1.  Wanna Know Where the Spy Balloon Is? Look Up, Pentagon Says

 SERIOUSLY?! 

The Pentagon has done little to assuage any fears the American public may have about the whereabouts of a Chinese spy balloon hovering overhead.

WORLD

2.  GOP Pols Overheard Calling Omar Vote the World’s ‘Stupidest’

  OOPS! 

Two Republican House members didn’t hold back on ridiculing their own party.

POLITICS

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3.  ‘Selfless’ Marine Vet and Aid Worker Killed in Ukraine

 HERO 

Pete Reed, who served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, was hit by Russian fire while evacuating citizens from the war-torn city of Bakhmut.

WORLD

4.  Gellar Says ‘Steamy’ Lesbian Kiss Cut From ‘Scooby-Doo’

 ‘THE WORLD WANTS TO SEE IT’ 

The actress, who played Daphne in the 2002 film, said the scene and a joke about Fred's sexuality were part of a plan by James Gunn to make the film “less family-friendly.”

ENTERTAINMENT

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5.  Miami PD Ripped for Black History Month Cop Car

 ‘KENTE CRUISER’ 

While the department said the car is intended to honor Black officers, some on social media have called it “performative” and “offensive.”

U.S. NEWS

6.  Confidence in Cops at All-Time Low After Nichols Beating

 BRUTALITY BLOWBACK 

Just 39 percent of Americans polled believed police were “adequately trained to avoid the use of excessive force.”

U.S. NEWS

7.  Trump: I Know Magic Words to End Ukraine War ‘Immediately’

 BELIEVE ME 

But the former president wasn’t exactly forthcoming about the details of his miraculous peace plan.

POLITICS

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8.  Probe Shows San Diego Cops Have Done Some Wildly Racist Sh*t

 DISTURBING 

One officer, for example, arrested a woman of color and told her that he didn’t like “dark meat.”

U.S. NEWS

9.  ‘Rust’ Armorer Sent Email About Poor Safety, Attorney Claims

  STRETCHED THIN 

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, was juggling two people’s jobs on the low-budget flick, her attorney said.

ENTERTAINMENT

10.  January Jobs Numbers Blow Through All Expectations

 ROARING 

The U.S. unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in over half a century.

U.S. NEWS

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11.  Mom Was on ‘Staggering’ Array of Meds Before Kids’ Murders

 ‘OVER THE TOP’ 

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers says the drugs “were turning her into a zombie.”

U.S. NEWS

12.  FBI Hunts Phone Users Near Vandalized Anti-Abortion Center

 DRAGNET 

The feds have asked Google to out any customers who were in the vicinity of the alleged crime scene during a 15-minute window.

U.S. NEWS

13.  Tesla Driver Allegedly Filmed Asleep at the Wheel

 RECKLESS 

Another driver tried to wake the sleeping motorist by honking their horn.

U.S. NEWS

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