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JUST IN: Texas Gov. Abbott signs into law a bill banning transgender athletes from playing on public school sports teams that align with their gender identity.https://nbcnews.to/312UINt 

NEW: Two people have been killed and at least four others were injured, including a police officer, in a mall shooting Monday afternoon in Boise, Idaho, police say.https://nbcnews.to/3jE84pI 

The death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust’ is prompting calls for a wholesale re-evaluation of the way Hollywood uses guns.https://nbcnews.to/3Ch1GMq 

Val Bisoglio, 'Sopranos' and 'Saturday Night Fever' actor, died last week at age 95, his wife says.https://nbcnews.to/3nqlJlv 

Facebook knew that the platform pushed some users toward far-right conspiracies and struggled to contain fringe groups, internal documents suggest.https://nbcnews.to/3BdTV8P 

A North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s, authorities say.https://nbcnews.to/3EcSSYA 

Students have reported to the university and shared on social media mold in the dorms, Wi-Fi connection problems, dining halls infested with rats and roaches and an unresponsive administration.https://nbcnews.to/3vIkuSp 

Tornadoes slice through communities along the Missouri-Illinois border.https://nbcnews.to/3nm1Ko0 

Family members of more than two dozen Americans who are being held hostage or detained abroad are calling on President Biden to ramp up efforts to try to bring them home.https://nbcnews.to/2ZxADhI 

Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic lockdowns, World Meteorological Organization report says.https://nbcnews.to/3Gl2Wkk 

Amazon workers at a cluster of warehouses in Staten Island file petition with the NLRB requesting an election to form a union.https://nbcnews.to/3Gl0Wsk 

Florida Gov. DeSantis hopes to recruit unvaccinated police officers from out of state with cash bonuses.https://nbcnews.to/3EjUH6d 

“Halyna inspired us all with her passion and vision, and her legacy is too meaningful to encapsulate in words,” the husband of the director of photography who was shot and killed by a prop gun on the set of 'Rust' last week said in a touching tribute.https://nbcnews.to/3121x1R 

In Los Angeles, community advocates have long fought for a unified City Council district for Koreatown, which they say would lead to reinvestment in the city's most densely populated neighborhood. https://nbcnews.to/3GjWF8q  - @NBCAsianAmerica

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was “shocked” when she heard the company planned to hire 10,000 engineers to work on the metaverse, when its money would be better spent on safety, she told British lawmakers.https://nbcnews.to/3nysQsi 

At 180 schools, the list is the longest it has been in its 6-year history.https://nbcnews.to/3B8h10F 

A Texas man who shot and killed the driver of an unknown car in his driveway was charged last week with murder.https://nbcnews.to/3jBtrrU 

A bicyclist confronted a 500-pound bear, telling authorities he yelled and kicked at it after the bear charged toward him along an Alaska riverbed, officials say.https://nbcnews.to/3vGP137