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New York Times:
Trump Says Russia Inquiry Makes U.S. ‘Look Very Bad’ — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump said Thursday that he believes Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, will treat him fairly, contradicting some members of his party who have waged a weekslong campaign …
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New York Times:
Excerpts From Trump's Interview With The Times — President Trump spoke on Thursday with a reporter from The New York Times, Michael S. Schmidt. The interview took place in the Grill Room of his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla., whose noise made some portions at times hard to hear.
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Apple:
A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance — We've been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process. We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize.
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
It was good for Alabama that Roy Moore didn't concede — In this Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, in Dora, Ala. In the Alabama Senate race, national Democrats and the liberal grassroots are treading lightly …
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Alabama Certifies Jones Win, Brushing Aside Challenge From Roy Moore — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama officials on Thursday unhesitatingly pushed aside a legal challenge from Roy S. Moore and certified Doug Jones as the winner of this month's Senate election.
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Roy Moore asks Alabama court to block Doug Jones, call a new Senate election
Roy Moore asks Alabama court to block Doug Jones, call a new Senate election
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Doug Jones says win is ‘new chapter’ for state
The Latest: Doug Jones says win is ‘new chapter’ for state
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Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Alabama secretary of state says Jones will be certified
Alabama secretary of state says Jones will be certified
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Andrew Freedman / Mashable:
It's so cold in the U.S. and Canada that windows are breaking, and there's no end in sight — The Arctic blast is so severe in Canada that only those above the age of 24 have ever experienced something of this magnitude during the period between Christmas and New Years.
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Fox News Insider and AOL
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Sammy Roth / USA Today:
It's cold outside, but that doesn't mean climate change isn't real
It's cold outside, but that doesn't mean climate change isn't real
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New York Daily News:
Eric Garner's daughter Erica declared brain dead with no chance of recovery after massive heart attack — Doctors have listed the daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner as brain dead with no chance of recovery — five days after the mother of two suffered a massive heart attack, the Daily News has learned.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump, the Insurgent, Breaks With 70 Years of American Foreign Policy — President Trump has transformed the world's view of the United States from an anchor of the international order into something more inward-looking and unpredictable. — WASHINGTON — President Trump was already revved …
Indianapolis Star:
Colts fans offended by anthem kneeling could receive refunds under legislative proposal — An Indiana lawmaker is filing legislation that would require the Indianapolis Colts to offer fans refunds if Colts players kneel during the national anthem at home games.
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The Daily Caller, IJR, The Gateway Pundit and Law & Crime
David Armstrong / STAT:
Dr. Phil says he rescues people from addiction. Others say his show puts guests' health at risk — OS ANGELES — He had won “Survivor,” the reality TV test of grit and strength. But Todd Herzog was so drunk when he appeared on the “Dr. Phil” show in 2013 that he had to be carried onto the set and lifted into a chair.
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Rachel Maddow closes 2017 by beating the pants off Sean Hannity — MSNBC landed its largest audience ever this year and now has Fox News in its sights for 2018. — MSNBC's unabashed liberal primetime lineup produced a stunning ratings success for the network in 2017 …
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Albany Times Union:
2 children, 2 adults killed in Troy were targets for slaying — Deaths inside Second Avenue apartment were not random acts, chief said — TROY - Police Chief James Tedesco called it an act of “savagery”: two adult women and two children found murdered in their Second Avenue basement apartment the day after Christmas.
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Amanda Fries / Albany Times Union:
Troy police identify Lansingburgh homicide victims
Troy police identify Lansingburgh homicide victims
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The Daily Gazette and NBC News
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Inc. Had a Rough Year, but His D.C. Hotel Is Killing It … For a host of Trump-branded properties, 2017 brought...hiccups. — Workers removed the “TRUMP” sign from the hotel formerly known as TRUMP SOHO last week in the dark of night. The move came six months after the hotel formerly known …
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
CNN Whines About Truck Blocking Golf Course [VIDEO] — CNN, always focused on the most important stories of the day, had a meltdown when a white box truck blocked them from filming President Donald Trump on the golf course. — WATCH: — On Tuesday, a CNN reporter peeked through the bushes …
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Trump asks supporters to help award ‘Fake News’ trophy — is asking his supporters to help him award a “Fake News Trophy.” — “Americans are sick and tired of being lied to, insulted, and treated with outright condescension,” reads an email sent to supporters Thursday.
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RedState and Joe.My.God.
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Martin Belam / The Guardian:
‘Unclear, unfunny, delete’: editor's notes on Milo Yiannopoulos book revealed — Court submissions in lawsuit over far-right provocateur's memoir reveal concerns over weak arguments, boasting and racism … Court documents filed in the US have revealed the editorial concerns …
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Blake Montgomery / BuzzFeed:
A Woman Allegedly Got Drunk On A First Date And Destroyed Her Date's Fine Art, Including Two Warhol Paintings — Lindy Lou Layman is accused of tearing down two original Andy Warhol paintings and throwing two sculptures across the room in a $14 million mansion.
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Law & Crime and CBS13
YouTube:
Howard Dean Makes His Predictions For Dems | Morning Joe | MSNBC … Former Vt. Gov. Howard Dean makes his predictions for the Democratic Party in 2018 and what the party's message should be. — About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines …
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Bitcoin Is an Implausible Currency — It's not competitive as a payment system, so maybe its value is as money. But it makes terrible money. — Is bitcoin money, or a payment system? Mounds, or Almond Joy? Great taste, or less filling? — If bitcoin is good at both those jobs, then it's probably got a bright future.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Quiet jockeying for McCain seat angers Republicans — PHOENIX — Ambitious Republicans anxious for a shot at a U.S. Senate seat have begun quietly jockeying to be appointed as the successor to Sen. John McCain — (R), even as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Lavanya Ramanathan / Washington Post:
Modern life too much for you? Maybe a tiny box in the woods is the cure. — To commune with ourselves, we must trek two hours to Stanardsville, a town on the edge of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains whose population has stairstepped down over the years to 384 people, a country store and this wooded plot …
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Althouse
Newt Gingrich / Fox News:
Get ready for the great political surprise of 2018 — The great political surprise of 2018 will be the size of the Republican victory. — After members of the elite media have spent two years savaging President Trump, lying about Republican legislation, and reassuring themselves …
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, AOL and Washington Times
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Romanian hackers took over D.C. surveillance cameras just before presidential inauguration, federal prosecutors say — Romanian hackers took over two-thirds of the District's outdoor surveillance cameras just before President Trump's inauguration, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.
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Axios
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Nikki Haley (Apparently) Duped by Prank Call From Fake Polish Prime Minister — U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley assured the prime minister of Poland last week that the United States was aware of Russia's covert attempts to influence the elections in Binomo (which does not exist) …
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Post and Courier, Raw Story and Mediaite
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Planned Parenthood Closes Abortion Clinic Operating for 18 Years After It Loses Taxpayer Funding — LifeNews can report excellent news today from the state of Iowa. There, a Planned Parenthood abortion business that had been killing unborn children for 18 years is closing down.
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Des Moines Register, IJR, The Daily Caller and The Daily Signal
Sharon Lerner / The Intercept:
Banned From the Banking Industry for Life, a Scott Pruitt Friend Finds a New Home at the EPA — The Environmental Protection Agency has tasked a banker who was banned from the banking industry for life with oversight of the nation's Superfund program. — In May, the Federal Deposit Insurance …
New York Times:
France Fails to Face Up to Racism — Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist whose most noted work addresses a concept that doesn't officially exist in France. — Ms. Diallo's documentary “From Paris to Ferguson: Guilty of Being Black” ("Not Yo Mama's Movement" in the United States) …
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The Guardian