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12:00 PM ET, December 31, 2017

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BBC:
Iran protests: ‘Iron fist’ threatened if unrest continues  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned anti-government protesters they will face the nation's “iron fist” if political unrest continues.  —  Three days of demonstrations over falling living standards have become the biggest show …
Discussion: NPR, Politico, Informed Comment and The Week
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Reuters:
Iran warns protesters who pose major challenge to country's leadership  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Iran warned of a crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators who pose one of the biggest challenges to the government and clerical leadership since a revolution in 1979.
Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:
Five Things to Know About the Iranian Protests  —  Protesters bypass demands for reform, call for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down  —  Protesters in Iran are challenging the nearly four-decade clerical rule of the Islamic Republic.  The protests—the largest …
Stephen L. Miller / Fox News:
Iran's protests are powerful and real.  Why are mainstream media outlets so hesitant to report on them?
Borzou Daragahi / BuzzFeed:   Here's What's Behind Iran's Biggest Protests In Seven Years
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Devin Nunes, targeting Mueller and the FBI, alarms Democrats and some Republicans with his tactics  —  Rep. Devin Nunes, once sidelined by an ethics inquiry from leading the House Intelligence Committee's Russia probe, is reasserting the full authority of his position as chairman …
John Bowden / The Hill:
Golden State Warriors coach: ‘Our core values’ as a nation are ‘under attack’  —  The coach of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors says in a new interview that America's “core values” are under attack and citizens must do more to fight false information and “propaganda.”
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Dylan Gwinn / Breitbart:
Warriors Coach Steve Kerr: ‘Our Core Values’ As a Nation Are ‘Under Attack’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tom McGhee / Denver Post:
Multiple officers shot, suspect at large, bomb squad, SWAT on scene in Douglas County  —  More than one officer shot.  —  A so far undisclosed number of Sheriff's deputies were shot Sunday morning and a Douglas County Sheriff's Office SWAT team is at the scene, a home near the 3400 block …
Megan Kennedy / Click2Houston.com:
Intoxicated man found with small arsenal on top floor of Hyatt Regency downtown, police say  —  HOUSTON - A man has been arrested on multiple charges after police located a small arsenal of guns on the top floor of the Hyatt Regency on Louisiana Street downtown, Houston police said.
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Why Can't the American Media Cover the Protests in Iran?  —  As widespread anti-regime protests in Iran continue on into their third day, American news audiences are starting to wonder why the US media has devoted so little coverage to such dramatic—and possibly history-making—events.
Discussion: Instapundit
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
The top 10 governor's races of 2018  —  The battle over the House majority has taken center stage in Washington.  But Democrats face another critical test at the state level in 2018, with the party hoping to rebuild its power in governor's mansions around the country after several years of decline.
Rachel Levin / New York Times:
Taking Out the Trash?  That's Still a Man's Job, Even for the Liberal Coastal Elite  —  On a recent Monday night in San Francisco, as I lounged in the living room watching “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” out of the corner of my eye I also watched my husband, Josh, march around our house …
Adam Elmahrek / Los Angeles Times:
California high school football player can't be forced to stand for national anthem, court rules  —  San Francisco 49ers players kneel during the national anthem before an NFL game against the Houston Texans earlier this month in Houston.  (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)
Discussion: The Hill and ThinkProgress
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Trump campaign aide prompted Russia investigation in drunken revelation: report
Katie Halper / New York Magazine:
Erica Garner Never Stopped Fighting  —  In July 2014, when Erica Garner was 23 years old, her father was killed by police officers on Staten Island.  In a video taken by an onlooker, white NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo places Eric in a chokehold, pressing his face to the ground while he is handcuffed …
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CNN:
Police kill a man at his home while responding to a fake call  —  (CNN)A prank call to police led to a man's death at a home in Wichita, Kansas — and a man in California has been arrested in connection with the crime.  —  It's another example of swatting, or a prank in which people falsely …
Discussion: Washington Post, The Week, KAKE-TV and KTLA
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Andrew Blankstein / NBC News:
Los Angeles man arrested in ‘swatting’ call that preceded fatal police shooting in Kansas
 
 
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