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1. Mexican kingpin's arrest likely to set off violent jockeying for power

   A new era is coming for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel in the wake of the capture by U.S. authorities of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the last of the grand old Mexican drug traffickers

2. Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

   In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department late Friday accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion

3. Sir Keir Starmer hails ‘excellent’ Team GB athletes ahead of Paris Olympics

   The Prime Minister backed the athletes to ‘inspire a new generation to take up sport’.

4. Manchester Airport incident - latest: Police officer who kicked man in video faces criminal investigation

   Independent Office for Police Conduct confirms officer under criminal investigation for assault

5. 17 writers who loathed the adaptations of their work: ‘If you like my stuff, don’t watch that movie’

   From Truman Capote’s problem with Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ to Lois Duncan’s very personal offence over ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and Quentin Tarantino’s public beef with Oliver Stone, Annabel Nugent counts down 17 times writers hated adaptations of their work

6. Are you an office chameleon? Why our professional and private selves are often very different

   Many of us adopt an altered persona in the workplace – changing our vocabulary, our clothes, and even our opinions. Ellie Harrison asks the experts if it’s healthy... and which self is more real

7. WitchTok: How witchcraft became the latest controversial wellness fad

   From ‘spiritual mentors’ charging £1,500 for a tarot reading to gurus who claim to dabble in the occult, witches have gone mainstream in the Goop-sphere. But real witches are claiming it makes a mockery of their beliefs, writes Olivia Petter

8. From the archive: Throwback Olympic snapshots from the 1980s and 90s

   House librarian Tizane Navea-Rogers dives into The Independent’s photography archive and explores the Olympic Games through the lens

9. Romola Garai: ‘I’d question directors about nude scenes and they’d kick off’

   The British actor talks to Jessie Thompson about performing Annie Ernaux’s masterpiece ‘The Years’ on stage, speaking out about the treatment of women in the industry, and why Britain’s attitude to rape is a disgrace

10. Ryan Reynolds, Wesley Snipes and how Blade: Trinity became Marvel’s biggest disaster

    As ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ pokes fun at the flops and aborted franchises of the pre-MCU era of comic book movies, Adam White explores the tortured production of the final Blade film – from an allegation of strangulation to the long-lasting feud between its stars