1. Two Memos Show Lawyers Pushing to Install Pro-Trump Electors

‘IT MAY SEEM ODD’

The documents reportedly went on to be used by Rudy Giuliani in plans to reverse the 2020 result.

POLITICS

2. Judges Walk Out After ‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Giuliani

LOW NOTE

Giuliani’s presence left two of the show’s judges, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke, so upset that they left the set with cameras still rolling

ENTERTAINMENT

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SCOUTED

4. Dolphins Owner: I Didn’t Offer Flores $100K for Every Defeat

‘MALICIOUS AND DEFAMATORY’

Brian Flores, Miami’s former head coach, claims he was asked to lose games to secure top selection in the draft.

ENTERTAINMENT

5. Iran’s Nuke Program ‘Too Advanced Now’ to Restore 2015 Deal

ALARMING

Iran has picked up the pace so much since Trump exited agreement that it would now only need a few weeks to develop enough fuel for a bomb, according to U.S. officials.

WORLD

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.

SCOUTED

7. Olympics Bartenders Awkwardly Serve Drinks in Hazmat Suits

SIGN OF THE TIMES

Bar staffers are taking no chances as China seeks to keep Olympic guests confined to a “closed loop” during the Winter Games.

WORLD

8. Portnoy Suing Over Report He Filmed Sex Without Consent

PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT

Three more women have accused the Barstool Sports founder of filming them without their consent.

MEDIA

9. Kremlin Fumes at Biden’s ‘Destructive’ Troop Deployment

FIGHTING TALK

The U.S. will send around 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe in a show of solidarity with its allies.

WORLD

10. Reuters Deletes Images After Report of Staged Mask Burning

NOT PICTURE PERFECT

A spokesperson told The Daily Beast there were “concerns over editorial standards” stemming from the work of the photojournalist.

MEDIA

11. Ritzy CA Town Tries to Use Mountain Lions to Bar New Housing

RIGHTTTT

The wealthy town of Woodside, California, is reportedly barring new housing by claiming the area is a protected habitat for mountains lions.

U.S. NEWS

12. Student Was Beaten to Death With Bag Over Her Head: Docs

GRUESOME

Investigators say Cortez Lenard Warren kicked and punched his girlfriend Madison Shea Pilkington to death.

U.S. NEWS

13. Marines’ Midair Hijinks Strand 100 Guests on Zoo’s Cable Car

THE FEW, THE PROUD

The system shut down after four servicemen allegedly began “rocking back and forth” in their gondola.

U.S. NEWS

14. Anna Delvey Pens Angry Essay in Jail Panning Netflix Show

BANGED UP AND BORED

Nothing about the forthcoming series, starring Julia Garner, “sounds appealing to me,” she wrote in a grievance-filled essay.

ENTERTAINMENT

15. Mom of Ex-Miss USA: She ‘Hid’ Depression Before Her Death

‘A BALL OF SUNSHINE’

“She was a vital part of our family which makes this loss even more devastating,” April Simpkins wrote in a tribute to her daughter Cheslie Kryst.

U.S. NEWS

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