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Melinda Gates Warned Bill About Jeffrey Epstein

By Lachlan Cartwright, Kate Briquelet

After a secret meeting between the couple and the wealthy sex offender, Melinda was furious and told friends she wanted nothing to do with Epstein, The Daily Beast has learned.

Tucker Carlson May Be Our Biggest Public Health Problem Now

By Molly Jong-Fast

Carlson knows anti-vaxxers have become a big part of Trump’s Republican Party and that they are easy marks as he hustles to up the ante and amp up the outrage.

Lance Bass Wishes He Listened to Britney Spears’ Uber Advice

By Cheyenne Roundtree

The ’NSYNC member wants to ensure he’s not missing out on another billion-dollar company, joining the new investment show “Unicorn Hunters.”

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J. Lo and Ben Affleck’s Stunts Have Been a Pandemic Blessing

By Kevin Fallon

After almost 20 years, is Bennifer back together? Who knows, but God bless these two for pulling out all the PR stunts to keep us entertained through this last awful year.

Indians Run for the Exits, Taking COVID Risks With Them

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

Private jet rentals are up 900 percent with the middle class spending their life savings to flee, just as Nepal sees a deadly surge in cases as the chaos spills over the border.

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Big Pharma Whines to Biden: ‘We’re Not the Bad Guy’

By Scott Bixby

“Hope they remember that the next time they need a once-in-a-lifetime vaccine created in record time,” said one pharmaceutical executive.

Hollywood Wanted Me to Make My Martial-Arts Characters White

By Bao Tran

Filmmaker Bao Tran writes about the struggle to make his film “The Paper Tigers” and why he stuck to his creative guns.

Branson Grows Old While Bezos Takes Over Space Travel

By Clive Irving

But both Bezos and Branson run the risk of being upstaged at the end of this year by a 38-year-old billionaire who made his fortune with a payment processing system.

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1. Graham Pathetically Admits GOP ‘Can’t Grow’ Without Trump

SO SAD

The South Carolina Republican is relying on the disgraced 74-year-old one-term president to push his party into the future.

2. MAGA Congressman Keeps Dodging Jan. 6 Riot Lawsuit: Attorney

HIDE AND SEEK

Mo Brooks has reportedly even evaded private investigators in an effort to serve him with a lawsuit that accuses him of inciting the Capitol riot.

3. This Thoughtful Gift Will Arrive Before Mother’s Day

SHE’S A BEAST

If the mom in your life stays glued to her newsfeed, this is the last-minute gift you’ve been looking for.

4. Teacher on Leave ‘After 5th Graders Re-Enacted Floyd Murder’

‘INAPPROPRIATE AND INSENSITIVE’

The claim that a North Dakota schoolteacher organized the tone-deaf re-enactment initially surfaced in Facebook posts from furious parents.

5. Cruise Giant: We May Avoid Florida Over DeSantis’ Vax Law

BON VOYAGE

The governor signed an executive order this month that blocks any business from asking customers for proof of their vaccination status.

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