Justice Dept to End Federal Contracts With Private Prisons

By Scott Bixby, Jackie Kucinich

The executive order directing DOJ to not renew federal contracts with private prisons is one of several Biden will sign on Tuesday designed to begin to address systemic racism.

By Pilar Melendez

Police said the Sunday incident was the “largest mass casualty shooting” Indianapolis has seen in more than a decade.

By Matt Wilstein

Stand-up comic Sam Morril tells “The Last Laugh” podcast how he managed to release two specials in 2020 despite the pandemic and defends his right to tell “dark jokes.”

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By Emily Shugerman

But with 1,000 people on the wait list, the question is whether coronavirus survivors should be the ones at the front of the line.

By Luis Chaparro

Cartel farmers tell the Daily Beast they are importing stronger—more lucrative—strains of marijuana to sell in the legal market and maximize profits through front operations.

By Nick Schager

Filmmaker Richard Kelly opens up about the re-release of “Southland Tales,” his timely 2006 sci-fi extravaganza featuring The Rock, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Justin Timberlake.

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James Bonet’s co-workers in New York tipped off police about his participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

By Matt Wilstein

“It just seems like there’s this aggressiveness toward the Trump administration,” Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer pressed. Dr. Anthony Fauci wasn’t having it.

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 ROLL CALL 

While the trial will move forward, Tuesday’s vote is a sign that the Senate will not reach the two-thirds majority needed to convict Trump.

 THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK 

In 2019, Greene liked a Facebook post that said “a bullet to the head would be quicker” in removing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, CNN reported.

 BACK TO BASICS 

I thought Branch Basics made a mistake when they sent me my box. Turns out, they are just that good.

 OH NO 

A spokesperson said Leahy, who is due to preside over Trump’s impeachment, was under observation.

 ‘MATTERS OF CONCERN’ 

Navalny, an outspoken critic of Putin, was arrested upon his return to Russia on Jan. 17.

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