1. U.S. Swimmer Admits He Refused COVID Vaccine Before Olympics

  WATER HAZARD 

Michael Andrew, a gold medal hopeful, said he has no plans to take a coronavirus vaccine to help keep himself and others safe.

2. London Cop Admits to Murdering 33-Year-Old Sarah Everard

 ‘BEAR THE BURDEN’ 

The firearms officer pleaded guilty in an apparent attempt to get leniency ahead of his sentencing hearing.

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3. These Workout Threads Will Make You Want To Exercise

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4. Taliban Claims It’s Taken 85% of Afghanistan as U.S. Exits

 NOT WASTING TIME 

The Taliban seized a crucial border crossing hours after President Joe Biden defended the pace of the U.S. withdrawal.

5. ‘I Want My Daddy:’ Video Shows Cop Rescuing Kidnapped Girl

 SAFE AND SOUND 

The 6-year-old was snatched off her bike and bundled into a red sedan.

6. Sponges Are Gross, but These Silicone Ones Are Brilliant

 SCRUB A DUB DUB 

If you are tired of dealing with gross disposable sponges, these silicone ones not only make a great replacement, but they also do a whole lot more.

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7. Eight Skydivers Killed After Plane Catches Fire and Crashes

 ‘NO LIVES TO SAVE’ 

A fire chief in the Swedish city of Orebro said everyone appeared to have been killed on impact.

8. Trump Org CFO Resigns From Trump’s Scotland Golf Course

 CRACKING FACADE 

The exit comes a week after Allen Weisselberg and the Trump Organization were charged with tax evasion.

9. Scripps Spelling Bee Crowns First African-American Champ

 ‘MURRAYA’ 

Zaila Avant-garde also holds the Guinness Book of World Records for most basketballs dribbled simultaneously: six.

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10. Stephen Miller: Biden ‘Dealt Better Hand’ Than Any President

 NO IRONY 

With a straight face, the former Trump adviser said Biden—who inherited a raging global pandemic—had it easier than any incoming president ever.

11. China Says Giant Pandas Are No Longer an Endangered Species

 BEARING UP 

The number of giant pandas in the wild has reached 1,800, meaning that they can come off the endangered list.

12. Girlfriend Charged With Murdering 5-Year-Old Samuel Olson

 CAPITAL CRIME 

The coroner says the boy was killed by blunt head trauma before he was found in a hotel room.

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13. Madonna Calls for Britney’s Freedom From Conservatorship

 ‘VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS’ 

“Give this woman her life back,” the pop star wrote.

14. Elsa’s Rain Turns NYC Subway Into Viral Swamp

 NEW STAPH CITY 

New Yorkers could be seen wading through waist-deep water using garbage bags en route to trains, which continued to run.

15. ‘Killer’ Socialite: Husband Snuck My Kids Out of the Country

 TUG OF WAR 

Jasmine Hartin, who is charged with killing a cop, says she’s filed a report against Lord Ashcroft’s son for moving the twins without her permission.

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