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New York Times:

Terrorist Attack at Nightclub in Istanbul Kills Dozens — By an EMPLOYEE of THE NEW YORK TIMES and CHRISTOPHER MELEJanuary 1, 2017 — BURSA, Turkey — At least 39 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in a terrorist attack on a crowded Istanbul nightclub about an hour after midnight …

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Dave Burke / Daily Mail:

Terrorist caught on CCTV dressed as Father Christmas shoots 35 dead and wounds 40 in Istanbul celebrity nightclub as terrified New Year's Eve revellers dive into Bosphorus to survive — Nightclub owner Mehmet Kocarslan said security had been stepped up after US intelligence warnings

BBC:

Istanbul Reina nightclub attack ‘leaves 35 dead’ — At least 35 people have lost their lives in an attack on a nightclub in Turkey, Istanbul's governor has said. — Among the dead at the Istanbul club is one police officer, Vasip Sahin stated, adding that it was a terror attack.

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Chris Graham / Telegraph:

Istanbul terror attack: 35 killed as gunman ‘dressed as Santa’ opens fire at nightclub in Turkey — A gunman reportedly dressed in a Santa costume killed at least 35 people at a famous nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's Eve celebrations. — Armed with a long-barrelled weapon …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller

Washington Post:

Gunman kills at least 35 in New Year's attack on Istanbul nightclub — ISTANBUL — At least 35 people were killed when a gunman opened fire on revelers celebrating the new year in one of Istanbul's most popular nightclubs, in the latest in a string of terrorist attacks over the last few weeks …

Madison Park / CNN:
Attacker opens fire at Istanbul nightclub, news agency reports

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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

Federal Judge Halts Obamacare Transgender, Abortion-Related Protections Nationwide — Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell and President Obama — WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas on Saturday issued a nationwide injunction halting enforcement of Obama administration protections …

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Trump Promises a Revelation on Hacking — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald J. Trump, expressing lingering skepticism about intelligence assessments of Russian interference in the election, said on Saturday evening that he knew “things that other people don't know” about the hacking …

Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post

Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:

Trump kicks biographer off golf course — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday ejected from his West Palm Beach golf course one of his most critical biographers, Harry Hurt III, who had been preparing to play in a foursome with billionaire mega-donor David Koch.

Discussion: Harry Hurt III

Hadas Gold / Politico:

New York Times, Wall Street Journal editors take on Trump and the media — The top editors for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal expressed wariness over the incoming president-elect's respect for the First Amendment. — In a special NBC “Meet the Press” episode devoted …

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Colleen Wilson / lohud.com:

Shooting in Mount Vernon on New Year's Eve — A young woman was accidentally shot in a car and killed on New Year's Eve in the area of Pease Street in Mount Vernon, according to City Council President Marcus Griffith. — “I literally heard the shots,” Griffith said.

Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:

WATCH: Singer caught screaming hate against ‘perverted’ gays - just days before her appearance on Ellen — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A video has emerged of gospel singer Kim Burrell attacking LGBT people as “perverts” and sinners, just days before she is scheduled to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:

Lessons From the Media's Failures in Its Year With Trump — The last year has not been the news media's finest. — Despite some outstanding coverage, over all we misled many people into thinking that Donald Trump would never win the Republican nomination, let alone the White House.

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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:

Obama: I won't leave on Jan 20 — President Obama used his final weekly address in 2016 to make it plainer than ever that he won't retire quietly once Donald Trump is sworn in as president. — Couching his address to the nation as assurance that he will remain committed to defending the …

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