1. Trump Allies Wanted to Use NSA Data to Prove Election Fraud

‘AMATEUR HOUR’

A memo that made the rounds among Trump allies advocated for the seizure of “NSA unprocessed raw signals data” to look for foreign interference in the presidential election.

POLITICS

2. Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald Freed After Just Three Years

‘SUPREME DISAPPOINTMENT’

Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a statement prior to Jason Van Dyke’s release, acknowledging it to be a “supreme disappointment and “miscarriage of justice.”

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4. Man Arrested for Parking Outside Supreme Court Does It Again

HE’S BAAACK

When Dale Paul Melvin pulled his SUV up to the court building and officers approached him last year, he “made a statement to the effect of, ‘The time for talking is done.’”

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5. Feds: Firefighter Threatened Officials With ‘Mass Killings’

SHORT FUSE

Barry J. LaFleur allegedly sent “tens-of-thousands” of messages threatening to carry out terror attacks and murders while he was still working for the city.

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6. These Slip-On Hiking Shoes Work In Multiple Conditions

MADE FOR WALKING

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7. ‘Self-Taught’ Dentists Arrested in Filthy Houston Office

SUDDENLY SEYMOUR

Byron Alberto Zelaya is charged along with his son and nephew with practicing unlawful dentistry.

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8. New York University’s Newest Course: Taylor Swift 101

YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN

The songstress has been invited to speak to the class, which will be taught by a “Rolling Stone” magazine writer.

ENTERTAINMENT

9. Man Accused of Stashing Mom’s Corpse on His Porch for a Year

‘OUTRAGE’

“These charges sound a lot worse than they are," David Wood said during a court appearance on Wednesday.

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10. Xbox Claps Back After BHM Post Sparks Racist Comments

GAME GANG

“Please be patient as we work to ignore all your racist comments,” the company wrote.

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11. Judges Walk Out After ‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Giuliani

LOW NOTE

Giuliani’s presence upset two of the show’s judges, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke, so vehemently that they left the set with cameras still rolling.

ENTERTAINMENT

12. Two Memos Show Lawyers Pushing to Install Pro-Trump Electors

‘IT MAY SEEM ODD’

The documents reportedly went on to be used by Rudy Giuliani in plans to reverse the 2020 result.

POLITICS

13. Eatery Probed for Allegedly Pushing Unproven COVID Cures

NEW MENU ITEMS

A former employee posted a video to the restaurant’s Facebook page suggesting Taste of Sicily could offer “I” or “H” for those suffering from the “C-word.”

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14. Shooting on Greyhound Bus Kills 1 Rider, Wounds 4 Others

TRAGIC

Police responded to 911 calls around 7:30 p.m. and found many people suffering wounds inside the vehicle parked outside of a convenience store.

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15. Top LGBTQ Advocacy Group Sued Over Alleged ‘Racist’ Culture

‘BIASED CULTURE’

Alphonso David’s complaint alleges that the advocacy group has a “racist, biased culture” and that they “underpaid David, and then terminated him, because he is Black.”

U.S. NEWS

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