1. Steve Bannon’s Richie Rich Friend Just Filed for Bankruptcy

BROKE THE BANK

Purported billionaire Guo Wengui—the man behind the yacht on which Bannon was notoriously arrested—claims assets only worth $50,000 to $100,000.

MEDIA

2. Trump’s Interior Sec ‘Misused’ His Position, Watchdog Says

SIDE GIG?

Ryan Zinke was negotiating with land developers for a project in his hometown when he was the head of the Interior Secretary, investigators found.

POLITICS

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4. Cops Crack Murder of Woman Found Naked, Dead on Road in 1996

ANSWERS, FINALLY

Michelle Marie Veal, 32, suffered a skull fracture and broken neck.

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5. Trump’s Truth Social Appears to Just Be a Twitter Knockoff

FEED THE ADDICTION

Don Jr. teased his dad’s first post on his as-yet-launched Twitter competitor, but the pic showed a format that looks almost exactly like a tweet.

MEDIA

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7. Woman Found Dead in BF’s Home Day After He Dies in Crash

WRECKED

The 25-year-old woman had been beaten to death, authorities said.

U.S. NEWS

8. Dem Lawmaker Offers Apology for Racial Slur—Two Weeks Later

BELATED

Rep. Nicole Klein-Knight said she is sorry “from the bottom of her heart,” but some say her apology is blatantly insincere.

POLITICS

9. 499 Air Travelers Reported for Raising Hell Just This Year

SKY HIGH DISTURBANCES

The FAA reported a “disturbing” increase in disruptions to flights because of threatening or violent passengers.

U.S. NEWS

10. Biden Blows Up Trump Plan to Keep Jan. 6 Visitor Logs Secret

HAND THEM OVER

Trump has argued that the White House visitor logs are subject to executive privilege.

POLITICS

11. Linda Evangelista Opens Up on Her Botched Surgery

‘IN HIDING AND SHAME’

Three months after completing seven sessions of CoolSculpting, a “fat-freezing” procedure, Evangelista said she noticed numb, hardened bulges across her body.

U.S. NEWS

12. Jurors Saw Plans to Dismiss Palin Case During Deliberations

WORST-KEPT SECRET

Jurors received notification of the plan before they had finished deliberating, but say it hadn't “affected them in any way or played any role whatever in their deliberations.”

U.S. NEWS

13. Queen’s Nightmare Week Goes On as Cops Probe Charles Charity

A ROYAL MESS

It was reported last year that Charles’ charity helped a Saudi billionaire secure a British title.

WORLD

14. Nigerian Olympic Bobsledder Alleges Gender Discrimination

ANOTHER OLYMPIC SCANDAL

Adeagbo's lawyers claimed in a letter to the IBSF that there is “an insidious and willful gender disparity in the number of sled spots made available for men and women.”

WORLD

15. High School Coach Charged in Child Exploitation Case

TIME OUT

Andreus Shannon allegedly transported an underage player across state lines for “sex acts” and then cyberstalked the victim after she became an adult.

U.S. NEWS

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