Overview:US Special Forces kill the leader of IS. Joe Biden sings the praises of Mitch McConnell. Tucker Carlson delivers a bizarre defense of Jeff Zucker. Meta faces the largest one-day wipeout in corporate history. Texas schools ban a record number of books. Employees in 54 Starbucks stores pursue union elections. Judges walk off the set of The Masked Singer when Rudy Giuliani is revealed as a contestant. A viral Tiktok suggests the volcanic eruption in Tonga was man made. A South Korean company unveils a face mask that rolls up when users eat or drink. Metaverse “real estate” sales top $500 million. Swedish crows are trained to pick up litter. A bridge in the Netherlands is to be partially demolished so Jeff Bezos’ superyacht can pass.