1. Pro-China Hardline Leader Quits After Hong Kong COVID Fail

CAN’T CARRY ON

Beijing loyalist will be remembered for her 2020 law allowing extradition to mainland China and failure over COVID.

WORLD

2. Will Smith Biopic Shelved After Slap, Report Says

AFTERMATH

The star is also facing the cancellation of the “Bad Boys” franchise and another Netflix film in development.

ENTERTAINMENT

3. Shoppers Say This Cream Takes Years Off Their Décolletage

DON’T NEGLECT THE NECK

Dermelect’s new Self Esteem neck cream smooths out fine lines while reversing years of sun damage.

SCOUTED

4. Ukraine Seizes Control of Key Border Region From Russia

STRIKING BACK

A lengthy section of border in the Sumy region is once again under Ukrainian control.

WORLD

5. Hunter Biden’s Security Team Rents $30K Malibu Mansion: ABC

BIG BUCKS

The property features a bar in a “castle-like tower.”

U.S. NEWS

6. Fellas, Let’s Talk About Hair Loss (and How We Can Fix It)

NEW HAIR, DON’T CARE

Hair loss is more common than you think, and you can help treat it with Hims.

SCOUTED

7. Musk Lashes Out Amid Rumors Berlin Nightclub Rejected Him

MAYBE NEXT TIME

The billionaire declared on Twitter that he had “refused” to enter the legendary Berghain.

U.S. NEWS

8. Dinosaur Footprints Damaged by Viewing Platform Workers

TINY BRAINS

Several footprints damaged beyond repair by backhoe and foot traffic.

U.S. NEWS

9. Sarah Ferguson Won’t Pay Back $300,000 From Alleged Conman

NEED THE MONEY

Ferguson received the cash from Selman Turk, who has been accused of fraud in high court documents.

WORLD

10. LeVar to Grammys Audience: ‘Keep Your Hands to Yourselves’

TOO SOON?

The presenter whom Burton was introducing, a comedian, then walked onstage wearing a giant black helmet.

ENTERTAINMENT

11. Putin’s Pal Orban Declares Victory in Hungary’s Election

UGH

The EU’s longest-serving head of government said he’d “won a victory so big that you can see it from the moon” before all the votes were tallied.

WORLD

12. MLB Testing Electronic Pitch Signals for Catchers

SIGN OF THE TIMES

A wristband with nine simple buttons for a catcher to call a pitch has some in the league looking excitedly to the future.

ENTERTAINMENT

13. South Carolina Stomps UConn to Win NCAA Women’s Championship

GO TEAM

The Gamecocks won their 2nd national championship on Sunday night, finishing the season with 35 wins—the most in South Carolina’s history.

ENTERTAINMENT

14. Missing Mom’s Body Found on Property Tied to Ex-Boyfriend

‘A LITTLE CLOSURE’

Cassie Carli’s remains were discovered in a shallow grave a week after she vanished.

U.S. NEWS

15. Documentary Filmmaker Killed ‘Trying to Leave Mariupol’

CASUALTY OF WAR

Mantas Kvedaravicius, a Lithuanian whose film ‘Mariupolis’ premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2016, was 45.

WORLD

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