1. Second Whitmer Kidnap Plotter to Turn on Pals in Plea Deal

NOT SO FAST

Kaleb Franks, 27, will give prosecutors details about his co-conspirators’ alleged plans to “black bag politicians” in response to COVID-19 lockdowns.

U.S. NEWS

2. Jonah Goldberg, Who Quit Fox News Over Tucker, Joins CNN

LANDING SPOT

Alongside fellow conservative star Stephen Hayes, Goldberg resigned from Fox News after 12 years over Carlson’s Jan. 6 conspiracy theorizing.

MEDIA

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4. Trump ‘Confused’ Why Staff Didn’t Enjoy His Riot Rewinds: AP

LET’S SEE THAT AGAIN

The ex-president reportedly didn’t understand why aides weren’t as excited by the footage as he was.

POLITICS

5. Spotify CEO: Sorry About Rogan but We’re Not Ditching Him

NOT LISTENING

Daniel Ek told his staff in a letter that “silencing” Joe Rogan would be a “slippery slope.”

MEDIA

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6. This Water Flosser Cured My Fear of the Dentist

UNDER PRESSURE

You know those super satisfying videos of people cleaning driveways and whatnot with a power washer? This is the same concept, but for your teeth and gums.

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7. Florida Cyclist Plummets to Her Death From Rising Drawbridge

‘VERY UPSET’

A spokesman said, “Unfortunately and tragically, she fell, landing about 50 to 60 feet below, where the mechanical parts to the bridge are, and she died on impact.”

U.S. NEWS

8. ‘Vegan’ NYC Mayor Eric Adams Hints That He Does Eat Meat

KNIVES OUT

Pressure to vouch for his daily menu comes in the wake of recent reports that the allegedly vegan mayor has been spotted eating fish around town.

POLITICS

9. Kim Jong Un’s ‘Love Letters’ Seized From Mar-a-Lago: WaPo

DEAR DONALD

The National Archives reportedly had to take the documents back from Trump’s resort last month.

POLITICS

10. Frontier and Spirit Airlines Merge, Now 5th-Largest Airline

NEW FRONTIERS

They announced the $6.6 billion merger Monday, but haven’t revealed which banner the new airline will fly under.

TRAVEL

11. Suburb on Edge After ‘Masked White Men’ Spread Racist Fliers

CREEPY

Neighborhood woke up to find papers showing offensive images of Black people and titled “2026: A Race Odyssey.”

U.S. NEWS

12. Canadian Snowboarder Wins Olympic Gold After Beating Cancer

UNCAGED TIGER

Grueling chemotherapy only served to motivate 27-year-old Canadian Max Parrot in his desire for Olympic gold.

WORLD

13. Israel Cops ‘Used Spyware to Hack Netanyahu’s Son’s Phone’

GONE PHISHING

Israeli police used NSO’s Pegasus spyware in an apparent phishing campaign against public figures.

WORLD

14. Late-Blooming Old Man of Downhill Just Misses Out on Gold

BRAVO, MON VIEUX!

At 41 years and 29 days of age, Johan Clary came within a tenth of a second of becoming Alpine skiing’s oldest champion ever.

WORLD

15. Biden’s Top Science Expert Is Horrible Colleague, Probe Says

TOXIC BOSS

Eric Lander has reportedly been found to have been incredibly disrespectful to his workmates.

POLITICS

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