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1. Elon Musk Wades Into Kevin McCarthy Chaos

  SIDESHOW 

“Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker,” the new Twitter czar tweeted early Thursday.

POLITICS

2. Idaho Murders Suspect Traffic Stops Part of FBI Ploy: Report

 SNEAKY 

Federal investigators reportedly wanted to get video images of his hands before they made an arrest about two weeks later.

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3. Comedian Chris D’Elia’s Gig Scrapped After New Allegations

 NOPE 

A YouTube documentary released last month detailed allegations of sexual misconduct from 2020 and revealed some new claims of predatory behavior.

ENTERTAINMENT

4. Pope Francis Lays Pope Benedict to Rest in Historic Funeral

 A TALE OF TWO POPES 

A thick fog covered the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica during the entire 90-minute ceremony.

WORLD

Ben Sherman Menswear Is Having a Rare Sale

 WELL DRESSED 

The stand-out-from-the-crowd British brand has a loyal following and it rarely goes on sale.

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5. Alleged Santos Fraud Victim Calls Him a ‘Professional Liar’

 WORSE AND WORSE 

Bruno Simões claimed that what Santos did to him was worse than being mugged at gunpoint.

POLITICS

6. Prince Harry’s Memoir Accidentally Released Early in Spain

 WHOOPS 

The book wasn’t meant to be out until Jan. 10.

WORLD

7. Missing Rapper Theophilus London Found, Cousin Says

 ‘SAFE AND WELL’ 

The artist’s family filed a missing persons report in Los Angeles last week.

ENTERTAINMENT

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8. Amazon to Cut 18,000 Jobs in Biggest Ever Layoffs

 BOXED UP 

The tech behemoth cited an “uncertain economy” for the huge cutbacks.

TECH

9. California State of Emergency Declared Amid Deadly Weather

 ‘MOST CHALLENGING’ 

A toddler was killed as heavy rains, powerful winds, and flooding swept across the state.

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10. Warmonger Russian Church Leader Calls for Ukraine Ceasefire

 ‘CHRISTMAS TRUCE’ 

Russia’s spiritual leader has previously been sanctioned for supporting Moscow’s bloody invasion.

WORLD

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11. USDA Approves World’s First Vaccine for Honeybees

 CREATING A BUZZ 

The shot is designed to protect the insects against a disease that devastates colonies.

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12. Arizona Inducing Pregnant Inmates Without Consent: Report

 INHUMAN 

Three incarcerated women told The Arizona Republic they had wanted to have a spontaneous birth.

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13. Ukraine Claims 800 Russian Soldiers Killed in Just One Day

 RISING TOLL 

The majority of the deaths came in fighting in the occupied Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s military said.

WORLD

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