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She Refused the Vaccine. Now She’s Gone.

By Michael Daly

“I can’t breathe, I feel awful. This is the worst thing I’ve ever been through,” read one of her last texts.

When Your Girlfriend Dimes You Out as a Capitol Rioter

By The Daily Beast

In its hunt for the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, the FBI has had all kinds of help—from high-school chums, a random “Facebook stalker,” and even the rioters’ loved ones.

The Billionaire ‘Egomaniac’ Undermining the Vaccine Effort

By Tarpley Hitt

Clive Palmer has been waging an anti-vaxx disinformation campaign in Australia, infuriating public health and government officials.

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Ponzi Schemer Bernie Madoff Dies in Prison at Age 82

By Jamie Ross

Madoff died from natural causes at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said.

A Gang Murdered Her Daughter. She Hunted Them on MySpace.

By Nick Schager

The new Netflix documentary “Why Did You Kill Me?” tells the true story of Belinda Lane, who, after her 17-year-old daughter was gunned down, went after her gangland killers.

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Biden Official Is Toeing the Saudi Line, Activists Say

By Spencer Ackerman

The Yemen war that President Biden vowed to end is getting worse. Some are starting to criticize Biden’s special envoy as too close to the Saudis.

I Forged NY’s Digital Vaccine Passport in 11 Minutes Flat

By Albert Fox Cahn

It isn’t secure and it isn’t serious. It’s just more coercive theater that’s sure to fuel distrust among the already vaccine-hesitant.

Beer, Baseball & Hot Dogs: 10 Rounds With Ozzie Guillén

By The Daily Beast

The former manager of the Chicago White Sox tackles our speed round of questions.

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1. Capitol Police Were Ordered to Go Easy on MAGA Rioters: NYT

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A new report from the Capitol Police inspector general has helped to explain why it was so easy for a right-wing mob to take over the building.

2. GOPer Rages After Catching COVID at Maskless MAGA Meeting

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After the Michigan party meeting, Jason Watts tested positive for the virus, and is still recovering in hospital two weeks later.

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4. Fauci Rolls Eyes at Tucker’s Latest ‘Crazy’ Vaxx Conspiracy

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The infectious-diseases expert addressed the Fox News host’s latest enormously stupid claim that vaccines don’t work.

5. Colorado Boy, 12, Dies After TikTok ‘Blackout Challenge’

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Joshua Haileyesus was found unconscious on the bathroom floor by his twin brother on March 22.

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