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Israeli Spy-for-Hire Posed as a Fox News Journalist

By Adam Rawnsley

An Israeli private intel firm constructed two fake personas, a Fox News reporter and an Italian journalist, tasked with digging up info on people feuding with a UAE emirate.

The Scene Queen Who Inspired All Time Low’s TikTok Sensation

By Cheyenne Roundtree

Maria Lucente has long shied away from outing herself as being the inspiration for the pop-punk anthem but told The Daily Beast why she decided to come forward on TikTok.

Matt Gaetz Said Travel Records Would Clear Him. Not So Fast.

By Roger Sollenberger

Among the bevy of items under investigation: the Florida congressman’s campaign filings.

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His Patient Refused the Vaccine. She Died in the ICU.

By Michael Daly

“Some of these X-rays, with an untrained eye you wouldn’t know there’s a lung that exists in there.”

On Greece’s Party Island, ‘Everyone Is About to Explode’

By Demetrios Ioannou

Tourist favorite Greece is planning to reopen to the world on May 14, and many hope it brings some needed relief.

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Ron DeSantis Couldn’t Be More Wrong About Vaccine Passports

By Jay Michaelson

Some conservatives are turning their backs on a program that harnesses the energy of the free market to create incentives for people to make good choices.

Jordan Silences Entire Kingdom Over Royal Family’s Intrigue

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

Amman’s prosecutor general has banned the publication of any details of an alleged plot to destabilize the kingdom—just as tape of an irate former Crown Prince Hamzah emerged.

Paul Pierce: Fired by ESPN for Living His Truth

By Corbin Smith

The future NBA Hall of Famer and TV analyst was canned by ESPN after livestreaming a drunken poker game with twerking strippers on his Instagram. What’s the problem here, exactly?

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1. Biden Speeds It Up: All Adults Eligible for Vax by April 19

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The president is reportedly set to confirm from the White House on Tuesday that every adult will be eligible to be get their first dose in less than two weeks.

2. Montana Governor Who Rescinded Mask Mandate Now Has COVID

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The 59-year-old Republican got the first dose of the vaccine but fell ill before he was fully immune.

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4. Colleague: Gaetz Fought to Keep Sharing ‘Revenge Porn’ Legal

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5. Navy Admits It Has No Idea Who Swarmed Warships With Drones

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Asked if the aircraft were “extraterrestrial,” the chief of naval operations said he had “no indications at all of that.”

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