1. Kansas Woman Listed as 1st U.S. COVID Death—in January 2020?

  NEW TIMELINE 

Lovell “Cookie” Brown’s death certificate was quietly amended three months ago to say COVID-19 was a contributing cause of death in her January 2020 passing.

2. Trump PAC Splurging $37k Rent a Month at Trump Tower: WaPo

 DONATIONS WELL SPENT 

The Washington Post reports that the PAC was previously paying $3,000 a month to rent a lobby kiosk too.

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3. Young Creatives Are Going to Be Stars of Berlin Fashion Week

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Berlin Fashion Week is just around the corner. From virtual events to studio visits to stunning clothing collections, this fashion show is going to have it all.

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4. Texas Antiabortion Groups Already Getting Tip-Offs: Report

 IT BEGINS 

One of the antiabortion groups that helped to pass the radical law has set up a site for people to rat out anyone and stay anonymous.

5. Delivery Workers: New Yorkers’ Tips Sucked During Mega-Storm

 ‘MOST HORRIBLE DAY’ 

One driver told The City that he earned just $5 for a mid-storm hour-long trip to deliver a takeout meal.

6. I Have the Cleanest Shower of Anyone—All Thanks to This

 SQUEAKY CLEAN 

They say good things come in small packages, and this small shower squeegee is no exception.

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7. Jim Jordan ‘Denies Blabbing About Imminent Trump 2024 Run’

 PROVE IT 

A reporter claims she has a video of the Ohio congressman saying the ex-president will announce “any day now.”

8. One in Every Five U.S. COVID Cases Last Week Was in a Kid

 NO PROTECTION 

Children made up a massive 22.4 percent of the reported U.S. cases last week.

9. Dire Jobs Report Shows Americans Scared to Return to Work

 DELTA EFFECT 

As the Delta variant sends COVID cases spiking again, fewer Americans are going back to work.

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10. Secret 10-Day Plan for Queen Elizabeth’s Death Has Leaked

 ‘D-DAY’ 

The plans in “Operation London Bridge” have been in place for decades for what will happen when the monarch dies, but the leak contains the most detail yet.

11. Cop Likely Fired Bullet That Killed 8-Year-Old Girl, Says DA

 ‘HIGH PROBABILITY’ 

Fanta Bility was shot dead outside a high-school football game in Pennsylvania last week.

12. Accused Sex Trafficker R. Kelly Credited on New Drake Album

 VERY SPECIAL GUEST 

Kelly is currently on trial in federal court, where a string of women have accused him of abusing them as teenagers.

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13. Japan’s PM Says He’s Done After Less Than a Year in Office

 CAN’T CARRY ON 

Yoshihide Suga’s approval plummeted as his government lost control of the pandemic.

14. NYT’s Nicholas Kristof Might Actually Run for Oregon Guv

 TESTING THE WATERS 

Politico says the writer has started talking to high-level Democrats about who would run a campaign.

15. ‘Beatle’ Pleads Guilty in ISIS Beheadings of U.S. Hostages

 LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE 

Alexanda Kotey was one of the four ISIS with British accents seen in videos of the murders of James Foley, Kayla Mueller, and others.

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