1.  Trump Claims He ‘Has’ to Be at Trial—Then Skips It for Golf

 ‘I HAVE TO BE HERE!’  

He told reporters that he would skip court on Thursday because he had “a very big professional golf tournament at Doral.”

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2.  Peter Thiel Reportedly Moonlighted as an FBI Informant

  ‘CONFIDENTIAL HUMAN SOURCE’ 

The FBI was interested in Thiel’s information on “foreign contacts and Silicon Valley intrigue,” according to a report.

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Deeps Sleep Patches Gave Me My Best Night of Sleep in Months

  SUPERIOR SLEEP 

The patches are infused with a number of unique ingredients designed to help improve sleep quality, reduce stress and calm your body down.

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3.  Citi Banker Fired Over ‘Revolting’ Antisemitic Insta Post

 EXCUSE ME 

“No wonder why Hitler wanted to get rid of all of them,” the banker reportedly wrote.

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4.  Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene in Electoral Map Battle

 STALLED 

The state’s current electoral map has been deemed unfair to Black voters.

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Spotify’s New Tool Helps Amplify Up-And-Coming Musicians

 LISTEN UP 

Marquee offers full-screen sponsored recommendations of rising musicians’s latest singles to Spotify Free and Premium users and who may be interested based on listening history.

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5.  32 Americans Dead, 11 Missing in Israel: State Department

 HORRIFIC 

President Joe Biden has promised to allocate resources into rescuing those missing.

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6.  Maryland Cop Charged With Attacking Police on Jan. 6

 IRONIC 

A police spokeswoman said the department intends to fire the officer.

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7.  Britney Says She Relied on One Drug During Her Party Days

 MEMOIR REVELATIONS 

It “made me high, yes, but what I found far more appealing was that it gave me a few hours of feeling less depressed,” she wrote.

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8.  FBI Grilled Biden Staffer With Same Name as Jan. 6 Rioter

 OOPS 

The FBI reportedly met with John Richter, a Biden campaign staffer with the same name as a Capitol rioter.

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9.  Starbucks, Union Locked in Legal Battle Over Palestine Post

  TROUBLE BREWING 

Starbucks claimed Workers United damaged the company’s reputation and upset customers by issuing the message.

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10.  Nurse Executed By Ex-Boyfriend in Grisly Murder-Suicide

 HEARTBREAKING 

The suspected murderer, Justin Wendling, called his parents to confess to the killing before turning the gun on himself.

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11.  State Department Official Quits Over Arms Supply to Israel

 ‘MORAL COMPROMISES’ 

“I believe that in our current course with regards to the continued — indeed, expanded and expedited — provision of lethal arms to Israel — I have reached the end,” he wrote.

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12.  U.S. to Divert Munitions From Ukraine to Israel: Report

 REROUTED 

The artillery shells are part of a weapons stockpile that the U.S. keeps in Israel.

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13.  Cornel West Defends Donation From GOP Megadonor Harlan Crow

 FRIEND IN RICH PLACES 

The donation was made in August and disclosed in a new campaign finance report.

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