1. Pence’s Nuclear-Football Close Call Was News to Military

  ESSENTIAL VIEWING 

Strategic Command learned from TV footage that the Jan. 6 insurrectionists came within yards of Pence and an aide who was carrying his copy of the nation’s nuclear launch system.

2. Biden Scraps Trump Policy, 25K Asylum-Seekers to Enter U.S.

 CHANGE 

The former president’s “Remain in Mexico” plan is dropped, with first entries coming Feb. 19.

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The Wacoal Sport Underwire Bra offers high-impact support and high-quality comfort.

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4. Cop Told Pepper-Sprayed Child: ‘You Did It to Yourself, Hon’

 DISGUSTING 

If you thought it couldn’t get any worse than the video previously released, you were wrong.

5. U.K. Economy Shrank by 9.9% in 2020, Worst in Over 400 Years

 THE WORST GDP SINCE GDP 

The British economy fell off a cliff like no other as coronavirus hit.

6. I Ran a Mile in This Mask Without Needing to Take It Off

 HUFFING AND PUFFING 

Caraa’s sport mask makes running with a mask an actually enjoyable experience.

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7. Tokyo Olympics Boss Quits After Saying Women Talk Too Much

 CHATTY MAN 

Mori’s resignation will cast further doubt on how the Games are going to proceed.

8. KPMG Boss Told Staff Unconscious Bias Is ‘Complete Crap’

 ACCOUNTABILITY 

In virtual town hall, U.K. chairman told his well-paid staff not to “sit there and moan” about cuts to their bonuses during the pandemic

9. Minnesota Clinic Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder

 ‘MAD AT DOCTORS’ 

Gregory Ulrich also faces charges of attempted murder, possession of an explosive, and unlicensed possession of a firearm.

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10. OAN Blames Capitol Riot on City Planning Instead of Trump

 REACHING 

The conservative cable upstart said the layout of the city led protesters to the Capitol.

11. Probe Into Evangelist Turns Up Rape Allegation, Nude Photos

 ‘HEARTBROKEN AND ASHAMED’ 

Ravi Zacharias denied allegations of sexual misconduct before he died of cancer last May, but an investigation has revealed disturbing new details.

12. Judge: Jamie Spears Must Co-Pilot Britney’s Investments

 SHARING IS CARING 

Britney Spears had petitioned for her father to be removed as sole controller of her estate last year, but a judge arranged a co-conservatorship instead.

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13. Cuomo Aide: We Hid Nursing Home Deaths Because ‘We Froze’

 EXCUSES, EXCUSES 

The aide reportedly told lawmakers the state concealed nursing home COVID-19 deaths so that the numbers could not “be used against us.”

14. Feds to Buy Enough COVID-19 Vaccine for Every American Adult

 A JILLION JABS 

The United States will have enough doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines to inoculate 300 million people.

15. World Trade Center Engineer Dies at 92

 R.I.P. 

Leslie Robertson designed the tallest buildings in the world at the time, but his work later came under intense scrutiny.

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