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7:45 AM ET, December 29, 2016

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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.
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.”
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Debbie Reynolds, Mother of Carrie Fisher and Star of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,' Dies at 84  —  The actress received an Oscar nom for ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ and lost her husband to Elizabeth Taylor.  Her daughter died one day earlier.  —  Debbie Reynolds, the vivacious actress …
Discussion: AOL and Suburban Guerrilla …
Los Angeles Times:
Debbie Reynolds rushed to the hospital after falling ill; condition unknown
Discussion: New Urban Legends
Steve Almasy / CNN:
Report: Debbie Reynolds hospitalized
Discussion: The Last Refuge and TheBlaze
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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Elliott Abrams / Weekly Standard:
John Kerry's Final, Harmful Insult to Israel  —  A shameful end to the Obama foreign policy.  —  In the Obama administration's waning days, global challenges to American interests abound.  In Syria, which will be a bloody stain on the reputations of Barack Obama and John Kerry, the killing continues.
Bloomberg:
Obama's Betrayal of Israel at the UN Must Not Stand  —  President Barack Obama's ill-advised decision to order the U.S. to abstain on a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements breaks with past U.S. policy, undermines a vital ally and sets back the cause of Middle East peace.
Discussion: neo-neocon and Instapundit
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Kerry Rebukes Israel, Calling Settlements a Threat to Peace
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside the coming war between the United States and the United Nations
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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New York Times:
Trump Takes Credit for Sprint Plan to Add 5,000 Jobs in U.S.
Discussion: CNBC
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
Discussion: Mother Jones
The White House:
Statement by the President on the Designation of Bears Ears National Monument and Gold Butte National Monument
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Verge
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Resurgent
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Althouse and The Week
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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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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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:
Obama administration prepares sanctions, retaliation for Russian election meddling
Discussion: Infowars and Raw Story
 
 
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
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Joseph A. Palermo / The Huffington Post:
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The Republican plot to devour retirees' nest eggs
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
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