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1. AOC Reveals What She Said to Gaetz, Gosar on House Floor

  CHIT-CHAT 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent tongues wagging after speaking—amicably—with both men as Kevin McCarthy tried and failed to secure the speakership.

POLITICS

2. Dave & Buster’s Co-Founder Dead in Apparent Suicide

 R.I.P. 

He was 72.

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3. Trump Begs House GOP to Back McCarthy’s Speakership Bid

 ‘CLOSE THE DEAL’ 

The former president said the ongoing split risked turning a “great triumph” into a “giant and embarrassing defeat.”

POLITICS

4. Salesforce to Slash 8,000 Workers From Its Payroll

 DOWNSIZING 

As well as dropping 10 percent of its staff, the business software company plans to reduce office space.

U.S. NEWS

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5. Iranian Star Jailed for Backing Protests Is Released

 FREED 

Taraneh Alidoosti publicly threw her support behind a man put to death on protest-related charges.

WORLD

6. Youth Hockey Coach Fired After Pulling Kid Down on Ice

 ‘HE WAS ASSAULTED’ 

A video of the incident appears to show the child being yanked down on the ice.

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7. Twitter Now ‘Relaxing’ Ban on Political Ads

 OPEN THE FLOODGATES 

The company explained the move by noting that “cause-based advertising can facilitate public conversation around important topics.”

U.S. NEWS

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8. Goldman Staff Steaming Mad as Free Coffee Out Before Layoffs

 NO JOE 

One banker raged about having to splash out $2.99 for a “sh*tty cup of Seattle’s Best.”

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9. Bruce’s Beach Family to Sell Land Back to LA County for $20M

 ‘FINALLY REBUILDING’ 

The beachfront property was taken from a Black family a century ago and returned to their heirs in 2022.

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10. Russia Blames Troops’ Phone Use for Deadly Strike

 BAD CALL 

The death toll—which has been raised from 63—is the deadliest single attack Moscow has acknowledged since the war in Ukraine began.

WORLD

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11. Dad Intentionally Drove Car With Family Off Cliff, Cops Say

 PLOT TWIST 

Dharmesh A. Patel was detained after he and three others miraculously survived a 250-foot plunge off a cliff.

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12. Alleged Book Manuscript Bandit Expected to Plead Guilty

 NOVEL SCHEME 

Filippo Bernardini is accused of impersonating literary agents and editors to secure works before their publication.

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13. Chuck Hughes’ Widow Opens Up After Damar Hamlin’s Collapse

 ‘VERY EMOTIONAL’ 

The Detroit Lions wide receiver was the first and, to date, only NFL player to die on the field after collapsing during a 1971 game.

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