1. WHAT DRONE?

Iran Rejects Trump’s Claim That U.S. Destroyed Its Drone

Iran says it has no idea what Trump is talking about, and suggests the U.S. shot down its own drone.

2. LIFTING THE DRAWBRIDGE

Trump Officials ‘Want Zero Refugee Admissions’ Next Year

An administration representative presented the plan at a meeting of security officials last week, according to Politico.

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3. NEW OASIS

Amazon’s Top-Tier Kindle Is Getting a Serious Upgrade

It’s available for pre-order right now and comes with six full months of Kindle Unlimited for free.

4. BACK AT IT

White House Tweets Fox Guest Mark Levin’s Attack on Omar

The official White House account has typically been more staid than Trump’s own feed—until Thursday night.

5. TAKE COVER

100+ Local U.S. Heat Records Set to Be Broken This Weekend

It could feel as hot as 110 degrees in New York City on Sunday.

6. REALLY

GOP State Lawmaker: ‘Owning Slaves Doesn’t Make You Racist’

New Hampshire State Rep. Werner Horn claims it was merely a shrewd “business decision.”

7. TAMP DOWN

House Democrats Delete Angry Tweets and Vow to Stop Feuding

All three sub-caucuses of the Democratic Caucus issued a joint statement calling their united ranks a “diverse, robust, and passionate family.”

8. IF YOU SAY SO

Alan Dershowitz Boasts of ‘Perfect Sex Life’ on Fox News

“He has an abnormal amount of chutzpah to attack me and challenge my perfect, perfect sex life during the relevant period of time,” Dershowitz said of lawyer David Boies.

9. FAMILIAR NAME

Trump to Name Justice Scalia’s Son as Labor Sec

“He will be a great member of an Administration that has done more in the first 2 ½ years than perhaps any Administration in history!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

10. OUT

4 Chicago Cops Fired for Alleged Coverup of Teen’s Murder

Three officers and a supervisor who signed off on their police reports were fired for lying to protect Jason Van Dyke.

11. SPIDER-MAN?

Man Scales Down 19-Story Building on Fire in Philadelphia

He climbed down at least 15 floors in a seemingly nonchalant manner before making it to the ground safely.

12. CRUEL

Border Officials Detain U.S. Citizen Kids at Chicago Airport

One of the children reportedly told their undocumented mother that officials would not release them until she or their father picked them up.

13. MYSTERY

Members of All-Female Afghan Orchestra Vanish in Slovakia

Two teenagers and two young adults vanished from their hotel on Sunday, police said.

14. BRING BACK THE CROWN

U.K. Conservatives May Involve Queen in Brexit: Report

Senior Tory officials are reportedly considering the plan out of fear that the new prime minister will ignore the will of Parliament.

15. EYE FOR AN EYE

Three Get Death Penalty in Beheading of Scandinavian Hikers

Two of the men were found to have beheaded the two women, while another man filmed the murders.

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