1.  Far-Right Boogaloo Admits Posing as BLM Supporter Amid Riot

 MOLE 

Ivan Hunter admitted he fired shots at the 3rd Precinct police station the night it went up in flames during the Minneapolis riot, then shouted “Justice for George Floyd!”

2.  LeBron Cheers Plea to ‘Honor’ Unvaxxed People’s ‘Feelings’

  ‘A POLITICAL WAR’ 

When Draymond Green said he wouldn’t press an unvaccinated teammate to get the jab, James said he “couldn’t have said it better myself.”

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3.  Calif. Becomes First State to Mandate Students Get Vaxxed

 ‘JUST ANOTHER’ VAX 

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the new guideline Friday.

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4.  Princess Beatrice Names Baby Girl in Queen’s Honor

 ‘JUST BEGUN’ 

“Our life together has just begun, and I can't wait to see all the amazing things that await us,” Princess Beatrice’s husband wrote.

5.  Another GOP Sec’y of State Says MyPillow Guy Is Full of Sh*t

 DO THE MATH 

Lindell alleged votes were flipped electronically in all 44 Idaho counties. But at least seven don’t have electronic steps in their voting, the state’s top elections official said.

6.  6 Animals Die at Aquarium Plagued by Mould, Angry Dolphins

 ‘RAMMING EACH OTHER’ 

“If you walked around and looked at those dolphins, they were not just raking themselves. They were ramming each other,” a recently fired vet at Miami Seaquarium said.

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7.  Trump Once Claimed Trudeau’s Mom F*cked the Rolling Stones

 HONKY TONK 

“Are you OK if I say this?” Trump prefaced the claim, according to former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.

8.  Justice Kavanaugh Gets COVID a Day After Mixing With Pols

 BREAKTHROUGH CASE 

The fully vaccinated justice ran in a charity race alongside a slew of lawmakers on Wednesday, a day before his positive test.

9.  Marines Deny Troop at Trump Rally Was Viral Kabul Baby-Saver

 DOESN’T CHECK OUT 

A Marine Corps spokesperson denied Trump’s claim that the Marine he brought on stage was the one from the famous footage.

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10.  Merck: Our New Pill Slashes Risk of COVID Death in Half

 GAME-CHANGER? 

Drug maker says study showed patients who took its experimental molnupiravir within five days of their first symptoms had much better outcomes.

11.  ‘Squid Game’ Is So Popular That Netflix Is Being Sued

  BUCKLING 

The show is being streamed so heavily that a broadband company wants Netflix to pay its surging operating costs.

12.  Mayor ‘Sorry’ for Backing Anti-Maskers Who Wore Yellow Stars

 WILDLY OFFENSIVE 

The Anti-Defamation League called Bronson’s initial defense of the anti-maskers “disturbing.”

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13.  Australia Sets Reopen Date After Sealing Off for 18 Months

 ‘THE TIME HAS COME’ 

Since March 2020, Australians have been banned from traveling overseas without permission because of the pandemic.

14.  Boxer Manny Pacquiao Is Running for Philippines Presidency

 ‘FIGHT, PACMAN’ 

Hardliner Rodrigo Duterte, 76, can’t seek re-election under the country’s constitution.

15.  DNA Confirms French Cop Serial Killer’s Confession

 IT WAS HIM 

A former police officer confessed to a string of rapes and murders before taking his life Wednesday.

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