1.  Patients Seemingly Given Alzheimer’s in Study Gone Wrong

 RARE CASES 

A new study revealed for the first time that the neurodegenerative disease can pass from human to human in very rare instances.

TECH

2.  Microsoft Tweaks AI Tool After Explicit Taylor Swift Fakes

  SWIFT CRACKDOWN 

The tool has been used by online groups to generate nude photos of celebrities.

TECH

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3.  U.K. to Ban Disposable Vapes to Keep Them out of Kids’ Hands

 VAPORIZED 

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s administration is seeking to curb what he called an “alarming rise” in youth vaping.

WORLD

4.  Martin Short Puts Those Meryl Streep Dating Rumors to Rest

 ‘POWER COUPLE’ 

The pair’s coziness at the Golden Globes sparked social media rumors.

ENTERTAINMENT

Frequent Flyers Are Raving About OneAir’s AI Travel App Deal

 AIR TIME 

Right now, you can score a lifetime subscription to the AI-powered travel savings app, One Air for 87 percent off.

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5.  Justice Barrett’s Dad’s Role in Sect Sparks Backlash: Report

 ‘HUGE CONFLICT’ 

Michael Coney is the new legal counsel for People of Praise.

U.S. NEWS

6.  UNLV Shooter Had Cards with Targets’ Pics and Info: Report

 CHILLING 

Anthony Polito had applied unsuccessfully for a post at UNLV before he opened fire on the campus, killing three professors.

U.S. NEWS

7.  U.S. Confused Enemy Drone for Its Own in Deadly Ambush: WSJ

 CROSSED WIRES 

The military failed to intercept a drone attack in Jordan because it may have mistook an enemy drone for an American one returning to the base, The Wall Street Journal reported.

WORLD

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8.  Police Raid Targets Bolsonaro’s ‘Pitbull’ Son in Spy Probe

 FAMILY MATTERS 

Raids on Carlos Bolsonaro’s home and offices were driven by claims that he had been fed unauthorized secrets by his ex-president father.

WORLD

9.  Boeing Plane Door Backs Up Theory About Why It Blew Off: WSJ

  SCREW LOOSE 

The so-called door plug landed in an Oregon teacher’s backyard.

TRAVEL

10.  Feds Used Yoga Scheme to Catch Love Triangle Killer Fugitive

 CORPSE POSE 

Kaitlin Armstrong is now serving 90 years for the murder of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson.

U.S. NEWS

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11.  Duterte: New Philippine Prez Is Drug-Addicted ‘Son of Whore’

 POT, KETTLE 

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was elected on a ticket with Duterte’s daughter, hit back by calling the former president a fentanyl addict.

WORLD

12.  Joni Mitchell Set to Perform at Grammys for the First Time

 A CASE OF HER 

The 18-time nominee and nine-time winner is also nominated for best folk album at next week’s awards ceremony.

ENTERTAINMENT

13.  Trump Ballot Eligibility Hits a Snag in Illinois: Report

 MIXED BAG 

A former Illinois judge argued that Donald Trump did engage in insurrection—but said the state election board does not have the power to remove him from the 2024 ballot.

POLITICS

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