1.  Santos Gripes Romney’s SOTU Attack ‘Wasn’t Very Mormon’

 ‘REPREHENSIBLE’ 

Romney called his GOP colleague “a sick puppy.”

POLITICS

2.  Cops: Bus Driver Deliberately Plowed Into Nursery, Killing 2

  HORRIFIC 

The 51-year-old city bus driver exited the bus, took off his clothes and acted strangely after the crash, according to an eyewitness.

WORLD

AeroGarden’s Goof-Proof Indoor Garden Is Up to 50% off

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3.  California Town Votes to Ban Pride Flag at City Hall

 BACKWARDS 

Lawmakers decided Tuesday that only the “beautiful American flag” should be allowed to fly at City Hall—along with state, county, and military flags.

U.S. NEWS

4.  Irvin Cut From Super Bowl Coverage Over Hotel Incident

 FUMBLE 

Irvin said he was “totally perplexed” by the complaint and that he only remembered a “friendly” conversation that ended with a handshake.

ENTERTAINMENT

Time to Ditch Your Bulky Smartwatch—ŌURA Ring Is $50 Off

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The sleek health tracking ring has been a major game-changer for me, and it rarely gets marked down.

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5.  Kyrsten Sinema’s Bold SOTU Dress Was the Talk of Twitter

 SESAME STREET SENATOR 

“Kyrsten Sinema got confused and thought this was the Grammys,” writer Lesley Abravanel tweeted.

POLITICS

6.  Swinger Principal and PE Teacher Fired Over Sordid Affair

 SEX EDUCATION 

Banks County Elementary principal Dr. Dana Simmons and teacher Dylan Charles had sex at school, as well as in front of Charles’ wife, an investigation concluded.

U.S. NEWS

7.  Rapper Killed Pregnant Mom Days After Murder Acquittal: Cops

 ‘EXECUTIONS’ 

Three days after a jury found Billy Bennett Adams III not guilty of a fatal double shooting, a 22-year-old Tampa woman was found dead.

U.S. NEWS

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8.  Mary, Queen of Scots’ Secret Letters Cracked by Codebreakers

 COVERT CORRESPONDENCE 

The 57 letters, written between 1578 and 1584, mark the most significant discovery about Mary Stuart in a century.

ARTS AND CULTURE

9.  LAPD Hunts for Leaker Who Exposed City Aide’s Call to Cops

  PROBING 

The staffer’s call for an overnight patrol for his broken-down Lexus made its way to Fox News.

POLITICS

10.  Insta DMs Raise Doubts About Armie Hammer’s Suicide Attempt

 NOT ADDING UP 

“It shows how manipulative he still is by training to get sympathy,” a source reportedly close to Hammer told Page Six.

ENTERTAINMENT

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11.  ‘Cocaine Shark’ Trends After Cops Find Tons of Coke in Ocean

 HOLLYWOOD’S CALLING 

“Elizabeth Banks all set up for that sequel now #CocaineShark,” the Fandango account tweeted, referring to the upcoming film “Cocaine Bear.”

WORLD

12.  PA Catholic School Students Bashed for Racist Video

 ‘NOTHING BUT A SLAVE’ 

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has opened an investigation after the video showed a white teenager spraying another girl with black paint.

U.S. NEWS

13.  New White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients Appoints a Deputy

 ‘SHARP STRATEGIST’ 

Quillian was a member of the COVID response team, and joins other deputy chiefs of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon and Bruce Reed.

POLITICS

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