Florida Just Found a Way to Be Even More COVID Reckless

By Corbin Bolies, Pilar Melendez, Francisco Alvarado

“It is literally a political ploy,” one expert said of a wild new policy in the U.S. capital of pandemic death.

Spy’s MAGA Ex-Lover Couldn’t Save Her From Election Fail

By Julia Davis

Convicted spy Maria Butina has reportedly failed to nab a parliament seat in Russia’s election so far, despite receiving funds from her Trumpist ex.

Nicki Minaj’s Husband’s Rape Victim Speaks Out on ‘The Real’

By Laura Bradley

Jennifer Hough gave her first televised interview about the assault she suffered from Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty—and the couple’s alleged harassment campaign against her.

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Why Anti-Abortion Groups Won’t Sue Texas Doc Who Flouted Ban

By Emily Shugerman

If a suit filed under the state’s new law ever makes it in front of a judge, abortion-rights advocates will have a direct opening to raise their constitutional challenges to it.

The Giant Space Rock That Wiped Out ‘Biblical Sodom’

By Christopher R. Moore, The Conversation

Archeologists discover how exactly the ancient Middle Eastern city of Tall el-Hammam—and everyone in it—was destroyed. It’s not a pretty picture.

Witness Was Alarmed by Van-Life Couple’s ‘Aggressive’ Fight

By Justin Rohrlich

A newly released incident report gives further details into what went on between Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie during their final days together.

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Conspiracy-Spewing Lawmaker Holds $27M in Vax Aid Hostage

By Zoe Richards

New Hampshire Democrats want state Rep. Ken Weyler removed from his leadership role after he suggested the federal government might be using the COVID vaccine to “control us.”

Rebuilding an Irish Single Malt Whiskey Powerhouse

By The Daily Beast

This episode of the award-winning podcast Life Behind Bars is all about the latest chapter in Irish single malt’s centuries-old history.

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1. WV Guv Is Really Pissed He Can’t Coach TWO Kids’ Ball Teams

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After a school board rejected Jim Justice’s request to coach a boys’ team in between fulfilling his duties as West Virginia’s governor, his lawyer filed a formal grievance.

2. Spurned TV Producer’s Claims of Hollywood Sex Abuse Backfire

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He fabricated email chains to support a sexual harassment lawsuit against execs who refused to greenlight his reality TV show, prosecutors say.

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John Merrill explained there’s “no way” that Mike Lindell’s absurd claim of cybercriminals flipping 100,000 votes could be true.

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The pop star seeks to have her “dignity and basic liberties” restored by fall and to remove her father from the legal arrangement immediately.

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