1.  Mississippi Wants Hospital Ship With ICUs Days From Collapse

 MAYDAY, MAYDAY 

One hospital dean warned that the state’s hospital system could fall from weight of COVID cases within five days.

2.  Biden Tries Last-Ditch Talks as Taliban Sets Sights on Kabul

  RELENTLESS ADVANCE 

Ghazni, a key strategic post just 80 miles south of Afghanistan’s capital, was taken Thursday.

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3.  Comfy or Stylish? This Summer, Choose Both Anywhere You Go

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Yummie is a one-stop shop for clothes that feel great and look better.

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4.  Man Arrested After Family Member’s Head Is Found in Freezer

 COLD 

Donald L. Meshey, Jr., 32, reportedly told police he found a “cadaver doll” that looked like his father, then butchered it.

5.  Britney Spears Conservatorship Judge Receives Death Threats

 YIKES 

Los Angeles sheriffs are reportedly monitoring threats and racist insults against Judge Brenda Penny, who recently declined to immediately suspend Jamie Spears as conservator.

6.  One of Our Favorite Ways to Make WFH Comfortable Is on Sale

 A GOOD PLACE TO SIT 

This seat cushion can help turn any chair into a throne fit for a King or Queen.

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7.  Andre Drummond Dramatically Saves Son Who Fell in Pool

 PERFECT PLAY 

Video shows the Philadelphia 76ers center diving into the pool fully clothed mere seconds after his son fell in.

8.  COVID-19 Vaccines Mandated for HHS’ Health-Care Workforce

 ‘BEST TOOL’ 

“The vaccines are the best tool we have to protect people,” Xavier Becerra said.

9.  Prostitution Scandal Lands K-Pop Star in Prison for 3 Years

 FALL FROM GRACE 

Seungri left the group Big Bang and has denied all charges.

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10.  There Have Been Over 9K Anti-Asian Incidents Since Pandemic

 HORRIFYING 

The finding was unveiled by Stop AAPI Hate, a group dedicated to fighting anti-Asian backlash.

11.  DeSantis Admits Florida May Have to Report Local COVID Data

  OOPS... 

The state had stopped reporting daily case numbers in June as COVID-19 cases dwindled.

12.  Ohio Brothers Die After Getting Trapped in Farm’s Manure Pit

 TRAGIC 

A preliminary autopsy revealed that the brothers died from asphyxiations.

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13.  George RR Martin Announces New Project—and It’s Not ‘GOT’

 WINTER ISN’T COMING 

The upcoming graphic novel is based on Martin’s “Thousand Worlds” series.

14.  Former ‘Love and Hip Hop’ Star Arrested in Miami

 LOVE AND JAIL TIME 

Christopher Michael Harty, known on the TV show as Prince, has yet to post bond.

15.  Army Vet Convicted of Plot to Bomb White-Supremacist Rally

 DISHONORABLE 

Domingo’s sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 1. He could face life in prison.

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