1.  State Dept Outlines What Was Found on the Downed Spy Balloon

 ‘NO PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION’ 

Its features indicate that it could collect communications and “operate multiple active intelligence collection sensors.”

POLITICS

2.  Romney Breaks With Top Republicans on Chinese Balloon Crisis

  PUSHING BACK 

Many of his fellow Republicans have criticized Biden and defense officials for waiting to shoot the surveillance balloon over the Atlantic.

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This Tool Helps Keep My Produce Fresher, Longer

  FRESH PICKED 

The Bluapple absorbs ethylene gas, protecting your fruits and vegetables from over-ripening and going bad.

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3.  Fla. Student Athletes Will No Longer Be Asked About Periods

 PRIVACY, PERIOD. 

The Florida High School Athletic Association will remove all questions on menstruation from required medical forms for student athletes next school year.

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4.  Most Russell Wilson Foundation Funds Don’t Go to Charity

 SURPRISING 

The company reported $7.5 million in revenue and $7 million in expenses, according to Form 990 federal tax returns through 2021, but just $2.8 million went to charity.

ENTERTAINMENT

Shoppers Say This Cream Takes Years Off Their Décolletage

 DON’T NEGLECT THE NECK 

Dermelect’s Self Esteem neck cream smooths out fine lines while reversing years of sun damage, and it’s currently on sale right now.

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5.  Dad of Fentanyl Victim Honored at SOTU Calls MTG ‘Nasty’

 ‘CROSSED THE LINE’ 

Doug Griffin, who lost his 20-year-old daughter to the synthetic opioid, said Greene “crossed the line” when she screamed as Biden paid tribute to Griffin’s daughter.

POLITICS

6.  Minnesota Congresswoman Attacked in D.C. Apartment Building

 SCARY 

Rep. Angie Craig suffered bruising but is “otherwise physically okay,” her chief of staff said.

POLITICS

7.  Britney’s Fam, Friends Planned an Intervention for Her: TMZ

 ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DRAMA 

A planned intervention was reportedly scrapped Tuesday and Spears instead saw a doctor, which “went well,” sources told TMZ.

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8.  Mexico Cops Demanded Bribe Hours Before Lawyer’s Death: Wife

 ‘NOT AN ACCIDENT 

Elliot Blair and his wife, Kimberly Williams, were forced to pay local cops cash after being accused of rolling through a stop sign.

U.S. NEWS

9.  Same Woman Catches ANOTHER Distracted Tesla Driver

  ‘NOT AGAIN!’ 

Kiki Dolas filmed a man she said was FaceTiming as his vehicle autopiloted itself—a function the company has said is not yet road-ready.

TECH

10.  Biden Trolls GOP on Social Security After Rick Scott’s Flub

 BATTLEGROUND 

“We want this fight,” a senior White House official told CNN. “We relish this fight.”

POLITICS

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11.  SCOTUS Has Spent 4 Years Trying to Agree on a Code of Ethics

 INDECISION 

Calls for a code of conduct have only intensified in the wake of controversies like Ginni Thomas’ involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

POLITICS

12.  Southwest Exec to Senate: ‘We Messed Up’ in Holiday Meltdown

 OUR BAD 

The airline’s chief operating officer appeared at a Senate panel Thursday to testify on the over 16,700 flights canceled in December.

U.S. NEWS

13.  4.9 Million Fabuloso Cleaner Bottles Recalled

 TAINTED 

The recalled bottles may include a bacteria that could infect immunocompromised people.

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