1. Russian Claims of Ukraine De-Escalation Met With Skepticism

WISHFUL THINKING?

Is Russia’s surprise announcement of a partial troop withdrawal just another mindfuck?

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2. Skater: I Must Have Swallowed Grandad’s Drugs by Mistake

WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE

A lawyer for Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian figure skater, says she must have inadvertently taken the banned drug trimetazidine.

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4. Man Charged With Killing Baby in Arson Attack

HEARTBREAKING

Several adults managed to escape as the house was engulfed in flames, but no one was able to save the baby, authorities said.

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5. Hollywood Swindler Gets 20 Years for $650M Ponzi Scheme

CASHING OUT

Zachary Horwitz had parts in small films but duped investors into believing he was a “Hollywood success story,” prosecutors said.

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6. These Slip-On Hiking Shoes Work In Multiple Conditions

MADE FOR WALKING

If I can only take one pair of shoes for a trip that will take me over varied terrain, these are the shoes I pack.

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7. ‘Tinder Swindler’ Fraudster Seeks New Career as Dating Guru

TRUST ME

Simon Leviev hopes to parlay his Netflix notoriety into a podcast and dating show.

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8. Putin Foe Alexei Navalny Begins ‘Sham’ Prison Trial

‘SCOUNDRELS’

The Russian opposition leader faces up to 15 years in jail on charges Amnesty International says are politically motivated.

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9. Beijing Olympic COVID Cases Drop to Almost Zero

ZERO MEANS ZERO

Out of 60,000 tests in Beijing Olympic ‘loop’ on Monday, just one returned a positive—down from a daily peak of 55 two weeks ago.

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10. German Chancellor Gets Vladimir Putin’s Big Table Treatment

STRETCH OUT

The big table is believed to be an anti-coronavirus measure but has become a potent symbol of East-West mistrust.

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11. Djokovic Ready to Miss More Grand Slams to Avoid COVID Jab

NO VAX FOR DJOKOVIC

World No. 1 says he’s ready to “pay the price” for decision not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

WORLD

12. Silver for Gu in Slopestyle, but Best Event Yet to Come

‘SO, SO GOOD‘

The 18-year-old Californian, competing for China, narrowly misses out on her second gold in Beijing Olympic slopestyle—and says her best event is yet to come.

WORLD

13. Engineer Admits He Tried to Swap Nuclear Secrets for Crypto

STICKY SITUATION

Jonathan Toebbe faces a prison sentence of up to 17 and a half years under the terms of his plea agreement.

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14. SF Cops Used Woman’s Rape Kit to ID Her in Separate Crime—DA

‘EXTREMELY TROUBLING’

The district attorney said he did not know how many times a sexual assault victim’s DNA had been used by the police to investigate unrelated cases.

U.S. NEWS

15. Priest Resigns After Thousands of Baptisms Deemed Invalid

(WRONG) WORD OF THE LORD

The Diocese of Phoenix has said that it regrets the error, which it didn't think was done on purpose.

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