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1. Burglary suspect faces murder charge after woman fatally shot when she found her home being ransacked

   Marquel Heard, 33, was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, almost four months after the killing of Ana Scott

2. This McDonald’s in Seattle has banned indoor dining by barring door and creating improv takeout window

   The fast-food joint in downtown Seattle has seen stabbings, drug use, and even a shooting

3. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon revive old-school bonus model for movie crew

4. DOJ investigating Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor for allegedly impeding federal agents during crackdown

   The investigation focuses on public statements the two men have made that may be in potential violation of a conspiracy statute

5. Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor under DOJ investigation

6. Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files

   Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell

7. ChatGPT will soon show ads based on user conversations

   The AI firm announced that testing will begin in the coming weeks

8. Fewer kids are vaccinated this year despite ‘super flu’ surging through communities

   This is the worst flu season in decades, with at least 18 million people infected so far this year

9. Tennessee judge grants expanded media access to state-run executions

   A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions

10. Trump appoints new members to panel reviewing White House ballroom

    The president has long championed the construction of the proposed 90,000-square-foot addition