1.  Raskin Sends Back Brutally Edited Thank-You Note to Santos

 THANKS BUT NO THANKS 

Raskin voted against expelling Santos but only because he said it would set a “terrible precedent.”

POLITICS

2.  Ex-Trump Official: Pelosi Podium Theft Was ‘Hysterical’

  ‘PRETTY DAMN FUNNY’ 

Katrina Pierson was confronted about her message during a hearing in Colorado earlier this week.

POLITICS

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3.  Don Jr. Used Fake SBF Pic in Creepy Request to Sketch Artist

 EWW 

“Make me look sexy,” he asked the artist before pulling out a ridiculous sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried.

POLITICS

4.  George Santos: I’ll Just Run Again if Congress Kicks Me Out

 GOOD LUCK WITH THAT 

Santos narrowly survived an expulsion vote spearheaded by fellow New York Republicans on Wednesday.

POLITICS

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5.  Several Killed in Attack on Ambulances: Gaza Health Ministry

 TERRIBLE 

Al Arabiya reported that an Agence France-Presse journalist at the scene witnessed multiple bodies next to a damaged ambulance.

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6.  Trump Appointee Who Stormed Capitol Gets Serious Prison Time

 PAYING THE PRICE 

Federico Klein, a former State Department official, was convicted of hitting an officer with a riot shield as he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

POLITICS

7.  Dolly Parton Reveals Why She Refused Super Bowl Halftime Gig

 OUR HUMBLE QUEEN 

She did, however, say that “it would make more sense” to do a show of that magnitude following the release of her new album.

ENTERTAINMENT

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8.  New Matthew Perry Foundation Will Aid Addiction Sufferers

 LEGACY 

“The Matthew Perry Foundation... will honor his legacy and be guided by his own words and experiences,” a statement for the new organization reads.

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9.  Palestine Activists Arrested for Rally at Senators’ Offices

  DEMANDING ACTION 

The demonstrators gathered inside the offices of Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and others who have resisted calling for a ceasefire.

POLITICS

10.  Mariah Carey Responds to Britney Spears’ Memoir Anecdote

 ‘I LOVE HER’ 

In her book, Spears recalled visiting Carey’s dressing room at an awards show in 2003 where the pop diva was surrounded by “beautiful, otherworldly light.”

ENTERTAINMENT

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11.  Video Appears to Show NYPD Cop Using Homophobic Slur in Car

 ‘HATE SPEECH’ 

As of Friday morning, the Instagram video has 2.3 million views.

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12.  Police: Arrest in Detroit Doc’s Execution Coming ‘Very Soon’

 STAY TUNED 

It’s been seven months since the beloved neurosurgeon, Devon Hoover, was found dead inside his Detroit mansion—wrapped in a sheet and wearing nothing but a sock.

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13.  NASA Astronaut Who Helped Save Apollo 13 Crew Has Died

 ‘SHINING PERSONALITY’ 

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson called him “one of our country’s heroes.”

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