1. RNC Threatens to Stop Taking Part in Presidential Debates

  SELF-CANCELING 

Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel reportedly sent a furious letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates on Tuesday.

2. Cops Release Body-Cam of San Jose Shooting’s Final Moments

 ‘I’VE GOT SOMEBODY DOWN!’ 

Several shots can be heard ringing out in the building before officers find the suspect’s body.

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4. Biden Reverses Trump Policy on Arctic Oil Drilling

 NEW ERA 

Donald Trump’s administration had opened up the refuge—home to polar bears, caribou, and snowy owls—to drilling.

5. Man Tries, Fails, to Use ‘Stand Your Ground’ Against Iguana

 SCALES OF JUSTICE 

The prosecution argued, with a certain deadpan flair: “Stand Your Ground does not even apply to this case because the iguana is not a human being.”

6. Food 52’s Mixing Bowls Will Replace Every Other Bowl You Own

 MIX IT UP 

They stack nicely, are made of nonstick and scratch-resistant stoneware, and have a little spout, as all bowls should.

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7. Democrats Stretch House Majority With NM Election Win

 ‘WE STEP UP’ 

The Albuquerque-based seat has been held by Democrats since 2009, and Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump there by 23 percentage points.

8. Teen Who Pushed Bear Off Fence ‘Had to Do What I Had to Do’

 UPENDED URSINE 

Hailey Morinoco said she didn’t even know the animal on the fence was a bear until after she pushed it.

9. Belarus Activist Stabs Himself in Throat in Court

 PROTEST 

Stepan Latypov said he had been tortured and his family was threatened by authorities.

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10. Police Believe They Found Body of Missing Boy, 6, in Motel

 TRAGIC 

Sam Olson was reported missing on Thursday but police say he may have disappeared weeks earlier.

11. National Enquirer Publisher Fined $187K for Catch-and-Kill

 CAUGHT, KILLED 

The tabloid bought the rights to the story of Karen McDougal’s alleged affair with Donald Trump and never published it.

12. Off-Duty Firefighter Kills Fellow Firefighter at Station

 TRAGIC 

The shooter set his home on fire and killed himself following the attack.

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13. DOJ Prosecutor Was Serial Sexual Harasser: Watchdog

 REPEAT MISCONDUCT 

A recently revealed report from a watchdog office within the Justice Department reveals how an assistant U.S. attorney repeatedly sexually harassed female colleagues.

14. SEC Warned Tesla to Rein In Elon Musk’s Tweeting: Report

 ‘PERSONAL OPINION’ 

The company pushed back after the agency flagged one tweet, arguing it didn’t require approval because it was “wholly aspirational.”

15. King County Votes to Ban Use of Facial Recognition

 UNRECOGNIZABLE 

The measure, the first of its kind to pass at a county level, would prohibit the government from purchasing and using facial recognition.

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