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Batya Ungar-Sargon / The Forward:
Why No One Can Talk About The Attacks Against Orthodox Jews — There's a poem Jews sing every evening after lighting Hanukkah candles. It's called “Maoz Tzur” — Rock of the Ages — and was written during the Crusades, one of the many times when Jewish blood ran through the streets …
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New York Times:
5 Wounded in Stabbing at Rabbi's Home in N.Y. Suburb — The governor called the violence an “act of domestic terrorism” after a suspect was arrested in Harlem. — MONSEY, N.Y. — An intruder with a large knife burst into the home of a Hasidic rabbi in a New York suburb on Saturday night …
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Deborah Lipstadt / The Atlantic:
Jews Are Going Underground — In a month of terrible anti-Semitic attacks, including a stabbing yesterday of multiple people at a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home in Monsey, New York, the news that most depressed me did not involve violence. It was not something done to Jews but something Jews did.
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
'We're Not Safe as Jews in New York' — Saturday was the seventh night of Hanukkah, a holiday normally celebrated with singing and fried foods and the soft glow of lit menorahs. A gathering of Hasidic Jews at the home of a rabbi in Monsey, New York, instead turned into a nightmare …
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CBS New York:
New York Synagogue Attack: Machete-Wielding Suspect Captured In NYC After At Least 5 People Wounded In Monsey — MONSEY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - At least five people have been stabbed in an attack at a synagogue in New York's Rockland County. That attacker is now reportedly in custody after fleeing the scene.
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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.
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Associated Press:
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in rabbi's New York home
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in rabbi's New York home
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
Cuomo calls attack on New York Hanukkah celebration ‘an act of domestic terrorism’
Cuomo calls attack on New York Hanukkah celebration ‘an act of domestic terrorism’
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WPIX:
There were alleged attacks on Jewish New Yorkers almost every day last week
There were alleged attacks on Jewish New Yorkers almost every day last week
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Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
How liberals are allowing anti-Semitism to flourish
How liberals are allowing anti-Semitism to flourish
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Erielle Davidson / The Federalist:
IDENTITY POLITICS ENABLES ANTI-SEMITIC VIOLENCE. ENOUGH
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
After string of anti-Semitic attacks, de Blasio laments hatred ‘emanating from Washington’
NBC New York:
5 People Stabbed at Rabbi's Home in Rockland County, NY: Police
5 People Stabbed at Rabbi's Home in Rockland County, NY: Police
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Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
Police released this image taken from surveillance cameras showing a man investigators believe …
Police released this image taken from surveillance cameras showing a man investigators believe …
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New York Times:
Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion — The inside story of President Trump's demand to halt military assistance to an ally shows the price he was willing to pay to carry out his agenda. — WASHINGTON — Deep into a long flight to Japan aboard Air Force …
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:
2 Dead, 1 Critically Injured After Shooting At West Freeway Church Of Christ In White Settlement — **Update: The suspect was shot and killed. There is no ongoing threat to the public. WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — Two people are dead and another person is critically injured …
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Dallas Morning News:
2 dead, 1 in critical condition after shooting at White Settlement church, officials say — Officials said the shooter is among the two people dead after a shooting at the West Freeway Church of Christ. … Two people are dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting at a church …
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Ryan Ledendecker / The Inquisitr:
GOP Senator Says Donald Trump Should ‘Tweet A Little Bit Less’ After Controversial Whistleblower Retweet — Sen. John Kennedy also said he wishes to know the true identity of the anonymous whistleblower so that the person can be called to testify as a fact witness.
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CNN:
Biden just invited Sanders for dessert at the White House — (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are sparring through food metaphors on the campaign trail as the Democratic Party's presidential candidates inch closer to their first caucus showdown in Iowa.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders staffers complained about the campaign's use of Amazon, a frequent Sanders target
Bernie Sanders staffers complained about the campaign's use of Amazon, a frequent Sanders target
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race as Warren drops
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race as Warren drops
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
GOP Senator James Lankford says he doesn't think Trump is a role model for young people — Washington — Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma criticized President Trump for his tweets and language, saying he doesn't believe the president is someone who young people can look up to.
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
GOP senator says he doesn't think Trump “as a person” is a role model for kids
GOP senator says he doesn't think Trump “as a person” is a role model for kids
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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 …
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Helen Whitehouse / Mirror.co.uk:
Transgender man gives birth to non-binary partner's baby with female sperm donor — EXCLUSIVE: Proud dad Reuben Sharpe has revealed how he gave birth to miracle baby Jamie with partner Jay in Britain's most modern family - and even the couple's doctor was transgender
Washington Post:
Trump's lawyer and the Venezuelan president: How Giuliani got involved in back-channel talks with Maduro — The international call came in September 2018, after months of rising tension between the United States and Venezuela, a key strategic player in South America.
Rick Wilson / New York Daily News:
A decade of loss: What slipped away in America in the 2010s — History's greatest trick is that our innate human bias toward normalcy always lures us into complacency. You wake up in the morning and the coffee still tastes largely the same, the water runs, the lights come on. It feels almost ordinary.
Michael Moran / Dailystar.co.uk:
Huge triangular UFO captured on video gliding through sky above New York — The strange object hung immobile above the clouds for several minutes, at one point ejecting a red ‘orb’ — 2019 has been a remarkable year for UFO sightings. — Partly because drones are so commonplace now …
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Statement From Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Jonathan Hoffman — In response to repeated Kata'ib Hizbollah (KH) attacks on Iraqi bases that host Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) coalition forces, U.S. forces have conducted precision defensive strikes against five KH facilities in Iraq …
Lexington Herald-Leader:
Why do some people believe Trump's fairy tales? It feels good. — Make voting easier — President Ronald Reagan said that our nation “cannot allow any American's vote to be denied, diluted, or defiled. The right to vote is the crown jewel of American liberties, and we will not see its luster diminished.”
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