1.  Huma Abedin, Alex Soros to Make Public Debut at Met Gala

 CELEBRITY COUPLE 

Abedin hard-launched her budding relationship with the heir apparent to the Soros fortune in an Instagram story on Valentine’s Day.

ENTERTAINMENT

2.  Cops Pull Down Palestinian Flag, Raise U.S. Flag at College

  STARS AND STRIPES 

The officers made the change after clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment.

U.S. NEWS

This Compact White Noise Machine Is a Godsend for Traveling

  SWEETER DREAMS 

Drown out the noise of a full flight or noisy neighbors with this versatile white noise machine.

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3.  Tomb of Mysterious Dyatlov Pass Hikers Defaced With Swastika

 VANDALS 

The 1959 deaths of the nine hikers in the Ural Mountains has been an enduring enigma that spurred numerous conspiracy theories.

WORLD

4.  Our Free Pay Dirt Newsletter Exposes Shady Political Donors

 THE PAPER TRAIL 

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POLITICS

KeySmart Just Dropped an Ultra-Slim Rechargeable Tracker

 LOST AND FOUND 

The tracking card works like other Bluetooth trackers, but it’s slimmer and rechargeable, so you won’t have to change the battery every other month.

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5.  Daniel Radcliffe: J.K. Rowling Rift Makes Me ‘Really Sad’

 SPEAKING OUT 

You don’t “owe the things you truly believe to someone else for your entire life,” Radcliffe told The Atlantic.

ENTERTAINMENT

6.  United Methodist Church Lifts 40-Year Ban on Gay Clergy

 TEARS OF JOY 

“This morning I cried…because a fight I’ve been in for so long found justice,” wrote one pastor.

U.S. NEWS

7.  Paula Abdul Settles With ‘Idol’ but Still Heading to Trial

 ‘ONE REMAINING DEFENDANT’ 

Details were not disclosed surrounding the settlement with the 61-year-old and production companies for the hit show, but she will still face Nigel Lythgoe in court.

ENTERTAINMENT

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8.  New York Lawmakers ‘Outraged’ After Cops Raid Columbia

 ‘NIGHTMARE’ 

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman urged city and school authorities to reverse course as hundreds of police officers poured into campus.

U.S. NEWS

9.  Mitt Romney Doesn’t Like Being Compared to Kristi Noem

  STOP IT 

“I didn’t eat my dog. I didn’t shoot my dog. I loved my dog, and my dog loved me,” Romney said Tuesday.

POLITICS

10.  Cosmetics Company Slammed Over Its Deep Black Foundation

 WTF 

Youthforia released the product after its shade range was criticized for not being inclusive enough.

U.S. NEWS

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11.  Budding Author Gypsy Rose Blanchard Is Dating Her Ex: Report

 NEW ERA 

The convicted murderer is officially back with her ex-beau after splitting from her husband of less than two years.

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12.  DEA Moves to Reclassify Marijuana as Lower-Risk Drug

 HISTORIC 

While the historic change would not make marijuana legal for recreational use, it would acknowledge its medical applications.

U.S. NEWS

13.  High School Football Coach Dies Amid Chemotherapy Shortage

 HORRIBLE 

“I just keep wondering, ‘What if we had gotten the cisplatin? Could it have slowed his cancer down?”

U.S. NEWS

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