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1. Clooney Says Longtime Friend Matthew Perry ‘Wasn’t Happy’
‘HEARTBREAKING STUFF’
“It was hard to watch because we didn’t know what was going through him,” Clooney said of seeing Perry on set.
ENTERTAINMENT
2. Cop Conducts Search for ‘Gender Queer’ Book in Classroom
‘WHAT ARE WE DOING?’
An ACLU attorney likened the search to being “the sort of thing you hear about in communist China and Russia.”
U.S. NEWS
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3. Capitol Rioter’s High-School Classmate Gives Him Up to Feds
REVENGE OF THE NERDS
The classmate told the FBI he’d shared a selfie from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
4. Son of Dentist Who Killed Wife in Fight Over Dad’s Assets
‘IT’S THE PRINCIPLE’
“They’re treating my sister and I more like perpetrators than surviving victims of a violent crime,” Julian Rudolph said.
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5. Tesla Blamed Customers for Faulty Parts to Avoid Repairs
‘DRIVER ABUSE’
A report found that these defective pieces, which were mostly responsible for suspension and steering, were flagged internally but denied in public.
TECH
6. Man Exonerated After Serving Longest Wrongful Sentence Ever
‘CONVINCING EVIDENCE’
Glynn Simmons was initially sentenced to death for the murder, which a judge now says he didn’t commit.
7. Iranian ‘Child Bride’ Hanged Over Husband’s Murder
‘VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION’
Samira Sabzian’s hanging comes during a surge in executions in Iran, where hundreds of people have been given death sentences.
WORLD
8. Speaker Mike Johnson Reportedly Descended From Enslavers
DISTANT DESCENDANT
Two of Johnson’s ancestors reportedly enslaved several Black people in Louisiana in the 1860s.
POLITICS
9. Protesters Paint ‘Free Gaza’ on Steps of Lincoln Memorial
UNDER INVESTIGATION
The incident comes amid other instances of defacement over the war in Gaza, with many congressional members’ offices in D.C. reporting vandalism in recent weeks.
10. Santa Claus Takes a Tumble During Lap Dance at Madonna Show
MAKING THE NAUGHTY LIST
Santa and the dancer were able to get up and it appeared that neither were hurt.
11. Ultra Rare Hissing Mushroom Returns to Texas
CHORIOACTIS GEASTER
It’s one of the rarest mushrooms in the world.
12. Tuberville’s ‘Pointless’ Military Blockade Is Really Over
BITE THE BULLET
The Senate confirmed 11 senior military positions that were still being held up.
13. India’s Modi Downplays U.S. Assassination Plot Allegations
NO BIG DEAL
He insisted the claims are not likely to affect U.S.-India relations.
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