1.  Proud Boy Brings a GUN to Protest Drag Queen Storytime

 WHO’S PROTECTING WHO? 

Police were monitoring the protest from a distance, but had left by the time the man pulled out a gun, local media reported.

U.S. NEWS

2.  Candidate Punched at Abortion Rally Now Running Unopposed

  FLYING SOLO 

Jennifer Rourke's two main opponents for the Rhode Island Senate seat will no longer be running, though a new candidate could jump in.

U.S. NEWS

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3.  Jan. 6 Rioter Who Boasted About Attacking Cop Pleads Guilty

 HIGH-STAKES HITS 

Troy Sargent, 38, sent a message on social media saying, “I got two hits in on the same rookie cop.”

POLITICS

4.  Notorious NYC Strip Club Hid ‘Prostitution Ring’: Lawsuit

 ‘COCAINE AND CONDOMS’ 

Two former dancers have accused managers of looking the other way as customers were allowed to abuse women and drugs in the Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club.

U.S. NEWS

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5.  Trump’s SPAC Deal Rocked by Blizzard of Subpoenas

 SERVED 

The SEC was already investigating the planned merger of Trump’s Truth Social and the SPAC that wants to take it public.

U.S. NEWS

6.  MSNBC Names Alex Wagner as Rachel Maddow’s Successor

 BIG MOVE 

While Maddow will continue to host on Monday nights, Wagner will take over on Tuesday through Friday evenings starting on August 16.

MEDIA

7.  Rapper SpotemGottem Busted After Fleeing on a Jet Ski: Cops

 SKI TO FLEE 

Officers alleged in arrest records that the rapper endangered the lives of others during the high-speed chase.

U.S. NEWS

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8.  Fbook Is Scrubbing Posts About Mailing Abortion Pills: Vice

 CENSORED 

The social media giant has also temporarily blocked some users who’ve posted about sending the pills, VICE reports.

TECH

9.  Uvalde Mom Who Got Out of Cuffs: Police Are Now Harassing Me

  LEAVE HER ALONE 

Angeli Rose Gomez rescued her two boys from Robb Elementary School after being handcuffed by police.

U.S. NEWS

10.  Man With Screwdriver Takes 2 Hostages at Freemason Temple

 JUST ANOTHER MONDAY  

The suspect broke in through a window, according to police.

U.S. NEWS

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11.  Credit Suisse Found Guilty in Cocaine Money-Laundering Case

 LOSING CREDIT 

According to a Swiss federal court, Credit Suisse did not adequately monitor accounts from a Bulgarian crime ring.

WORLD

12.  Inmate Who Killed 2 Prison Guards Dies in Apparent Suicide

 DEATH ON DEATH ROW 

Ricky Dubose was found guilty of murdering two corrections officers in 2017 and sentenced to death just 10 days ago.

U.S. NEWS

13.  Ukraine’s Richest Person Sues Russia Over Putin’s War

 ‘EVIL CANNOT GO UNPUNISHED’ 

Steel magnate Rinat Akhmetov filed his claim at the European Court of Human Rights.

WORLD

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