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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Debbie Reynolds, ‘Singin’ in the Rain' Star and Carrie Fisher's Mother, Dies at 84 — Debbie Reynolds, the Oscar-nominated singer-actress who was the mother of late actress Carrie Fisher, has died at Cedars-Sinai hospital. She was 84. — “She wanted to be with Carrie,” her son Todd Fisher told Variety.
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TMZ.com:
Debbie Reynolds — DEAD AT 84 — Debbie Reynolds — who rose to stardom in “Singin' in the Rain” and quickly became a staple among Hollywood royalty — died Wednesday as a result of a stroke, TMZ has learned ... just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away ... this according to her son Todd.
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TMZ.com:
Debbie Reynolds Rushed to Hospital for Possible Stroke (AUDIO + VIDEO) — Debbie Reynolds — Rushed to Hospital for Possible Stroke — EXCLUSIVE — 2:53 PM PT — We've learned Debbie's condition when she was taken to the hospital was listed as “fair to serious.”
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Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Debbie Reynolds, Mother of Carrie Fisher and Star of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,' Dies at 84
Debbie Reynolds, Mother of Carrie Fisher and Star of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,' Dies at 84
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Bloomberg:
Obama Calls Trump After Twitter Complaint About ‘Roadblocks’ — Detente strained between the outgoing and incoming presidents — Republican angered by UN resolution on Israel, election remark — U.S. President Barack Obama phoned his successor, Donald Trump, after the Republican accused Obama …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
What's really bugging Trump about Obama — Donald Trump can't decide whether he thinks the transition of power is going well or not. — But he knows he doesn't like how much attention Barack Obama is getting and is also bothered by what Trump and his closest advisers see as an active effort …
John Kerry / US Department of State:
Remarks on Middle East Peace — Remarks — Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium — Washington, DC — SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you.
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Elliott Abrams / Weekly Standard:
John Kerry's Final, Harmful Insult to Israel
John Kerry's Final, Harmful Insult to Israel
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Bloomberg:
Obama's Betrayal of Israel at the UN Must Not Stand
Obama's Betrayal of Israel at the UN Must Not Stand
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
The Obama Administration's Final Warning on the Middle East Peace Process
The Obama Administration's Final Warning on the Middle East Peace Process
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump says Sprint will bring 5,000 jobs back to the US; OneWeb will create 3,000 jobs — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that Sprint will bring 5,000 jobs back to the United States from overseas, while another company OneWeb will add 3,000 jobs in the U.S.
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Billionaire Masa Son Adds U.S. Jobs at Sprint, OneWeb
Trump Says Billionaire Masa Son Adds U.S. Jobs at Sprint, OneWeb
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump takes credit for new domestic jobs at Sprint
Trump takes credit for new domestic jobs at Sprint
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Russell Begaye / The White House:
How President Obama Has Protected Our Sacred Land for Future Generations — I am very proud to be both Navajo and American. As the President of the Navajo Nation, I've dedicated my life to ensuring that, as a Najavo, my story—and our stories—are part of our collective American history.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
With new monuments in Nevada, Utah, Obama adds to his environmental legacy
With new monuments in Nevada, Utah, Obama adds to his environmental legacy
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Richard Johnson / Page Six:
DC private schools giving Kellyanne Conway the brush-off — MORE FROM: — Kellyanne Conway is worried establishment elites in Washington, DC, are so prejudiced against President-elect Trump that she won't be able to get her kids into private school in the nation's capital.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump on alleged election interference by Russia: ‘Get on with our lives’ — President-elect Donald Trump distanced himself Wednesday night from the Obama administration's plans to punish Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election, telling reporters that “I think we ought to get on with our lives.”
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CNN:
Syria ceasefire deal reached between regime and rebels, Russia says — Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)The Syrian government and opposition rebels have agreed terms for a ceasefire in the country's long-running civil war, Vladimir Putin announced. — According to Russian state media TASS …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Scam Pastor to Pray With Trump At Inauguration — In 2007, TV preacher Paula White got investigated by the U.S. Senate for her shady fundraising practices. — Ten years later, she will pray at Trump's inauguration. — Yes, really. — White is a televangelist with a huge audience and a knack for stirring controversy.
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Fox News:
Steve Martin deletes Twitter tribute to Carrie Fisher after backlash — Actor Steve Martin speaks onstage at the 75th Annual Peabody Awards in New York, U.S. May 21, 2016. (Reuters) — Steve Martin received backlash for a tribute he paid to Carrie Fisher on Twitter.
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Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
After Backlash, Steve Martin Deletes His Twitter Tribute to Carrie Fisher
After Backlash, Steve Martin Deletes His Twitter Tribute to Carrie Fisher
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump makes last-minute push to add Hispanic to Cabinet — President-elect Donald Trump, who repeatedly lashed out at Mexican immigrants during the campaign, is scrambling to appoint a Hispanic official to serve in his Cabinet amid criticism that his incoming administration lacks diversity at the highest levels.
Jeffrey Sparshott / Wall Street Journal:
Big Growth in Tiny Businesses — U.S. companies that employ nobody but the owner soar, but some worry it won't help overall job growth — A tiny segment of U.S. manufacturing appears to be thriving—the one with no employees. — A mix of technology, economic necessity and adventure …
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