1. McConnell Still Thinking of Voting for Impeachment: Report

  ON THE FENCE 

The Senate minority leader appears to be having a crisis of conscience, even after voting Tuesday to declare the Senate trial unconstitutional.

2. Trump Was ‘Almost Screaming’ at TV During Senate Trial: CNN

 TEMPER TANTRUM 

The ex-president reportedly vented his fury at the television as his lawyer Bruce Castor delivered his much-ridiculed opening argument.

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3. I Didn’t Like Henleys Until I Tried This One

 BE-SLEEVE ME 

This henley is a little heavy, making it substantial enough to be worn to bed or even on a Zoom call.

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4. C4 Explosives Missing From Largest U.S. Marine Base

 HIDE & GO BOOM 

The explosives went missing roughly two weeks ago.

5. Klan Leader Who Drove Truck Into BLM Protest Sent to Prison

 WRONG TURN 

Harry Rogers boasted about his attack in a Facebook video shortly after it happened, saying: “It’s kind of funny if you ask me.”

6. The Nasal Swab That May Keep You Healthy Through Flu Season

 FLU BEE GONE 

One Scouted writer swears by the stuff that takes seconds to apply.

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7. Mich. Senate Leader Sorry for Calling Capitol Riot a ‘Hoax’

 ‘NOT FITTING’ 

“I have many flaws. Being passionate coupled with an occasional lapse in restraint of tongue are at least two of them,” Mike Shirkey said.

8. Twitter Locked Out Nunes After He Failed Anti-Spam Puzzle

 ARE WE HUMAN? 

Twitter uses reCAPTCHAs—a type of anti-spam filter that requires users to identify a basic object and click on the images which show that object.

9. Chiefs Put Coach on Leave After Crash That Hospitalized Kids

 SIDELINED 

Britt Reid—son of Head Coach Andy Reid—told police that he had two to three drinks and took prescription Adderall before the crash last Thursday.

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10. He Admits to 1996 Murder That Put Wrong Man in Prison

 THE REAL KILLER 

Christopher Tapp spent two decades in prison for the rape and killing of Angie Dodd. Now Brian Dripps has pleaded guilty to the crime.

11. Senate Votes to Proceed With Trump’s 2nd Impeachment Trial

 AYE AYE AYE 

The final vote was 56-44.

12. Capitol Rioter Asks Court to Let Him Get Married in Peru

 THE AUDACITY 

Troy Williams, 25, admitted he entered the Capitol twice during the Jan. 6 insurrection. But he insists he didn’t do anything “wrong” because “we were a part of something.”

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13. One of Trump’s Impeachment Lawyers Sued Him Last Year

 TURNABOUT 

Michael van der Veen filed a lawsuit against Trump for baselessly claiming that mail-in voting is “ripe with fraud," according to The Washington Post.

14. PepsiCo Changes ‘Aunt Jemima’ to ‘Pearl Milling Company’

 ‘NEW DAY’ 

The company said it was “starting a new day” in discarding the old branding, a Black mammy figure.

15. Shia LaBeouf Goes to Rehab Following Sexual Battery Suit

 SEEKING TREATMENT 

The actor has been living in an inpatient facility for more than a month.

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