1.  High Court Reprimands Judge Who Sentenced Parkland Shooter

 IMPARTIALITY IN QUESTION 

Judge Elizabeth Scherer embraced members of the prosecution after handing down Nikolas Cruz’s life sentence.

U.S. NEWS

2.  Olivia Dunne Doesn’t Attend In-Person Classes for ‘Safety’

  ‘SOME SCARES’ 

“There were some scares in the past, and I just want to be as careful as possible,” Dunne said. “I don’t want people to know my daily schedule and where I am.”

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You can choose between monthly, tri-monthly, semi-annually, and annual snack box subscription plans to get snacks, kitchenware, and more shipped directly from Japan to your door.

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3.  California Pols Hid Colleague’s Shooting Threat: Report

 KEEPING IT QUIET 

Jordan Brandman allegedly told an aide that he “wanted to walk into City Hall and ‘blow people’s heads off,’” according to a Los Angeles Times investigation.

U.S. NEWS

4.  Ron DeSantis Axes a Third of Paid Campaign Staff in Shakeup

 TRIMMING DOWN 

The cuts reportedly total 38 staffers in all.

POLITICS

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5.  Spotify Drops 15%, Admits Cost of Losing Shows Like Markle’s

 LISTEN UP 

A nearly $50 million hit from podcasts and real estate has hurt Spotify’s share price.

ARTS AND CULTURE

6.  Bryan Kohberger’s Defense Teases Alibi in Idaho Slayings

 DROPPIN’ HINTS 

“Evidence corroborating Mr. Kohberger being at a location other than the King Road address will be disclosed,” the defense said in a new filing.

U.S. NEWS

7.  Strike Averted as UPS Workers Get ‘Best Contract in History’

 ‘CHANGED THE GAME’ 

“We demanded the best contract in the history of UPS, and we got it,” Teamsters said.

U.S. NEWS

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8.  Even ‘Sesame Street’ is Dunking on Musk’s Twitter Rebrand

 ‘X-OUT THAT IDEA!’ 

“Luckily I'm a bird so I can still tweet tweet!” Big Bird joked on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

TECH

9.  Elon Musk Immediately Spews Vax BS After Bronny James’ Scare

  FACT FREE 

The shameless billionaire didn’t wish the 18-year-old James well but instead speculated openly that the COVID vaccine caused him to go into cardiac arrest.

TECH

10.  Synagogue Shooter Asks to Exhume Dead Dad to Prove Paternity

 DIGGING FOR MERCY 

Robert Bowers’ lawyers have been pushing evidence that suggests he suffers from severe mental illness and schizophrenia, which he may have inherited from his father.

U.S. NEWS

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11.  Thieves Try To Bust Into Wiz Khalifa’s House as He’s Onstage

 A FOR EFFORT 

Police told TMZ that it all went down just after 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, while the rapper was actually onstage in Michigan for the High School Reunion Tour.

ENTERTAINMENT

12.  Disabled Retiree Loses $80K on Gold Coins Hawked on Fox News

 IN THE HOLE 

The 70-year-old invested $174,000 into the company’s gold coins, buying into their claims of a looming “pension crisis” and “dollar collapse.”

MEDIA

13.  Belarusian Dissident Artist Mysteriously Dies in Prison

 POLITICAL PRISONER 

Ales Pushkin has long drawn the ire of the country’s authoritarian president Aleksandr Lukashenko.

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