1. Sweden and Finland Set to Join NATO ‘by Summer’: Report

KNOCK KNOCK

The border nations had long avoided joining the alliance in an attempt to stay friendly with Moscow.

WORLD

2. China Goes Mad in Lockdown With Suicides, Howls at the Moon

ZERO SOMETHING

Residents pushed to the brink by harsh regional and city zero-COVID measures affecting tens of millions.

WORLD

3. This Vitamin C Serum Is Better Than a Chemical Peel

GLOW GETTER

Tula’s insanely popular Triple Vitamin C Serum works overtime to revive weary, woeful skin.

SCOUTED

4. Epstein Boasted Prince Andrew Was His Useful Idiot: Book

HANDY ANDY

In “The Palace Papers,” Tina Brown also exposes the twisted relationship between Ghislaine Maxwell and her father.

ARTS AND CULTURE

5. Top European Diplos Targeted by Israeli Firm’s Spyware

EYES EVERYWHERE

A number of top officials tied to the European Commission were targeted by the NSO Group last year.

WORLD

6. This Mold and Mildew Gel Is So Satisfying to Use

GROSSLY GOOD

A $13 mind-blowing Amazon bestseller that you just set and forget.

SCOUTED

7. Trans Disney Heir: ‘I Felt Like I Could Be Doing More’

ALL EARS

Charlee Corra Disney, Walt Disney’s great-great nephew and a transgender man, has emerged to condemn Florida’s controversial new law.

U.S. NEWS

8. Buffalo Cops Cleared Over Shoving 75-Year-Old BLM Protester

‘NO EVIDENCE’

An arbitrator said officers had no “other viable options” to move septuagenarian Martin Gugino out of their way.

U.S. NEWS

9. Queen Elizabeth Reveals Long COVID Symptoms

REST UP

In a talk with NHS staff, the monarch spoke of her exhaustion more than two months after her infection with the virus.

WORLD

10. Scrap Thieves Steal 500-Ton Iron Bridge From Indian Village

HEAVY LIFTING

Gang posed as government officials and removed structure.

WORLD

11. Watch: NYC Manhole Explosion Sends Panicked Crowd Running

ALARMING

No injuries were reported, thankfully.

U.S. NEWS

12. Austrian Premier Will Meet With Putin in Moscow

READY THE BIG TABLE

First live meeting between Putin and an EU leader since war began comes amid fears of renewed savagery by desperate Russian forces in the east of Ukraine

WORLD

13. Jared’s Saudi Toadying Paid Off to the Tune of $2B: Report

A KUSHY GIG

The main fund of Kushner’s firm manages $2.5 billion, the vast majority of which is one bulky investment from Mohammed bin Salman.

POLITICS

14. Bezos Advises Musk on Making Twitter HQ a Homeless Shelter

JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS...

The Amazon founder crowed in a tweet that his endeavor to convert part of its Seattle headquarters into a shelter had “worked out great.”

TECH

15. Tiger Woods ‘Thankful’ Despite Worst-Ever Showing at Masters

COMEBACK KID

The golf legend finished at a disappointing 13-over 301 but celebrated his unexpected return to the green after nearly losing a leg in a car wreck.

ENTERTAINMENT

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