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9:10 AM ET, December 29, 2019

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New York Times:
Monsey Stabbing: 5 Wounded at Rabbi's Home in N.Y. Suburb  —  The attack occurred in an area with a large population of ultra-Orthodox Jews.  —  An intruder with a knife stormed into the home of a Hasidic rabbi in a New York suburb on Saturday, stabbing and wounding five people, officials said.
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CBS New York:
At Least 5 People Stabbed By Machete-Wielding Suspect At Monsey Synagogue, Suspect Arrested In NYC  —  MONSEY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - At least five people have been stabbed in an attack on a Rabbi's home in New York's Rockland County.  That attacker is now reportedly in custody after fleeing the scene.
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Multiple victims reported in latest New York stabbing attack - breaking  —  Videos of the stabbing attack began disseminating on social media around 5:30 a.m. Israel time.  The Jerusalem Post received confirmation of the validity of these videos by a spokesperson for Chabad.
Vos Iz Neias:
Saturday Night Terror At Rabbi Rottenburg's Shul, 15 Transported To Hospital, Suspect In Custody [UPDATE: 1:00 AM]  —  MONSEY (VINnews) — Multiple people were stabbed Saturday night in a synagogue.  —  According to reports, a black male entered Rabbi Rottenburg's Shul with his face covered by a scarf, and pulled out a machete.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
Police released this image taken from surveillance cameras showing a man investigators believe is connected to the attack  —  Tiffany Harris, 30, was arrested on a hate-crime harassment charge.  —  Also on Friday morning, an unidentified man wearing a hoodie walked into the headquarters …
Discussion: Slate
New York Post:
Suspects released without bail after shocking attacks on Jews  —  Suspects arrested in last week's spree of eight anti-Semitic attacks are being quickly released right back into the neighborhoods they terrorized thanks to “bail reform” legislation — which doesn't even take effect until Jan. 1.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Associated Press:
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in rabbi's New York home
Discussion: KTLA
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump retweets a post naming the alleged whistleblower  —  President Trump retweeted a post naming the alleged whistleblower who filed the complaint that became the catalyst for the congressional inquiry that resulted in his impeachment by the House of Representatives.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and DNyuz
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Associated Press:   Trump retweets post naming alleged whistleblower
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump attacks whistleblower in tweetstorm full of rants and conspiracies
Discussion: Raw Story and DNyuz
David Frum / The Atlantic:
A Gangster in the White House
Discussion: Daily Kos, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
‘Nothing Less Than a Civil War’: These White Voters on the Far Right See Doom Without Trump  —  Deeply conservative, they organize online and outside the Republican Party apparatus, engaging in more explicit versions of the chest-beating seen at the president's rallies.
Discussion: Raw Story and Jill Filipovic
New York Times:
Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work  —  WASHINGTON — In just three years, the Trump administration has diminished the role of science in federal policymaking while halting or disrupting research projects nationwide, marking a transformation …
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Ivanka Trump suggests she may leave White House job if father re-elected  —  President's senior adviser says she will put her family's needs first in making decision  —  Ivanka Trump has cast doubt on continuing in her advisory role in the administration if her father wins re-election next year.
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Ivanka Trump says staying in Washington will be up to her kids, cites “unfinished” work
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump might leave White House if father wins 2020
Discussion: Fox News
Kashmira Gander / Newsweek:
Record hit for most ice to melt in Antarctica in one day, data suggests: “We are in a climate emergency”  —  The record in recent decades for the highest level of ice to melt in Antarctica in one day was reached on Christmas Eve, data suggests.  —  Around 15 percent of the continent's surface melted …
Discussion: Althouse
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Left presses 2020 Democrats to retake the courts from Trump  —  Democratic presidential contenders are facing increasing pressure to detail their plans for filling federal court vacancies amid angst over President Trump's success in packing the benches with conservative judges.
Maria Petrakis / Los Angeles Times:
Greece had long banned cremation.  Then it began running out of room for bodies  —  To show that cremation has long been part of the Greek way of life and death, Antonis Alakiotis proudly displays a wide range of funerary urns modeled on ancient Greek designs, available to house the ashes of your loved one for eternity.
CNBC:
Biden leaves it unclear if he would honor Senate subpoena  — Joe Biden sought Saturday to clarify his assertion that if the Senate subpoenas him to testify in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, he will defy the order.  — A day earlier, the Democratic presidential contender told …
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:   Facing blowback, Biden clarifies stance on impeachment trial testimony
Christian Toto / The Daily Wire:
Indie Film Studio Rebeller Media Ready To Stand Tall Against PC Scolds  —  The word “brave” gets tossed around too easily in Hollywood.  —  It might apply to stars tackling issues the entire industry supports, like removing President Donald Trump from office.  It also refers to actors who obscure their beauty for Oscar-bait roles.
Amy Qin / New York Times:
In China's Crackdown on Muslims, Children Have Not Been Spared  —  In Xinjiang the authorities have separated nearly half a million children from their families, aiming to instill loyalty to China and the Communist Party.  —  HOTAN, China — The first grader was a good student and beloved by her classmates …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race as Warren drops  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden remains Democratic primary voters' preferred presidential candidate, as a Fox News Poll released Sunday shows more think he is capable of beating President Trump than feel …
Discussion: Associated Press
The Daily Beast:
Graham: Rudy Should Scrub Evidence for Russian Propaganda  —  In the weeks leading up to their impeachment trial, senators on Capitol Hill are actively avoiding meeting with President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani—partly because they fear he might try to pass off Russian conspiracy theories …
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Elizabeth Warren releases new anti-corruption campaign ad in Iowa  —  “I'm not afraid to stand up to the powerful interests,” she says.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign released a new ad on Monday that zeroed in on the line of attack she used against South Bend, Indiana …
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
CNN:
Construction workers lose sensitive documents during renovations at UK spy headquarters, report says  —  (CNN)A source on background has confirmed to CNN that sensitive documents that had been reported missing by The Sun newspaper were not UK government papers, but were a construction firm's documents.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Why Trump Vilifies Whistle-blowers and Venerates War Criminals
Discussion: KTLA, FOX31 Denver and Fox News
Linda Carroll / NBC News:
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Miriam Berger / Washington Post:
Idlib could become the worst humanitarian crisis in Syria's civil war
Benjamin Weinthal / Jerusalem Post:
US envoy urges EU to ban Hezbollah after Iran militia kills American
ABC News:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says impeachment will only ‘embolden’ Trump, increasing his reelection chances
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
Cory Booker Says Men Should Care About Abortion Access Because ‘Women Are People’
Discussion: Redstate and Townhall
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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