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Today is my last day at The Daily Show. I’m really gonna miss this place and the people who make it special.

TOP NEWS

• Trump’s interference in the Roger Stone case has prosecutors worried about the integrity of the Department of Justice.

• Japan announced their first death from coronavirus.

• The third-largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., McClatchy, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

• The CEO of Barclays is under investigation for his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

THE ELECTION

• Moderates may turn to Bloomberg to defeat Bernie Sanders

• Trump considers Bernie as a potential general election rival

• Sexism and the rise of Amy Klobuchar

THE COMMENT

“These minority boys were being hunted. Their neighborhoods were experiencing an occupation. Citizens wanted crime abatement, but they didn’t expect apartheid.

And yet in the same way that white people in New York City had turned away when Bloomberg was executing his racist policy, many Democrats — including some black ones — appear willing now to turn a blind eye to his past.” - Charles M. Blow

THE STRANGEST

• Girl Scouts cash in selling cookies outside of Chicago marijuana dispensary

THE AV ROOM

• EARTHEN HOME IN WELSH WOODS

• SUSHI KIMURA

• HAPPINESS ACCORDING TO STOICISM