1.  Cops Swept Away by Flood Survive by Holding Trees for Hours

 'MIRACLE IN MERCER COUNTY' 

The officers had to ditch their vehicles in the rising floodwaters, swimming for their lives.

2.  Chelsea Manning: I’m ‘Terrified’ of Ex-Pal Glenn Greenwald

  CALLOUT POST 

“You’re greedy, unprincipled, and I’m embarrassed for ever considering you a friend,” Manning wrote in a tweet about Greenwald.

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3.  Here’s How to Snag This Free Polka-Dot Bag From Kate Spade

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Everyone loves a tote bag, especially when you can get one for free.

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4.  TikToker Creates Wild Scheme to Spam Abortion Snitch Website

 GENIUS 

By creating a script that overloaded an anti-abortion whistleblower website, TikToker Sean Black and his followers filled the site’s tattle-tale form with fake information.

5.  Crazy Footage Shows Tornado Passing Over New Jersey Bridge

 COMING THROUGH 

The Burlington-Bristol Bridge appears to have stood up to the test.

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 SOFT SAVINGS 

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7.  McCarthy Threatens Companies Complying With Jan. 6 Inquiry

 THE LADY DOTH PROTEST 

“A Republican majority will not forget” any company that complies with the order, McCarthy wrote on Twitter.

8.  Texans Can Now Carry Guns in Public Without Permit, Training

 SWEATING BULLETS 

The controversial “constitutional carry” law was signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in June and took effect this week.

9.  Virginia Judges Toss Efforts to Save Robert E. Lee Statue

 COMING DOWN 

Gov. Ralph Northam first called for the removal of the 60-foot Confederate statue in mid-2020.

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10.  5-4 Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Ban

 IT’S HAPPENING 

The decision means the draconian new law, which prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, will remain in effect.

11.  Brooks: Jan. 6 Phone Records Would Only Show ‘Amusing’ Gifs

  MAGA MEMELORD 

House investigators looking into the Jan. 6 riot might seek phone records from those involved, including the Alabama congressman.

12.  De Blasio Sounding Out Guv Run After Cuomo Downfall: Report

 OF COURSE 

The NYC mayor has reportedly been spending the past few weeks calling up allies and labor leaders.

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13.  Free Broadcast TV Service Locast Shuts Down After Legal Loss

 BROADCAST BATTLE 

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Locast, a non-profit streaming service that provides access to local TV broadcasts, violated copyright law.

14.  U.S. Coast Guard Sued by Families of Dive Boat Fire Victims

 ACCOUNTABILITY BITES 

“Had the Coast Guard properly inspected the Conception...these 34 victims would not have lost their lives,” said lawyer Jeffrey P. Goodman.

15.  Lawsuit: 105 of 106 People Arrested by Cop Unit Were Black

 PRETTY BLATANT 

A special police task force in Beverly Hills has been accused of obvious racial profiling.

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