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Woodward/Costa Book: Worried Trump Could ‘Go Rogue,’ Milley Took Secret Action To Protect Nuclear Weapons – Milley, deeply shaken by the assault, ‘was certain that Trump had gone into a serious mental decline in the aftermath of the election, with Trump now all but manic, screaming at officials and constructing his own alternate reality.’ [cnn]

Wikipedia Group Appoints CEO Of South African Non-Profit As New Boss – Planned Parenthood veteran Maryana Iskander will become the new chief executive officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia. [fin24]

Sahpra Finds No Link Between Reported Deaths And The Covid-19 Vaccine – The regulator and the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee said 40 reports of deaths after receiving the vaccine have been investigated and 46 are still under investigation. [timeslive]

Jury Weighing Fate Of Robert Durst After Long Murder Trial –  A Los Angeles jury began deliberating Tuesday in the lengthy murder trial of New York real estate heir Robert Durst after a prosecutor described him as a “narcissistic psychopath”. [ap]

El Chapo: Safehouse Of Mexican Drug Kingpin To Be Given Away As Lottery Prize – Surveillance cameras that covered every angle of the modest home’s exterior have been removed as well as a hole under a bathtub that the drug lord slipped through. [sky]

Putin In Isolation After COVID Cracks His Elaborate Self-Preservation ‘Bunker’ – The Russian leader announced that he will self-isolate due to COVID infections within his inner circle, with his spokesman quickly reassuring that he is “absolutely healthy.” [dbeast]

Giuliani Denies Being Drunk In 9/11 Speech Where He Did Impression Of The Queen, Said He Had 1 Whisky – He insisted that the last time he was drunk was in college, and that now he drinks only “moderate amounts of scotch.” [businsider]

Here’s What The Reconstructed Face Of A 50-000-Year-Old Neanderthal Looks Like – It all started when a piece of his skull was dredged up from the North Sea. [mashable]

Prince Andrew’s Legal Strategy Turned On Its Head After Hollywood Lawyer Intervenes – Plan to ‘stonewall’ proceedings into sexual assault case would do Duke of York no favours, according to new lawyer Andrew Brettler. [telegraph]

Hushpuppi – The Instagram Influencer And International Fraudster – Ramon Abbas – known to his 2.5 million Instagram followers as Hushpuppi – is considered by the FBI to be one of the world’s most high-profile fraudsters. [bbc]

The Greatest Shoal On Earth: Scientists Discover Why Sardines Run – It’s sometimes called the ‘Greatest Shoal on Earth’, and for good reason with hundreds of millions of small fish moving around in giant bands causing a feeding frenzy wherever they go. [dailymav]

Nick Hudson And PANDA Are Wrong. Believing Them Is Deadly– Most people don’t have the time to understand the complex details of how Covid vaccines work and how we know they are safe. [groundup]

Why Vitamin D Is So Crucial To Keeping Us Happy – If you’re not getting enough and running on empty, you’ll feel tired, sluggish, struggle to sleep, and even start to gain weight. [here]

Steph Gilmore Falls Short In Record Surf Title Bid As Shark Halts Men’s WSL Final – “A shark has breached the side of the line-up and it’s about six to eight foot so we’re going to search the line-up and make sure it’s gone,” WSL’s Jessie Miley-Dyer said. [guardian]

Scientists Want To Build Mars Bases Out Of Human Blood – Humans are a “significant, but chronically overlooked, source of natural resources” for Mars missions, according to a new study. [vice]

Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian & Former ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Anchor Was 61 – Macdonald had been battling cancer for nearly a decade but was determined to keep his health struggles private, away from family, friends and fans. [deadline]

Why Britney Spears Suddenly Deleted Her Instagram – Britney Spears is sending a “powerful” message by deleting her Instagram amid her 13-year conservatorship, a source exclusively told Page Six on Tuesday. [pagesix]

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Hamilton Returns To His Hotel With A Mystery Woman – After attending the Met Gala afterparty in NYC. [dmail]

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