NEWS

11. Flight Data Recorder From China Plane Is in ‘Good Condition’

HUNT FOR ANSWERS

This recorder stores far more data describing the behavior of the 737-800 jet during the flight than the cockpit voice recorder that was found first.

WORLD

12. Diddy Insists Will Smith, Chris Rock Are All Good After Slap

BEHIND THE SCENES

“That’s not a problem. That’s over. I can confirm that,” the artist reportedly said at the Vanity Fair Oscars party Sunday night.

ENTERTAINMENT

13. Whistleblower: Ex Google CEO Has Unethical Sway Over WH

SUSPICIOUS

Emails obtained by Politico reveal that Eric Schmidt and his charity fund the payrolls of a number of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy employees.

POLITICS

14. Navalny Hit Squad Also Followed Nemtsov, Says Bellingcat

NAILED

Investigation shows the hit squads that trailed Navalny and other reformers also tracked Boris Nemtsov before his murder seven years ago.

WORLD

15. Kremlin Not Thrilled About Biden Remark That Putin Must Go

ALWAYS WATCHING

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Biden’s speech warning that Putin “cannot remain in power” was “certainly alarming.”

WORLD

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