1. Gorsuch Is Only Justice to Refuse a Mask for Sotomayor: NPR

TOO MUCH TO ASK

Sotomayor has reportedly been attending weekly conferences remotely due to her colleague’s refusal to take basic COVID precautions.

POLITICS

2. Team Trump: McConnell Is Orchestrating DeSantis Blow-Up

HIDDEN HAND

Trump and DeSantis have fallen out, and the ex-president’s aides think they know why.

POLITICS

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4. Taylor Greene Marks MLK Day With Vaccine ‘Segregation’ Whine

BE QUIET

GOP congresswoman was previously forced to apologize for comparing mask mandates to the Holocaust.

POLITICS

5. Boris Hangs Head in Shame Over Party Before Philip’s Funeral

ROYAL EMBARRASSMENT

The British prime minister faced a brutal line of questioning over the pre-funeral bash at No. 1.

WORLD

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OH, NO SHEET

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SCOUTED

7. Microsoft to Buy Game Maker Activision Blizzard for $69B

Payday

Activision has been rocked by claims of a “frat boy” culture that enabled “blatant sexual harassment without repercussions.”

U.S. NEWS

8. Mass Murderer Breivik Greets Parole Hearing With Nazi Salute

STILL CRAZY

The far-right extremist tried to bill himself as a potential parliamentary candidate in comments to the judge at his parole hearing.

WORLD

9. U.K. Spies Found Texas Hostage-Taker to Be Harmless in 2020

SLIPPED THROUGH THE NET

Britain’s MI5 reportedly shut down its investigation after determining Malik Faisal Akram wasn’t dangerous.

WORLD

10. First Photos Show Tonga Covered in Thick Layer of Black Ash

‘CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE’

New Zealand’s defense force captured the first images of the Pacific island nation since the volcano erupted.

WORLD

11. Chemical Pollution So High Humanity Is No Longer Safe: Study

ALARMING

“The total mass of plastics now exceeds the total mass of all living mammals,” one scientist noted.

SCIENCE

12. Court Deals New Blow to Opponents of Texas’ Abortion Ban

IN LIMBO

A federal appeals court punted a decision about Texas’ restrictive abortion law to the state’s GOP-controlled Supreme Court.

POLITICS

13. Group of Thieves Snatch Pooch From Owner at Gunpoint

STOLEN FRENCHIE

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said that the alleged Frenchie thieves pulled up to the women in a black SUV before making off with the dog and the victim’s purse.

U.S. NEWS

14. Rapper Vic Mensa Caught With Drugs at D.C. Airport, Cops Say

BAD TRIP

The drugs were confiscated from the rapper’s luggage over the weekend, according to authorities.

ARTS AND CULTURE

15. Djokovic ‘Must Comply’ With COVID Rules to Play in Spain

JUST DO IT

“Any sportsperson who wishes to compete in our country must comply with the health rules of Spain,” Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez said during a news conference.

WORLD

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