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This County Is Bracing for a ‘Perfect Storm’ of COVID Hell

By Pilar Melendez

“From a medical standpoint, the question is how much worse is it going to get for us here in Mesa.”

Derek Chauvin Sentenced to Prison for Murdering George Floyd

By Pilar Melendez

Chauvin, 45, is still facing federal civil-rights charges for the May 2020 arrest—and for allegedly putting a similar move on a 14-year-old boy three years prior.

Biden Did a Lucy and Pulled the Football From Republicans

By Matt Lewis

He announced a deal with his right hand and yanked it back with his left in what would be an exercise in raw power, except it’s far from clear he has the power to pull it off.

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Mom of Rescued Teen ID’d as First Victim of Condo Collapse

By Andrew Boryga, Zoe Richards, Jamie Ross, Justin Rohrlich

Stacie Fang, whose 15-year-old son Jonah was dramatically rescued from the rubble, is the first person to be identified as a victim of the horrifying condo collapse.

Why Did It Take So Long to Believe Britney Spears?

By Kevin Fallon

For so long, even some of Britney’s biggest fans were complicit in objectifying her trauma, skeptical that her conservatorship could be that bad. All of that blew up this week.

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Biden’s DOJ Brings the Heat on a Racist Voter Crackdown

By Barbara McQuade

Attorney General Merrick Garland is getting to work trying to make things right after the Supreme Court got them terribly wrong.

Mystery Human Species Unearthed in Israel

By The Conversation

The skull does not belong to homo sapiens, and it’s not Neanderthal.

The Four Cookbooks That Ended My Pandemic Cooking Rut

By Max Watman

These new cookbooks helped inspire our columnist to change up what he was cooking at home.

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1. Derek Chauvin Gives Cryptic Statement at Sentencing

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“Due to legal matters, I’m not able to give a full formal statement… I give my condolences to the Floyd family,” the former cop said.

2. NY Prosecutors Mulling Criminal Charges for Trump Org: NYT

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The charges could come as soon as next week.

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4. Government Can’t Explain UFOs, Finds No Evidence of Aliens

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The highly anticipated report came to somewhat of an anticlimactic resolution.

5. Jury Recommends Ronnie Oneal Serve Life Without Parole

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Oneal represented himself during the trial and even cross-examined his 11-year-old son, whom he tried to kill.

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