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1. Magician Says Dem Operative Hired Him to Make Biden Robocall
‘SCARY EASY’
“I was in a situation where someone offered me some money to do something, and I did it. There was no malicious intent,” Paul Carpenter told NBC News.
POLITICS
2. 3 College Swimmers Killed in Crash on ‘Highway of Death’
‘HEARTSICK’
The stretch of US-287 where they died has seen 15 fatal accidents in the past five years.
U.S. NEWS
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3. Meta Failing to Act on Sick DMs Sent to Kid Influencers: NYT
DEPRAVED
The platform has also allegedly stopped worried parents from blocking their children’s followers by setting daily limits.
4. Texas Docs Refused to Treat Woman’s Ectopic Pregnancy
LIFE AND DEATH
Her life was at risk due to an ectopic pregnancy, one of the few conditions that makes abortion legal in Texas. But doctors still balked.
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5. Jan. 6-Themed Pinball Machine Turns Heads at CPAC 2024
‘THE TRUTH’
The game was just one of a number of right-wing branded items available at the annual conference.
6. NPR Affiliate Shutters Local News Site DCist
AXE FALLS
The site became the latest casualty of media cuts during a 10-minute layoff announcement call on Friday morning.
MEDIA
7. Top Anime Producer Arrested on Child Porn Charges in Japan
SHOCKING
He’s accused of buying nude selfies from a 15-year-old girl.
ENTERTAINMENT
8. Israeli Forces Killed Partygoer Mistaken for Hamas: Report
FATAL MISTAKE
Ofek Atun was reportedly shot multiple times by a volunteer kibbutz security guard. His girlfriend and the kibbutz disagree on what happened.
WORLD
9. Republican Memo Urges Senate Candidates to Defend IVF
BACK IT UP
The memo warned that the ruling served as “fodder for Democrats hoping to manipulate the abortion issue for electoral gain."
10. Reddit Files for IPO, Reveals It Paid CEO $193M Last Year
CASHING IN
Nineteen years since its founding, the social media site is finally going public.
11. Star Accuses ‘Inebriated’ Andy Cohen of Sexual Harassment
EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS
The Bravo boss said he’d been “clearly joking” in a video that Brandi Glanville said was sexually harassing, but apologized, saying it was “totally inappropriate.”
12. Vice Media to Lay Off Hundreds, Cease Publishing on Website
WHEN WILL IT END?
The private equity firm that now owns the one-time digital publishing giant will slash what remains of its existing workforce in the next few days and shutter the main website.
13. Cops Who Botched Uvalde to Testify to Grand Jury: Report
A IS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
It is unclear exactly how many officers—of the nearly 400 who descended on Robb Elementary School in May 2022—have been ordered to appear.
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