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3:55 PM ET, January 1, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Natalie Cole — Dead at 65  —  DEAD AT 65  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Natalie Cole — one of the great voices in decades — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Cole, whose hits include “This Will Be” and “Unforgettable” which she performed as a virtual duet with dad Nat King Cole …
Milo Yiannopoulos / Breitbart:
Coming 2016: All-Out War On So-Called ‘Social Justice’  —  In 2016, battle lines will be drawn.  On one side, people of all colours, genders and orientations are rallying around the flag of freedom of speech.  On the other, a nasty set of authoritarians are rallying around a flag that identifies …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
BBC:
Tel Aviv shooting: Two dead, Israeli police say  —  Two people have died and and seven others have been injured after a gunman opened fire with an automatic rifle at a bar in Tel Aviv, Israeli police say.  —  Security forces have launched a huge manhunt for the gunman, cordoning off areas of the city.
Discussion: Jihad Watch, Mashable and Pamela Geller
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Daily Mail:
Was Tel Aviv shooting first ISIS terror attack on Israel?  Police investigate if terror group is behind double murder as it is disclosed alleged attacker had previously assaulted a soldier and tried to take his weapon  —  Police are investigating if a shooting which left two dead in a bar …
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Clinton emails: Billionaire Soros said he regretted backing Obama  —  George Soros, a billionaire Democratic donor, told a close Hillary Clinton ally that he regretted voting for President Obama over her in the 2008 Democratic primary, according to an email released Thursday by the State Department.
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The White House:
Weekly Address: Making America Safer for Our Children  —  WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, the President reflected on the progress of the past year, and looked forward to working on unfinished business in the coming year, particularly when it comes to the epidemic of gun violence.
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Jay Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
White House Delays Imposing New Sanctions on Iran for Missile Program  —  No timeline for when new penalties may be imposed on Tehran  —  WASHINGTON—The White House has delayed its plan to impose new financial sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile program, according to U.S. officials …
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Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Five Words? Next Year Will Be Worse
Discussion: Power Line
Michelle Fields / Breitbart:
Sen. Ted Cruz Tells Volunteers: We Can Win 'If We Awaken And Energize The Body Of Christ"  —  “If we awaken and energize the body of Christ- if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values- we will win and we will turn the country around,” Cruz told volunteers on a conference call Tuesday.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson's top staffers resign in a delayed campaign shake-up  —  Two of Ben Carson's top advisers, including campaign manager Barry Bennett, quit Thursday following an internal power struggle, a sharp decline in the polls and a week of confusion about who would remain on the former neurosurgeon's presidential campaign team.
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Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
‘MASH’ Star Wayne Rogers Dies at 82  —  Actor Wayne Rogers died on Thursday surrounded by family after suffering complications from pneumonia, his rep exclusively tells ET.  He was 82 years old.  —  Rogers, who hailed from Alabama, is best known for playing the role of Captain “Trapper” …
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Chris Christie's Punch Lines vs. Marco Rubio's Polish on Iowa Campaign Trail  —  MUSCATINE, Iowa — It was the same question, on the same topic, asked on the same day to two different candidates: How, as president, would you hold down the crushing cost of a college education?
ABC News:
Federal Bureau Of Investigation News  —  Terror Threats in Munich, Germany and Rochester, New York  —  In Germany, police warn of possible imminent threat and a suspect in Rochester is charged with material support for ISIS.
Wfla Web / WFLA-TV:
Deputies: 270 lb.  Sarasota father played video game, smothered son, 6, at same time  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Deputies say a 270 lb.  Sarasota father played a video game and at the same time used his body weight to smother his 6-year-old son.  —  Sarasota County Sheriff's Deputies …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
 
 
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Rick Hampson / USA Today:
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
If Carrie Fisher doesn't like being judged on looks, she should quit acting
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