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2:30 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 …
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Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran blocks Instagram and Telegram apps, warns protesters will ‘pay the price’ for unrest  —  ISTANBUL — Iran on Sunday blocked Instagram and the messaging app Telegram, official media reported, after three days of escalating anti-government unrest.  Two demonstrators were killed over the weekend, an official said.
Reuters:
Iran warns protesters who pose major challenge to country's leadership
Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:
Five Things to Know About the Iranian Protests
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
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 …
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Bernstein: Trump's lawyers tell him what he wants to hear on Russia  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Bernstein said White House aides have told him Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to fire Mueller  — He and his partner of Watergate reporting fame, Bob Woodward, drew parallels between Trump and Nixon
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Ryan Struyk / CNN:
The 7 most important polling trends of 2017
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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.
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Houston Chronicle:
Weapons, ammo found in resident's room in Hyatt Regency Downtown  —  Houston police have arrested a man who was initially going to be charged with drunk and disorderly conduct at a downtown hotel, until officers discovered an arsenal of weapons in his room.  —  Houston police uncovered …
Discussion: Raw Story, KHOU-TV, RedState, IJR and twitchy.com
Dave Barry / miamiherald:
Dave Barry's 2017 Year in Review: Did that really happen?  —  Looking back on 2017 is like waking up after a party where you made some poor decisions, such as drinking tequila squeezed from the underpants of a person you do not really know.  (At least you hope it was tequila.)
Discussion: American Digest
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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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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
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, ThinkProgress and IJR
Rachel Tillman / ABC News:
US closer to ‘nuclear war with North Korea’ than ever before: Former Joint Chiefs head  —  The United States faces a greater threat of nuclear conflict on the Korean peninsula than at any previous time, said a former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under both presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Discussion: Breitbart and Politico
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 …
New York Daily News:
Erica Garner, daughter of police chokehold victim, dies at 27 in Brooklyn  —  The police chokehold death of her father thrust Erica Garner into the public eye, where she blossomed as an activist who converted tragedy into a calling.  —  Garner, like her father Eric, died too young …
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Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Why Can't the American Media Cover the Protests in Iran?
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