1. Ukraine’s Holocaust Survivors Are Now Escaping to Germany

TIME IS A FLAT CIRCLE

Many Jewish people found shelter in the Soviet Union to escape Nazi Germany. Now Germany is providing them safety as they flee Russia’s forces.

WORLD

2. Putin Will Go to G20 in Bali—and Maybe See Zelensky There

AWKWARD

Both men have confirmed they will try to attend.

WORLD

3. This Box Comes With High-Quality American Meat and Seafood

AD BY GOOD CHOP

Good Chop is a flexible subscription plan for high-quality beef, pork, chicken and seafood.

4. South Africa Teetering Into Fifth COVID Wave

NOT AGAIN

Health officials are watching a spike in infections tied to the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants.

WORLD

5. Prison Guards Arrested for Murder After Inmate Beating Death

‘BACK ALLEY JUSTICE’

The prisoner in the mental-health ward was attacked “even though he was in handcuffs and compliant with officer commands,” according to a state report.

U.S. NEWS

6. Wayfair’s Way Day Sale Is Here & It’s On Par With Prime Day

SUPER-SIZED SAVINGS

Wayfair is holding its own savings holiday called Way Day and the deals are massive.

7. American Tourists Accidentally Set Off Bomb Scare in Israel

PANIC ATTACK

Tel Aviv airport security sounded an alarm after one of the American kids showed an unexploded shell they had picked up as a souvenir.

TRAVEL

8. 22-Year-Old American Killed Fighting in Ukraine, Family Says

R.I.P.

Willy Joseph Cancel left behind a 7-month-old baby and a young wife.

WORLD

9. States With Legal Weed Consider High-Potency Pot Crackdown

‘WAX AND SHATTER’

A number of states where recreational marijuana is legal are now studying mental-health effects with an eye on caps on the strongest THC levels.

U.S. NEWS

10. Colorado Prisoner 1st American to Get H5 Bird Flu Virus: CDC

SQUAWK

The man, described only as under 40, is only experiencing symptoms of light fatigue and was working at a pre-release fowl-culling facility.

U.S. NEWS

11. Colorado Wolf Sighting Turns Out to Be Pack of St. Bernards

GO, DOGS, GO!

The five canine masterminds have “a documented history of escaping their enclosure,” according to the Park County Sheriff’s Office.

U.S. NEWS

12. Another Journalist Killed by Russian Bombs in Ukraine

SILENCED

Vera Girich was working as a producer and radio journalist for Liberty Radio when a Russian missile hit her house in Kyiv on Thursday.

WORLD

13. Ruby Princess Ship Under Investigation—Again—for COVID Cases

ALL ABOARD

The massive cruise ship has seen large outbreaks in the last five weeks, calling into question its COVID procedures onboard.

U.S. NEWS

14. Child Blacked Out as Teacher Did Chokehold Demo on Him: Suit

AUTOMATIC A?

The parent of a student at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies in Chapin, South Carolina, filed a lawsuit after her child lost consciousness.

U.S. NEWS

15. Elon Musk Sells $4B in Tesla Stock to Fund Twitter Deal

CASHING OUT

“No further TSLA sales planned after today,” the billionaire pledged on Thursday.

U.S. NEWS

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