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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALs Who Turned In Edward Gallagher — Video interviews and group texts obtained by The Times show men describing their platoon leader in grim terms. — [Watch a special Times documentary featuring combat video and confidential interviews with the Navy SEALs …
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Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
‘The guy is freaking evil’: Eddie Gallagher's fellow Navy SEALS describe him as ‘toxic’ and trigger-happy in previously unseen interviews with investigators — The Navy SEALS were interviewed by naval criminal investigators before Edward Gallagher was charged with war crimes in September 2018
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New York Times
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
AOC for president? The buzz has begun — LOS ANGELES — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was campaigning for Bernie Sanders at a jampacked beach-side rally last week when she took a moment to look beyond 2020. — “I know, and we all know, that this isn't just about Bernie Sanders,” she said.
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Valerie Edwards / Daily Mail:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'accepted a $2,700 donation from 2020 presidential hopeful and BILLIONAIRE …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'accepted a $2,700 donation from 2020 presidential hopeful and BILLIONAIRE …
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New York Post
Joan E Greve / The Guardian:
Bernie Sanders' resurgence has Democrats asking: could he actually win?
Bernie Sanders' resurgence has Democrats asking: could he actually win?
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The Nation, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Axios
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver the State of the Union two days after impeaching him — Pelosi would sit behind Trump during the address, which could come after or during a Senate impeachment trial. — Less than 48 hours after she gaveled in the votes making him the third president …
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Margaret Carlson / The Daily Beast:
Mitch McConnell's Big Mistake Defending Donald Trump? Listening to Him.
Mitch McConnell's Big Mistake Defending Donald Trump? Listening to Him.
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Associated Press and Raw Story
Derick Waller / abc7NY:
Mother walking with child beaten in 5th anti-Semitic attack in NYC — GRAVESEND, Brooklyn (WABC) — A Jewish mother was hit in the head while walking with her son in Brooklyn. — The incident marks the fifth confirmed hate-based attack this week. — As a result, the NYPD is increasing …
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Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:
NYC ups policing in Jewish areas after spate of attacks
NYC ups policing in Jewish areas after spate of attacks
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CNBC:
Elizabeth Warren's campaign sounds the alarm as fundraising pace slows about 30% in fourth quarter — Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign told supporters in an email on Friday that, so far, it has raised just over $17 million in the fourth quarter, a significant drop from her fundraising haul during the third quarter.
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Axios
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower — Several people close to the president, such as Ivanka Trump and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, had privately cautioned him against it. — On Thursday evening, Donald Trump pushed out on Twitter the name of the alleged whistleblower …
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Trump Retweets Article Which Names Alleged Whistleblower
Trump Retweets Article Which Names Alleged Whistleblower
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James Crowley / Newsweek:
George Conway Says Foreign Leaders See Donald Trump as a ‘Deranged Idiot’
George Conway Says Foreign Leaders See Donald Trump as a ‘Deranged Idiot’
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Jerusalem Post
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Michael Moore Predicts 2020 Trump Victory: Trump's Level Of Support “Has Not Gone Down One Inch” — In an interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, Michael Moore said if the election were held today that President Trump would win a second term. However, Moore predicted the Democratic candidate …
Associated Press:
Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck each filed police reports this month claiming they were inappropriately touched by tourists.
Debbie White / The Sun:
EXECUTION HORROR ISIS ‘beheads 11 Christian hostages’ on Christmas Day in shocking new execution video in Nigeria — BLOODTHIRSTY ISIS terrorists have reportedly beheaded 11 Christian hostages on Christmas Day in Nigeria. — The militants said in a sickening video that the mass killing …
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
ISIS monsters execute nearly a dozen Christians around Christmastime
ISIS monsters execute nearly a dozen Christians around Christmastime
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The Daily Caller and The Right Scoop
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI investigates Briton, others for Epstein links - sources — (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges …
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
One surprisingly simple reason evangelicals love Trump — Thousands of students, supporters, and invited guests sing songs of Christian praise before then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took the stage in January 2016 at Liberty University, whose founder Jerry Falwell was a prominent evangelical leader.
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russia commissions intercontinental hypersonic weapon — MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin that a new hypersonic weapon of intercontinental range became operational Friday following years of tests. — Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Putin …
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Politico
Chris Taylor / Mashable:
2010s = 1984: The decade we finally understood Orwell — Saying George Orwell's 1984 is my favorite book is like saying Star Wars is my favorite movie franchise. It would be more accurate to call them obsessions. I consume both in their entirety at least once a year, and have read everything there is to read about their creators.
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Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Why Trump's Second Term Will Be Worse — When I spent a month on a research trip to India in December 2014, half a year after Narendra Modi swept to power, the writers, academics, and intellectuals I met were engrossed in a debate that may now feel oddly familiar to Americans.
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Raw Story
Kristy Eldredge / New York Times:
Men Are Dismissing ‘Little Women.’ What a Surprise. — The rejection of the latest screen adaptation of the beloved novel echoes a long-held sentiment toward women-centered narratives. — Ms. Eldredge is a writer. — “'Little Women' Has a Little Man Problem.”
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USA Today:
Beating Donald Trump in the 2020 election isn't everything; it's the only thing — Debating wine cellar fundraisers, free tuition and ‘Medicare for All’ won't rid America of an unfit president: Our view — To the casual observer of the Democratic debates, it seems like candidates are spending …
Wall Street Journal:
Rank-and-File Workers Get Bigger Raises — Short supply of labor, minimum-wage rises and increased poaching have helped lift wages for lower-income workers — Rank-and-file workers are getting bigger raises this year—at least in percentage terms—than bosses.
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Axios and The Daily Caller
Dan Bloom / Mirror.co.uk:
Inside Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' £20,000-a-week Caribbean holiday villa — The Tory Prime Minister has vowed to lead a 'People's Government' - but not before he and his girlfriend have a bit of R&R at Mustique, the luxury island hideaway for the rich and famous
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The Sun
Washington Post:
Ousted cardinal McCarrick gave more than $600,000 to fellow clerics, including two popes, records show — Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in church money to powerful Catholic clerics over nearly two decades, according to financial records obtained …
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Hunting black men to start a ‘race war’ … The man stumbled into the police precinct in Hell's Kitchen late one night, staggering toward a tall reception desk painted black and blue. Before the desk officer could ask the man his business, he collapsed on a bench, dripping blood.
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios:
The world's Muslims are facing unprecedented repression — Muslim minorities from China to India and beyond are facing discrimination, mass internment, and even extermination at the hands of their own governments. — Why it matters: The global trend is rooted in the U.S. war on terror …
Danielle Paquette / San Francisco Chronicle:
Ghana lures Americans, some to stay — ACCRA, Ghana - The man from Boston stared at the ocean and thought: Maybe I'll never go back. — He'd come to coastal Ghana for an adventure, he told friends, but his motivation ran deeper. Pierre Delva, 32, craved a fresh start without the question that had bothered him since childhood.