1. Graham Pathetically Admits GOP ‘Can’t Grow’ Without Trump

  SO SAD 

The South Carolina Republican is relying on the disgraced 74-year-old one-term president to push his party into the future.

2. Cruise Giant: We May Avoid Florida Over DeSantis’ Vax Law

 BON VOYAGE 

The governor signed an executive order this month that blocks any business from asking customers for proof of their vaccination status.

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3. This Thoughtful Gift Will Arrive Before Mother’s Day

 SHE’S A BEAST 

If the mom in your life stays glued to her newsfeed, this is the last-minute gift you’ve been looking for.

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4. MAGA Congressman Keeps Dodging Jan. 6 Riot Lawsuit: Attorney

 HIDE AND SEEK 

Mo Brooks has reportedly even evaded private investigators in an effort to serve him with a lawsuit that accuses him of inciting the Capitol riot.

5. FEC Abruptly Abandons Probe Into Trump’s Stormy Payments

 ‘DEFIES REALITY’ 

The move has been blasted by two Democratic on the commission, as well as Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen.

6. Forget Memory Foam—This Coil Mattress Is the Best I’ve Tried

 CLOUD NINE 

Whereas my old mattress made me feel like I was sinking into quicksand, Parachute’s mattress is the most supportive (and most comfortable) I’ve tried.

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7. Bottoms Says She Won’t Run Again but Stays Cryptic on Future

 WHAT’S NEXT? 

The Atlanta mayor turned down a role in the Biden administration back in December, saying she was focused on her current job.

8. ‘We Build the Wall’ Co-Founder Indicted for Tax Fraud

 DIVERTED FUNDS 

Prosecutors say Brian Kolfage took hundreds of thousands of dollars from Trump wall donors and put them in his own bank account.

9. Childish Gambino Sued Over ‘This Is America’

 ‘INFRINGEMENT’ 

Rapper Kidd Wes is taking Donald Glover to court, claiming that his hit song “This is America” has “substantial similarities” to his 2016 song “Made in America.”

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10. Fingerprints, DNA Solve 1983 Murder of College Student

 COLD CASE 

After a friend of the victim asked local police in 2020 to take another look at the decades-old case, forensic evidence placed sex offender Bud Christensen at the crime scene.

11. Theranos Founder Doesn’t Want Jury to Hear About Her Wealth

 THAT’S RICH 

But prosecutors say it provides the motive for why she allegedly deceived investors and patients about blood-testing technology.

12. University of Texas Linebacker Found Dead Near Campus

 TRAGIC 

Police say the circumstances of Jake Ehlinger’s death do not seem suspicious.

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13. Oregon Church Linked to 74 Cases of COVID-19 Amid Surge

 COMMUNION SPREAD 

Peoples Church in Oregon, which is still holding in-person services, is now the site of one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the state, health officials say.

14. D.C. Ballet School Exec Admits Embezzling $1.5 Million

 PLIE BARGAIN 

Sophia Kim will be required to pay exactly $1,502,016.21 in restitution, according to court papers.

15. Ohio State Senator Caught Driving During Gov’t Zoom Meeting

 ‘I WASN’T DISTRACTED’ 

The senator can be seen clearly wearing a seat belt, even after he had changed his background to a living room to conceal the fact that he was driving.

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