1.  Gaetz Allegedly Planned Trip With Woman His Pal Paid for Sex

 ‘FUN AND CHILL’ 

House Ethics Committee investigators have obtained text messages in which Rep. Matt Gaetz allegedly asked the woman to join him on a private plane in 2017.

POLITICS

2.  RFK Jr. PAC’s Huge Refund to Security Exec Raises Eyebrows

  HOW ODD 

Gavin de Becker donated $10 million, but then was refunded $9.65 million.

POLITICS

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  ALL NATURAL 

Naked Wines strips the hassle out of wine delivery while serving you the market’s top-quality wines for up to 60 percent less.

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3.  Dakota Johnson: ‘Madame Web’ Script Totally Changed

 ‘DRASTIC’ 

Johnson said she can’t even remember what the story was when she signed up for the project.

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4.  Lyft Stock Goes Bonkers—Because of a Typo

 SURGE PRICING 

What a difference one zero makes.

TECH

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 BETWEEN THE SHEETS 

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5.  Former Meta Engineer Reportedly Kills Family, Himself

 MURDER-SUICIDE 

The four family members were found dead in their San Mateo, California, home.

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6.  GOP Wants Special Counsel to Testify to Biden’s Poor Memory

 ACT YOUR AGE 

If Robert Hur testifies, it stands to prolong the news cycle around Biden’s age and fitness for office, and keep these issues at the forefront for voters.

POLITICS

7.  JLo Says Ayo Edebiri Apologized for Slamming Her Career

 ‘SHE WAS MORTIFIED’ 

Edebiri’s critical comments about Lopez’s “scam” career as a singer on a 2020 podcast were unearthed ahead of the pair’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” earlier this month.

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8.  Threats Against Judges, Prosecutors Double Since Election

 SERIOUS STATS 

The U.S. Marshals Service has a growing concern about these threats, which are linked to violent rhetoric on social media and political polarization.

POLITICS

9.  Google Founder’s Ex Funded Controversial RFK Super Bowl Ad

  SURPRISE BENEFACTOR 

The attorney said she was concerned about “vaccine injuries” but insisted she is “not an anti-vaxxer.”

U.S. NEWS

10.  Man on Remote Peninsula Becomes First to Die From Alaskapox

 VIRAL DEATH 

The Kenai Peninsula in the Gulf of Alaska is more than 300 miles away from where all previous cases of Alaskapox took place in Fairbanks.

U.S. NEWS

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11.  KC Mayor Suggests Swift Was Urged to Skip Super Bowl Parade

 JUST TOO MUCH 

City officials are apparently worried Swifties may overwhelm security forces at Wednesday’s championship parade.

U.S. NEWS

12.  Passenger Dies on Royal Caribbean’s 9-Month World Cruise

 FINAL VOYAGE 

A TikTok user shared the “sad news” online before the company confirmed the death.

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13.  Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan Call It Quits: Reports

 PARTING WAYS 

Sources cited relationship tension over the feud between Jordan’s father and Pippen’s ex-husband.

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