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• Newsom calls Texas 'absolutely reckless' for lifting Covid rules
• High alert as new QAnon date approaches Thursday | TheHill
• Explosion at COVID Test Center in Likely Intentional Attack, Police Say
• US coronavirus: Experts are warning of a potential Covid-19 surge while several governors are loosening restrictions - CNN
• Spotify Poised to Surpass Apple Podcasts in U.S. Listeners This Year - MacRumors
• iMac Apple Silicon nears as 21.5-inch model production slows down- 9to5Mac
• Parler has dropped its hosting lawsuit against Amazon - The Verge
• Google promises it won’t just keep tracking you after replacing cookies - The Verge
• Brave is launching its own search engine with the help of ex-Cliqz devs and tech | TechCrunch
• Amazon shaves app icon mustache that raised eyebrows - The Verge
• mediocritee.com
• Alamo Drafthouse Files for Bankruptcy, Announces Sale - Variety
• Netflix App Fast Laughs: Comedy Clips Streaming in a TikTok-Like Feed - Variety
• Space hurricane which rains electrons instead of water discovered by scientists | The Independent
• 'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic's attorneys to seek new trial | Fox News
• Amazon Launches GameOn Clip Recording App On iOS - MacRumors
• iPhone Sticking With Lightning Port Over USB-C for 'Foreseeable Future' - MacRumors
• Devil Diver | Bulova
• Kellogg's Frosted Flakes + Apple Jacks Mashups Release | HYPEBEAST
• McDonald's Japan Teritama Series Release | HYPEBEAST