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10:05 AM ET, December 23, 2016

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New York Times:
Vladimir Putin, Unsurprised by Trump's Remarks, Says Russia Wants No Nuclear Arms Race  —  MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Friday that a statement by Donald J. Trump, the American president-elect, that the United States should expand its nuclear capabilities …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
In a day of tweets, Trump suggests major change on national security issues  —  Before lunchtime Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump said he would expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal, upending a reduction course set by presidents of both parties over the past four decades …
Discussion: The Week and The Right Scoop
David Filipov / Washington Post:
Putin to Democratic Party: You lost, get over it  —  MOSCOW — Russia's President Vladi­mir Putin has a message for the White House and Democratic leaders who accuse him of stealing their victory: Don't be sore losers.  —  That was how Putin answered a question Friday about whether Russia interfered …
CNN:
Trump, Putin both seek to boost their nuclear capability  —  (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he will look to “strengthen and expand” the US's nuclear capability hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to enhance his country's nuclear forces.
CNBC:
TRUMP: ‘Let it be an arms race’
Discussion: The Guardian and alan.com
CNN:
Israelis called Trump to weigh in ahead of UN Security Council vote
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:
Trump Pressures Obama Over U.N. Resolution on Israeli Settlements
Daily Mail:
QUESTIONS OVER BLUNDERS IN WAKE OF THE ATTACK  —  The killing of Anis Amri comes after an embarrassing four days for German authorities.  —  An hour after the mass murder, a 23-year-old Pakistani man was arrested, but police were later forced to admit he was not involved in the attack.
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Julian Robinson / Daily Mail:
'It's all too convenient': Questions over how police missed Berlin attack suspect's ID in truck for 24 hours - as it emerges far-right leader ‘KNEW attacker was a Tunisian Muslim’ hours after the atrocity  —  A far-right leader in Germany knew the suspect in the Christmas market attack …
Discussion: Victory Girls Blog and Vocativ
Sheena McKenzie / CNN:
Berlin Christmas market attack suspect killed in Milan shootout  —  (CNN)The Berlin Christmas market attack suspect Anis Amri has been killed in Milan, according to Italian state police.  —  The suspect was killed in a shootout in Sesto San Giovanni — a town near Milan — just after 3am local time …
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
Was Barack Obama Bad for Democrats?  —  President Obama will be remembered as a thoughtful and dignified president who led a scrupulously honest administration that achieved major changes.  —  People argue over whether his impatience with politicians and Republican intransigence denied …
Heather Stauffer / LancasterOnline:
Jewish family leaves Lancaster County in fear after being blamed for cancellation of Hempfield elementary Christmas play  —  A Hempfield elementary school is under fire for ending its longstanding production of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol,” and a Jewish family has fled the county …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Fox News, Breitbart Falsely Suggest Jewish Family Is to Blame for Cancellation of Christmas Play
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Jewish Family Threatened After Breitbart Runs Story On Canceled Christmas Play
Discussion: Friendly Atheist and Mediaite
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Rockette goes on Instagram rant over Trump inauguration gig  —  President Elect Donald Trump on Thursday secured the Radio City Rockettes to perform at his Jan. 20 inauguration — but at least one dancer was not happy with the decision.  —  Rockette Phoebe Pearl said in an Instagram post Thursday night …
Discussion: alan.com and AOL
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Everyone should be treated with respect — unless you're a Republican  —  MORE FROM:  —  'Tis the season to spread joy and cheer — unless you're a liberal still bitter about the election.  —  Thursday, Ivanka Trump and her family were accosted by Dan Goldstein, a lawyer from Brooklyn …
Discussion: ABC News
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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
As Democrats ponder their future, Joe Biden makes a plea for a focus on the middle class  —  Vice President Joe Biden during a campaign rally in Virginia on the eve of the November election.  After his speech, Biden remarked backstage on the lack of apparent enthusiasm for the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Biden: Clinton never figured out why she was running
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
Kelly Mclaughlin / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: She's STILL with her - Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin are pictured together for the first time since losing election, after a five-hour meeting at the failed candidate's New York office  — Hillary Clinton and top aide Huma Abedin spent five hours together inside …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Populism, Real and Phony  —  Authoritarians with an animus against ethnic minorities are on the march across the Western world.  They control governments in Hungary and Poland, and will soon take power in America.  And they're organizing across borders: Austria's Freedom Party …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Why the white working class votes against itself  —  Why did all those Economically Anxious™ Trump voters reject policies that would have helped relieve their economic anxiety?  —  Maybe they believed any Big Government expansions would disproportionately go to the “wrong” kinds of people — that is, people unlike themselves.
Bloomberg:
Trump Aide Partnered With Firm Run by Man With Alleged KGB Ties  —  Michael Flynn worked with ‘brain fingerprinting’ company  —  Its co-director convicted of selling stolen biotech material  —  Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, partnered this year …
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Carter is only former president to RSVP for Trump's inauguration  —  One month out, Jimmy Carter is the only former president to RSVP to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, while Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are putting off their decision until the new year.
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Exclusive: Sen. Corker's Height, Business Dealings Hurt His Secretary Of State Chances  —  Republican Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker was reportedly a contender to become President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state, but internal documents provided by a Trump confidant reveal …
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Why Hillary Clinton is still losing supporters  —  More From:  —  ROCKVILLE, Md. — Democrats' belief that new information revealed after Donald Trump's election — as when the reports of Russian interference spurred calls on the left for a revote or, failing that, for “faithless” …
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Pick for Health Secretary Traded Medical Stocks While in House  —  Rep. Tom Price has sponsored and advocated legislation that could affect the companies' share prices  —  President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Health and Human Services Department traded more than $300,000 …
 
 
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Jonathan H. Adler / Washington Post:
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Inside Ivanka and Tiffany Trump's Complicated Sister Act
Max Fisher / New York Times:
Trump's Nuclear Weapons Tweet, Translated and Explained
Los Angeles Times:
Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca's obstruction trial ends in mistrial; jurors hopelessly deadlocked
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Tony Romm / Politico:
U.S. government begins asking foreign travelers about social media
Discussion: Engadget and The Verge
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
World's first solar panel road opens in Normandy village
Discussion: NBC News, The Verge, Engadget and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Homicides Rose in Most Big Cities This Year
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Democrats' long road back to hope and change
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
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Elizabeth McNichol / RealClearPolicy:
How States Can Reduce Income Inequality
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump team asked State Department for info on women's issues programs, sparking fears of another witch hunt
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve

 
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