1. L.A.’s Rich ‘Swiping Secret Vax Codes From Minority Areas’

  NOT FOR YOU 

California has been trying to improve vaccine availability for the hardest-hit communities by giving out special access codes that can be used to book slots.

2. Biden Admin Reopens Trump-Era Migrant Child Center in Texas

 ‘HUGE STEP BACKWARD’ 

Government officials justified the move by saying there’s been a massive recent spike in unaccompanied children crossing the border.

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4. Police Probe Video of Cop With Arm Around Black Teen’s Neck

 ‘YOU’RE CHOKING HIM!’ 

A short clip shared by the 13-year-old boy’s family shows him lying face up while the officer restrains him with one arm below his neck.

5. Slate Podcaster Suspended After Defending Use of N-Word

 WITHOUT PAY 

Mike Pesca, the host of The Gist podcast, reportedly made his argument in a Slack chat with workmates last week.

6. This Workout Shirt Is So Great, I Wear It With Jeans, Too

 FEEL THE BURN 

This workout shirt feels like it was actually designed for me, and not a superstar athlete.

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7. Facebook Ends Australia News Ban After Talks With Zuckerberg

 ‘REFRIENDED AUSTRALIA’ 

Last week, Facebook dramatically blocked all news on its platform in Australia—and, by accident, some charities and health and emergency services, too.

8. Oath Keeper Now Says She Didn’t ‘Meet’ With Secret Service

 KEEP YOUR STORY STRAIGHT 

“She certainly did not mean to suggest that she was hired by the U.S. Secret Service to perform security.”

9. Texas AG Also Left State During Historic Winter Storm

 DON’T EGRESS FROM TEXAS 

Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, went to Utah to discuss a potential lawsuit against Google, according to the Dallas Morning News.

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10. Soon-to-Be Dad Killed by Exploding Gender Reveal Device

 R.I.P. 

Christopher Pekny was building the prop for a gender-reveal party.

11. Listen: Perseverance Gives Us First-Ever Audio From Mars

 WORLD MUSIC 

While the 18-second clip is mainly just ambient noise, it’s still a historic achievement.

12. Elderly Buffalo Man Shoved by Police Sues Department, City

 PUSHBACK 

Video of 75-year-old Martin Gugino, a peace activist, being shoved by Buffalo cops Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski last summer went viral.

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13. Yet Another Proud Boy Charged With Conspiracy for Riots

 KEEP EM COMING 

Ryan Ashlock was caught on camera clad in tactical gear and pushing against police barriers as his fellow Proud Boys stormed the Capitol.

14. CPAC Yanks Speaker After Anti-Semitic Posts Surface

 PYRAMID SCHEME 

Young Pharaoh also attacked fellow conservative commentator Ben Shapiro for his Judaism, according to Media Matters.

15. TikTok Users Are Trying to Prove the Snow in Texas Is Fake

 SNOW WAY! 

The blatantly untrue conspiracy theory—centered, like so many, around Bill Gates—has existed in some form since 2014, according to Insider.

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