1. Criminal Investigation Cranks Up Heat on Trump Org CFO: CNN

  DEEP TROUBLE 

Prosecutors are reportedly seeking leverage that could persuade Allen Weisselberg to talk to investigators about his decades at the Trump family firm.

2. Durst Rep: Clumsy First Killing Proves Innocence in Other 2

 BOLD STRATEGY 

Robert Durst’s attorney insists his client’s accidental killing of a man in 2001 shows that he didn’t kill his best friend or his wife.

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4. Israel Ignores Biden’s Intervention, Rains Down More Strikes

 THANKS FOR CALLING 

At least 230 Palestinians have been reported killed since the start of the onslaught, including 65 children.

5. Trump Tried to Install Ex-Nunes Aide as FBI Deputy: Politico

 FRIENDLY FACE 

The former president’s plan to fire Director Christopher Wray—and bring in Kash Patel—reportedly fell apart last April after Attorney General Bill Barr threatened to resign.

6. I Haven’t Seen Another Fly After Using This Trap

 LORD OF THE FLIES 

This fly trap is a bag that you fill with water and it can kill as many as 40,000 flies.

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7. Mercy Corps Admits Mishandling Claims of Abuse by Co-Founder

 NIGHTMARISH 

An internal report corroborated many of the nightmarish claims made against Ellsworth Culver by his daughter.

8. Blinken, Lavrov at 1st Meeting: It’s Tense, but We’re Trying

 ‘SERIOUS DIFFERENCES’ 

The U.S. secretary of state and Russian foreign minister said they’re working on getting Biden and Putin together for a summit.

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10. Tim Ryan Tears Into Republicans Over Jan. 6 Commission Vote

 ‘YOU AIN’T ONE OF ’EM!’ 

“We have people scaling the Capitol, hitting the Capitol Police with lead pipes across the head, and we can’t get bipartisanship!”

11. Geraldo Throws Paper, Turns Back on Camera During Fox Fight

 ‘YOU’RE A PUNK!’ 

At the end of the on-air food fight, Hannity basically gave away the game. “Mediaite has their headline!” he crowed.

12. Second Danny Masterson Accuser Gives Graphic Testimony

 ‘IT WAS NORMAL’ 

The accuser said that during their six-year relationship, Masterson often would have sex with her while she slept. Once, when she resisted, he hit her, she said.

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13. Five Conservative Oregon Counties Vote to Join Idaho

 SEE YA 

Baker, Grant, Lake, Malheur and Sherman counties have voted to discuss the “relocation” of the Oregon-Idaho border.

14. Queen Elizabeth ‘Devastated’ by Death of New Puppy Fergus

 ANNUS HORRIBILIS 

The puppy was a gift from Prince Andrew earlier this year after the Queen’s late husband Prince Philip was hospitalized.

15. 6-Year-Old Killed After Mom Unwittingly Drives Into Gang War

 HEARTBREAKING 

“These maggots killed my 6 year old granddaughter...after all I tried to do to help bring love compassion,” Aniya’s granddad, local activist K.G. Wilson, wrote.

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