1. Taliban’s Frozen Billions to Be Handed to 9/11 Families: NYT

PAYBACK TIME

Half the money will go to relatives of people in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and the other half will fund humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan.

WORLD

2. Fire Company Axed for Sick Jokes About Girl, 8, Shot by Cops

GOOD RIDDANCE

The firefighters allegedly made the offensive comments after forgetting to hang up from a virtual meeting.

U.S. NEWS

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3. This Made-for-Men Starter Set Makes Skincare Easy

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SCOUTED

4. Anti-Masker Throws Snow, Breaks Window at Hot Dog Restaurant

WIENER ALERT

Video shows a man having a verbal exchange with a server before grabbing fistfuls of snow.

U.S. NEWS

5. Wordle Players P*ssed After NYT Redirect Resets Streaks

LOST FOR WORDS

Players noticed their treasured records were wiped clean on Wordle’s new online home.

MEDIA

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7. Macron Rejected Russian COVID Test ‘in Case DNA Was Swiped’

MERCI MAIS NON MERCI

The rejection ended with the French president being sat at a very long table with Vladimir Putin.

WORLD

8. Beijing Skater’s Gold Was ‘Fairly Won,’ Russians Insist

WE’RE KEEPING IT

Russian Olympic chiefs say they are taking “comprehensive measures” to ensure figure skaters keep team gold medal despite teen star’s failed drug test.

WORLD

9. Biden to Americans in Ukraine: Things Could Go Crazy Quickly

TIME TO GO

The president told any American citizens left in Ukraine that they need to get out now.

POLITICS

10. AZ GOPer Runs Ad With Shootout Against Gabby Giffords’ Hubby

‘SHIFTY KELLY’

The ad shows Jim Lamon facing off against “Shifty Kelly,” “Crazy Face Pelosi,” and “Old Joe.” He shoots the guns out of their hands.

POLITICS

11. Mike Lindell’s Own Allies Say He’s Being ‘Played’

'DECEIVER OF DECEIVERS'

But the MyPillow guy says that’s nothing more than “rubbish stuff.”

POLITICS

12. 80-Year-Old’s Wordle Score Alerts Daughter to Naked Intruder

HIGH-STAKES WORDPLAY

“I didn’t send my older daughter a Wordle in the morning. And that was disconcerting to her,” Denyse Holt said.

U.S. NEWS

13. Gray Wolves Are Back on the Endangered Species List

VIP LIST

They had been taken off the list, which comes with powerful federal protections, under Donald Trump.

SCIENCE

14. Anderson Cooper Announces Birth of Second Son During Show

CONGRATULATIONS

“His name is Sebastian, and I would like you to meet him,” the CNN anchor said.

MEDIA

15. Disney+ ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Shelved

GO HOME, GASTON

Shooting had been scheduled for summer 2022.

ENTERTAINMENT

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