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• First Thing: officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright resigns | | The Guardian
• China warns US to stop 'playing with fire' on Taiwan | Fox News
• Texas Man Arrested for Trying to "Kill the Internet" | IE
• Coinbase Makes Its Debut—and Bitcoin Arrives on Wall Street | WIRED
• Coinbase is here: A cryptocurrency exchange goes public
• Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison at 82
• US coronavirus: CDC advisers will meet today about the J&J vaccine. Here's what experts and state leaders say about the pause - CNN
• J&J vaccine: FDA, CDC call for pause in use after 6 reported cases of rare blood clots - The Washington Post
• In German hospital, doctors worried as younger patients fill beds - France 24
• Apple respiratory study now recruiting, aims to find if Apple Watch can detect COVID-19 early - 9to5Mac
• BPA-like chemical raising concern of ‘alarming’ brain damage: study | Fox News
• Destabilization of the Alzheimer’s amyloid-β protofibrils by THC: A molecular dynamics simulation study - ScienceDirect
• Syphilis Is Raging Again And Dating Apps, Meth Offer Reasons Why : Shots - Health News : NPR
• Ford reveals BlueCruise name for its hands-free driving system | Fox News
• Australian firm Azimuth unlocked the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone for the FBI - The Washington Post
• Afternoon Emergency: Ellen DeGeneres Daytime Talk Show Drops to All Time Low Ratings, Down 11% in One Week | Showbiz411
• Sony’s new PS5 update includes surprise improvements to HDR and 120Hz support - The Verge
• Watches for Men: GQ Guide to Watches | GQ
• Spotify Continues to Remove Joe Rogan Episodes — 42 Shows Deleted