1. Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Makes Historic First Ever Flight

  ‘SOAR HIGHER’ 

The NASA scientists who built the chopper were seen wildly celebrating as images of the flight came through from the Perseverance rover.

2. Oath Keeper: Active-Duty Cops Are Training Us for Civil War

 NOT A DRILL 

The increasingly notorious militia is allegedly home to active-duty law-enforcement officers who are preparing other members for combat on U.S. soil.

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3. The Racial Homeownership Gap Is Larger Than Ever

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The Fair Housing Act was supposed to level the housing playing field, but the racial homeownership gap is larger than ever.

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4. Austin PD: Fugitive Ex Cop ‘Might Possibly Take a Hostage’

 ON THE RUN 

Austin chief confirms FBI and U.S. Marshals have joined the hunt for suspect Stephen Broderick, who allegedly killed three people in a “domestic incident.”

5. Migrant Center Where Teens Used Bags as Toilets Is Shut: ABC

 ‘UNBEARABLE AND INCREDIBLE’ 

The teen girls housed there allegedly had to use plastic bags for toilets because of a lack of staff members to escort them to restrooms.

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 HARD PANTS 

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7. Pig’s Head Left Outside Old Home of Chauvin Defense Witness

 WITNESS INTIMIDATION 

New homeowners say they saw a group of people dressed in black throw a severed pig's head onto their front porch and splatter their house with blood before running away.

8. Russia Sends Navalny to Hospital After Doc Warns He’s Dying

 RAPIDLY DETERIORATING 

Navalny’s physician said in a Facebook post that Navalny is at risk of cardiac arrest and kidney failure, writing: “Our patient could die at any moment.”

9. Elite European Soccer Teams Form Breakaway ‘Super League’

 CAN’T PLAY WITH US 

The move to form an exclusive new league was slammed by European leaders like Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who called it “very damaging.”

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10. Obama Debunks COVID Vaccine Fears With Shaq and Barkley

 ‘FORGET WHAT HAPPENED BACK IN THE DAY’ 

The former president directly addressed vaccine hesitancy in the Black community and the legacy of the Tuskegee experiments.

11. Historic Library Destroyed, Students Flee Cape Town Fire

 TRAGEDY 

A wildfire is causing serious damage to South Africa’s University of Cape Town, destroying historic texts and causing student evacuations.

12. CDC: 50% of U.S. Adults Have Gotten at Least One COVID Shot

 GOOD NEWS EVERYONE 

The U.S. has reached the milestone accomplishment just as the global death toll topped 3 million.

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13. Sinn Féin Prez ‘Sorry’ for Killing of Prince Philip’s Uncle

 RARE APOLOGY 

A change of position after former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams refused to apologize for the bomb attack in a 2015 meeting with Prince Charles.

14. Poll: Texans Like Matthew McConaughey Over Abbott For Guv

 ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT 

According to a recent poll, actor Matthew McConaughey leads Gov. Greg Abbott by 12% among Texas voters when it comes to the 2022 election for governor.

15. No One Behind the Wheel in Tesla Crash That Killed Two

 SCARY 

Officials say no one was in the driver’s seat when the car crashed into a tree and that the victims’ wives say they were talking about using the car’s Autopilot feature.

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