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11:15 PM ET, December 29, 2019

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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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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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.
Discussion: Instapundit
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
Jews Under Attack Deserve Better Than Selective Outrage  —  The Jewish community has turned selective outrage over anti-Semitism into a kind of norm.  —  There was a time—and it was not that long ago—when regardless of what separated Jews, we made a certain common cause over those who traded …
Discussion: The Guardian
Associated Press:
Jewish leaders urge action after another ‘senseless’ attack
Discussion: KTLA
Erielle Davidson / The Federalist:   IDENTITY POLITICS ENABLES ANTI-SEMITIC VIOLENCE. ENOUGH
Yonah Jeremy Bob / Jerusalem Post:   Will American Jews finally get hint about dangers they face? - analysis
CNN:
Suspect in Hanukkah celebration stabbings arrested in New York City with ‘blood all over him,’ source says
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:   After string of anti-Semitic attacks, de Blasio laments hatred ‘emanating from Washington’
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story, DNyuz and Mediaite
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:
3 Dead After Shooting At West Freeway Church Of Christ In White Settlement  —  **Update @ 6:45 p.m.: The critically injured man has died from his injuries.  **Update @ 3:20 p.m.: The suspect was shot and killed.  There is no ongoing threat to the public.  WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) …
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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 …
Claire Cardona / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
‘Our Home Was Invaded by Evil’; 3 Dead, Including Gunman, in North Texas Church Shooting  —  The shooting was reported just before 11 a.m. at the West Freeway Church of Christ  —  Two parishioners and the gunman are dead after a shooting at a White Settlement church Sunday, officials say.
WFAA-TV:
At least 2 people killed, 1 in critical condition after shooting at White Settlement church
Congressman John Lewis:
Rep. John Lewis Undergoing Cancer Treatment  —  He released this statement today regarding his prognosis and his plans to continue to serve the people of the 5th Congressional District of Georgia:  —  “I have been in some kind of fight - for freedom, equality, basic human rights - for nearly my entire life.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer  —  Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is undergoing treatment for Stage IV pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday.  —  The big picture: The 79-year-old Lewis is a civil rights icon who has received the Presidential Medal …
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer  —  Washington (CNN)Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday.  —  Lewis, 79, will undergo treatment for it, his office said.
Dan Cobb / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   Rep. John Lewis is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Putin Thanks Trump for Helping Russia Thwart Terrorist Attack  —  The Russian president called the American president to thank him for a tip about an attack said to be aimed at St. Petersburg.  —  MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called President Trump on Sunday to thank …
Discussion: Politico and President of Russia
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Putin thanks Trump for tip helping thwart ‘acts of terrorism’ in Russia
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
Discussion: The Sun, Redstate, Breitbart and Twitchy
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.
Discussion: The Hill
Chaim Levinson / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Says Immunity From Prosecution ‘A Cornerstone of Democracy’  —  Indicted in three corruption cases, prime minister says he will decide on whether to request immunity within two days; tells High Court is is ‘unthinkable’ for attorney general to decide who can be PM
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.
Discussion: DNyuz, Raw Story, Slate, The Hill and Mediaite
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.
Discussion: The Hill and Los Angeles Times
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders staffers complained about the campaign's use of Amazon, a frequent Sanders target
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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.
Seth Tupper / Rapid City Journal:
SD Republican leader receives $10K monthly for pro-Saudi Arabia work  —  The chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party has a separate job that pays him $10,000 a month to inform government officials, the public and the media about Saudia Arabia, but when he was asked to talk about it this week, he declined.
Public Pool:
Subject: Press Briefing by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper |  Palm Beach, FL  —  BY SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MARK ESPER  —  SECRETARY POMPEO: Good evening.  Myself, with Secretary Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley …
David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Ivanka Trump Bizarrely Defends Family Separations: ‘Immigration Is Not Part Of My Portfolio’  —  White House adviser Ivanka Trump declined to criticize her father's administration over its family separation policy for immigrants.  —  White House adviser Ivanka Trump declined to criticize …
 
 
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Presidential Nominating Process Is Absurd
Joe Biden / Religion News Service:
Joe Biden on restoring the soul of our nation
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Ryan Ledendecker / The Inquisitr:
GOP Senator Says Donald Trump Should ‘Tweet A Little Bit Less’ After Controversial Whistleblower Retweet
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
A bipartisan committee has ideas to make Congress more bipartisan — and lawmakers are listening
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Zaghari-Ratcliffe to go on hunger strike for fellow detainee in Iran
Lexington Herald-Leader:
Why do some people believe Trump's fairy tales? It feels good.
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Dave Barry / Washington Post:
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
U.S. companies are forcing workers to train their own foreign replacements
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Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Comcast plans to announce Wednesday that it will be spinning off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks including MSNBC and CNBC, with Mark Lazarus as CEO

Kanis Leung / Associated Press:
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai testifies for the first time in his years-long national security trial; he is already serving a jail term for a fraud conviction

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
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