1. Capitol Police Were Ordered to Go Easy on MAGA Rioters: NYT

  KID GLOVES 

A new report from the Capitol Police inspector general has helped to explain why it was so easy for a right-wing mob to take over the building.

2. Cops Fire Flash-Bang Grenades at Brooklyn Center Protesters

 BRUTE FORCE 

The National Guard moved in as hundreds of protesters gathered for the third night of protests over the killing of Daunte Wright.

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4. GOPer Rages After Catching COVID at Maskless MAGA Meeting

 ‘DEN OF VIRUS’ 

After the Michigan party meeting, Jason Watts tested positive for the virus, and is still recovering in hospital two weeks later.

5. Colorado Boy, 12, Dies After TikTok ‘Blackout Challenge’

 EVERY PARENT’S NIGHTMARE 

Joshua Haileyesus was found unconscious on the bathroom floor by his twin brother on March 22.

6. This Tried-and-True Cleaning Product Is the Only One I Use

 OLD PAL 

I sometimes wonder how I ever got by without this stuff.

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7. Moderna Says Its Vaccine Is 90% Effective Six Months On

 REASSURING 

The final-stage trial of the vaccine showed “continued strong efficacy,” the company said.

8. Cops Suspended After Video Shows Brutal Punches to Black Man

 HEAVY-HANDED 

The man’s mother said she’s relieved that her son is alive after the horrific beatdown caught on camera.

9. Black Cop Who Broke Colleague’s Chokehold Gets Pension Back

 RIGHTING A WRONG 

The judge invoked the death of George Floyd, saying that, while some injustices can never be fully corrected, this case could.

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10. Gaetz Pal Has Been Dishing to Feds About Him for Months: NYT

 LOOSE LIPS? 

Joel Greenberg has reportedly already provided federal investigators with information about cash-for-sex schemes.

11. Suicide Rates Did Not Go Up During First Months of Pandemic

 NO UPTICK 

A study suggests that suicide rates remained largely unchanged compared to expected numbers created before the pandemic started.

12. Lindsey Graham: Biden Is ‘Paving the Way for Another 9/11’

 FOREVER WARS 

The new Afghan exit date set by Biden on Tuesday pushes back the original deadline of May 1 that was first established by former President Trump.

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13. Nebraska Official Quits After Prison Tried to Block Abortion

 MORAL AUTHORITY 

Hayden Thomas said the correction department’s denial of an inmate’s abortion request was “reprehensible.”

14. Texas Students Held a ‘Slave Trade Auction’ on Snapchat

 SHOCKING 

Several students reportedly joined in and posted about how much they would pay to buy their Black classmates.

15. Ohio Can Ban Down Syndrome Abortions: Appeals Court

 ‘CARE AND HEALING’ 

The decision will allow the state to enforce a 2017 law that prohibits Down syndrome abortions.

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