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Today's Rundown:
Joy Reid and Alex Wagner Axed From MSNBC Lineup in Major Network Shakeup
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/msnbc-chief-plans-evening-shake-100000715.html
   
Elon Musk’s DOGE Mandates Federal Employees to Document Work or Resign
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-doge-federal-employees-document-work-resign/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag9b
    
U.S. Marshals Deputize Elon Musk’s Private Security Team
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-private-security-detail-deputized-by-us-marshals-service/
    
ICE Acting Director Caleb Vitello Removed Over Low Arrest Numbers
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/ice-acting-director-vitello-removed/
    
Germany’s Conservatives Secure Election Victory as Far-Right AfD Achieves Historic Gains
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3299831/german-conservatives-win-election-far-right-afd-surges-exit-polls-show
    
South Carolina Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution, First in 15 Years
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/firing-squad-execution-south-carolina-brad-sigmon-death-penalty/
   
LA Mayor Karen Bass Fires Fire Chief Kristen Crowley, Appoints Interim Replacement
https://mynewsla.com/government/2025/02/21/bass-removes-fire-chief-kristen-crowley-names-new-interim-chief/
    
NASA Lowers Odds of ‘City Killer’ Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impact to 0.28%
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/21/nasa-odds-2024-yr4-asteroid-city-killer/79333551007/
     
Pope Francis in Critical Condition, Placed on High-Flow Oxygen Support
https://www.aol.com/sepsis-threat-popes-pneumonia-battle-113424321.html
    
FDA Removes Wegovy and Ozempic From Drug Shortage List, Making Generic Compounds Harder to Find
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/02/21/wegovy-ozempic-removed-from-us-fda-shortage-list/79448337007/?tbref=hp
        
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