1. Riot Probe Chairman: I Will ‘Absolutely’ Investigate Trump

  ‘NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS’ 

Specifically, Bennie Thompson wants to know who Trump spoke to and what he said on Jan. 6.

2. USWNT Hammered 3-0 by Sweden in Olympic Soccer Opener Shock

 STREAK OVER 

The women’s team hadn’t lost in 44 games before it lined up against Sweden on Wednesday.

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4. Probe Exposes Alaska Assistant AG’s Racist Twitter Alter-Ego

 MASK OFF 

The lawyer reportedly blew his cover after posting photos of his own house.

5. I’m Done With Cartridge Razors: This Electric One Is Better

 BUZZ 

Not only does it give me a closer shave, it’s kinder to my skin, too.

6. Black Life Expectancy Takes Worst Hit Since Great Depression

 ‘BASICALLY CATASTROPHIC’ 

In 2020, life expectancy for Black Americans tumbled by nearly three years.

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7. Team USA Doc ‘Sorry’ for Comparing COVID Measures to Nazis

 ‘POOR JUDGMENT’ 

“We went from ‘Flattening the curve in 14 days’ to ‘Going door-to-door to see your papers’ ... Gotta admit, I did N-A-Z-I that one coming,” she posted.

8. Horrifying Videos Show China Floods That Have Left 25 Dead

 ROADS BECOME RIVERS 

Footage shows near-apocalyptic scenes after a year of rain dropped in just three days.

9. Man With COVID Dressed Up as His Wife to Get on Flight

 NICE TRY 

He almost got away with it, too—but was caught after getting changed in the plane’s bathroom.

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10. Couple Whose Gender Reveal Smoke Bomb Lit Wildfire Charged

 LOST CONTROL 

The fateful gender-reveal event was held at El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa last year.

11. 5-Year-Old With No Health Problems Dies of COVID Amid Surge

 TRAGIC 

Though coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths among those under 18 are rare, the toddler’s death is a grim reminder that children are still susceptible.

12. Sha’Carri Stars in Ad Confirming Kanye ‘Donda’ Album Drop

 CAMEO 

The ad aired during the sixth game of the NBA finals.

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13. Kentucky Lawmaker Posts Meme Comparing Fauci to Jim Jones

 EASY ON THE KOOL-AID 

State Rep. Regina Huff, a Republican, serves as Kentucky’s House Education Committee chairwoman.

14. White Ala. Lawmaker Refers to Colleague as a ‘House N****r’

 ‘WILL SHE PLEASE STAND UP?’ 

Tarrant, Alabama city councilman Tommy Bryant made the remark after someone in the audience confronted him about his wife using the n-word on Facebook.

15. NXIVM Leader Ordered to Pay for Victims’ Brand Removal

 PAY UP 

The payment for the surgical removal is part of a larger $3.5 million in restitution Raniere was ordered to pay to his victims.

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