1. CIA Chief Held Secret Talks With Taliban Leader, Says Report

  CAN WE STAY? 

America’s top spy is said to have sat down with Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday.

2. Cuomo Commutes Sentence of Calif. DA’s Dad in Final Hours

 CURTAIN CLOSER 

The outgoing governor handed out four sentence commutations and one pardon on his final day in office.

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4. CA Police Find Drugs, Gun, 300 Ballots in Man’s Car

 INEXPLICABLE 

It’s unknown what the man was doing with the ballots or how he got them, but police say they had not been tampered with.

5. German Students Turn Blue in Suspected Campus Poison Attack

 FEELING BLUE 

Students at Darmstadt Technical University reported nausea and limbs turning blue after eating.

6. This Chef’s Knife Is the Perfect Size for My Small Hands

 CHOP IT UP 

The hulking chef’s knives my boyfriend can easily wield were making me less than confident in my knife skills. Then, I got to try Misen’s short version.

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7. Fauci: Pandemic Could Be Over by Spring if People Get Vaxxed

 JUST DO IT 

President Biden's chief medical adviser says U.S. could have the pandemic in check early next year.

8. Epic 5-Hour Manhunt Sees Suspect Shoot Cops, Steal Their SUV

 ACROSS STATE LINES 

The attempted arrest of a man on a motorcycle turned into an interstate chase.

9. Washington Post Corrects Column That Dissed Indian Food

 NAAN-STARTER 

Gene Weingarten wrote that the entire cuisine is based on a single spice. Agita and a correction ensued.

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10. U.K. Loses Hope Biden Will Push Back Kabul Evacuation Cutoff

 LOST CONTROL 

Britain concedes it’s “unlikely” that the Taliban and the U.S. will agree to extend next week’s evacuation deadline.

11. Kathy Hochul Becomes New York’s First Ever Woman Governor

 IT’S OFFICIAL 

Hochul replaces the disgraced Andrew Cuomo, who whined on his way out that he’d been victim of “a media frenzy.”

12. ‘Dumbass’: Alex Jones Slams Trump for Sensible Vax Advice

 WARPED 

Trump said people should get the shot. The far-right conspiracy theorist is not happy about that.

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13. Yet Another Devin Nunes Defamation Suit Dismissed

 DISMISSED 

Since 2019, Nunes has filed nearly a dozen defamation suits against multiple entities, and nearly all of them have been dropped or dismissed.

14. Dad of Twins Killed in Flood Recounts the Horror and Guilt

 ‘TELL ME THEY ARE ALIVE’ 

The 7-month-olds were ripped from his arms and are among 22 dead in Humphreys County.

15. Tory Lanez’ Bail Upped for Getting Too Close to Megan

 STAY AWAY 

Lanez appeared at Rolling Loud with DaBaby, where Megan was also performing.

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