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1. MTG Pens Whole Book Chapter on ‘Jewish Space Lasers’ Fiasco

  BACKTRACKING 

She claimed she had donated to an effort to fund the reconstruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

POLITICS

2. CNN Airs New Tape of Trump Discussing Capitol Trip on Jan. 6

 WON’T BACK DOWN 

He said if he had been allowed to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6, he would have been “very well received”

POLITICS

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3. WATCH: Blinken Dies Inside as Biden Calls Xi a ‘Dictator’

 COME ON, MAN 

The secretary of state appeared to wince in pain as the president spoke.

POLITICS

4. 250 Cute Animals Up for Adoption Became Reptile Food: Report

 HORRIFIC 

“A Hollywood horror writer couldn’t write something like this,” said San Diego Humane Society CEO Gary Weitzman.

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5. Backpage Founder Michael Lacey Convicted of Money Laundering

 MIXED VERDICT 

But an Arizona jury remained deadlocked on scores of other counts.

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6. Drake Gives Surprise Shout-Out to Taylor Swift on New EP

 RESPECT 

The line made reference to Swift being the “only one” who could make him delay his music releases.

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7. 7 Schools Probed Over Alleged Antisemitism, Islamophobia

 UNDER SCRUTINY 

They’re the first such investigations since Hamas attacked Israel.

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8. Lost Painting Found in Kitchen Set for Louvre Collection

 ‘NATIONAL TREASURE’ 

The $26 million Cimabue masterwork had been hanging above a hot plate used for cooking food.

ARTS AND CULTURE

9. Dog Meat Consumption Set to Be Banned in South Korea

 ‘SOON AS POSSIBLE’ 

An outright prohibition could come into force before the end of the decade.

WORLD

10. Biden Signs Stopgap Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown

 CLOSE CALL 

The U.S. government now won’t run out funding before the holidays.

POLITICS

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11. Vivek: Now It’s My Turn to Call People ‘Vermin’

 HOLD MY BEER 

He insinuated that the word, used recently by Trump to describe Democrats, should also apply to homeless people in San Francisco.

POLITICS

12. Fox Sports Host Cops to Making Up NFL Sideline Reports

 UNFORCED ERROR 

Fake it ‘til you make it—or until your colleagues are calling your behavior out as “absolutely not ok, not the norm and upsetting on so many levels.”

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13. Hockey Star Planned Proposal Before Shocking On-Ice Death

 HEARTBREAKING 

Ryan Wolfe found the ring in their shared apartment after his family revealed his plans to propose.

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