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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WORLD
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