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1:50 PM ET, December 11, 2020

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New York Times:
Manhattan D.A. Intensifies Investigation of Trump  —  Prosecutors have recently interviewed employees of President Trump's lender and insurance brokerage, in the latest indication that he still faces the potential threat of criminal charges once he leaves office.
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Wall Street Journal:
Barr Worked to Keep Hunter Biden Probes from Public View During Election  —  The attorney general knew for months about investigations into Biden's business and financial dealings  —  Attorney General William Barr has known about a disparate set of investigations involving Hunter Biden's business …
Time:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year  —  Together, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered restoration and renewal in a single ticket.  And America bought what they were selling
Politico:
Biden's Cabinet picks give Kamala an edge in 2024  —  Biden has opted for seasoned technocrats over ambitious pols for key jobs, denying potential political rivals to Harris a political springboard.  —  President-elect Joe Biden listens as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris addresses the media on November 10, 2020.
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time Person of the Year
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Investigation of His Son Is Likely to Hang Over Biden as He Takes Office
Orlando Sentinel:
We apologize for endorsing U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, who wants to overturn the election … We apologize to our readers for endorsing Michael Waltz in the 2020 general election for Congress.  —  We had no idea, had no way of knowing at the time, that Waltz was not committed to democracy.
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National Review:
Texas Unleashes an Absurd Kraken  —  The odds of the Texas election lawsuit prevailing in the Supreme Court might not be less than one in a quadrillion, but they are extremely remote — and should be.  —  Texas is asking the Supreme Court to invalidate the presidential election …
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
The Galling Hypocrisy of Texas AG Ken Paxton  —  His lawsuit against states Biden won is a betrayal of everything defenders of federalism and the Electoral College claim to believe.  —  2 hr ago  —  I'm angry.  —  I have been defending the Electoral College and the larger Madisonian vision behind it …
Tony Plohetski / KVUE-TV:
FBI subpoenas Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton amid whistleblower allegations  —  The investigation started after top aides alleged they believe Paxton may be committing crimes that include abuse of office and bribery.  —  AUSTIN, Texas — FBI agents have issued at least one federal subpoena …
Discussion: The Hill and KXAN-TV
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The ‘Trump Won’ Farce Isn't Funny Anymore
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Is Andrew Yang Running for Mayor?  All Signs Point to Yes  —  The former Democratic presidential candidate is meeting with New York City power brokers and telling them he intends to enter the race to succeed Bill de Blasio.  —  Andrew Yang, the former tech executive who gained a national following …
Discussion: NBC New York and The Hill
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Katie Honan / Wall Street Journal:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Orders New York City Restaurants to Stop Indoor Dining  —  The decision is a blow to the city's eateries, which have struggled through the Covid-19 pandemic  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday ordered a halt to indoor dining in New York City, as the number of Covid-19 cases …
Discussion: CNBC and Twitchy
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Cuomo Suspends Indoor Dining in N.Y.C. Again
Jennifer Millman / NBC New York:
Cuomo Suspends NYC Indoor Dining, Debuts New Cluster Zone Rules as Hospitalizations Soar
David Marcus / The Federalist:
Andrew Cuomo Is Projecting His Guilt On Staten Island
Discussion: Axios and Washington Examiner
Helen Branswell / STAT:
Sanofi suffers major setback in development of a Covid-19 vaccine  —  One of the world's leading vaccine manufacturers has suffered a major setback in its work to produce a Covid-19 vaccine.  The problem will push the timeline for deployment of Sanofi Pasteur's vaccine — if it is approved …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Statement on Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
GOP candidate who pushed QAnon conspiracy theory gets arrested for child pornography  —  Ben Gibson, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in November, was arrested in Louisiana this Wednesday and booked on four counts of child pornography, WGNO reports.  —  Gibson, who was an active Airman …
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
'I didn't make it'  —  A Disney World waitress struggles to hold onto her middle-class life amid a pandemic and catastrophic layoff  —  ORLANDO — “Dear Cast Member,” the late October layoff notice began.  —  Flaviana Decker, 44, retreated to her living room couch and tried to stop her tears …
Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
An Arizona doctor went viral decrying a lack of ICU beds.  Then he says his hospital shut him out.  —  Cleavon Gilman has worked through three coronavirus surges, but the emergency room doctor reached his breaking point on Nov. 22.  The physician had just arrived at a Yuma, Ariz. …
Discussion: Arizona Republic
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Ethan DeWitt / Concord Monitor:
Speaker's death calls into question the refusal by many House Republicans to wear masks
Discussion: CBS News and The Boston Globe
Dominique Mosbergen / HuffPost:
Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Anti-Transgender Bill After Claiming To Be LGBTQ-Friendly  —  The Hawaii Democrat has drafted a bill to bar schools from receiving federal funds if they allow transgender girls and women to compete in women's sports.  —  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) …
Washington Post:
Military-grade camera shows risks of airborne coronavirus spread  —  Play Video  —  As winter approaches, the United States is grappling with a jaw-dropping surge in the number of novel coronavirus infections.  More than 288,000 Americans have been killed by a virus that public health officials …
Bloomberg:
China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member  —  Chinese authorities have detained Haze Fan, who works for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing, on suspicion of endangering national security.  —  Fan was last in contact with one of her editors around 11:30 a.m. local time on Monday.
Terry Gross / NPR:
‘It Is Roiling Him’: Reporter Maggie Haberman Unpacks Trump's Refusal To Admit He Lost  —  With only a few weeks until President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, President Trump still won't admit defeat.  White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, who has reported on Trump over the past 20 years, sheds light on his refusal to concede.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and The Hill
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Fallout between Trump and top GOP senator made Morocco-Israel deal possible  —  A fallout between President Trump and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led to the breakthrough that resulted in the Morocco-Israel normalization deal, sources briefed on the matter told me.
Nadine DeNinno / New York Post:
Harrison Ford to reprise ‘Indiana Jones’ role for fifth and final movie … Harrison Ford is donning his hat and whip once again, reprising his role as Indiana Jones for the fifth and final movie directed by James Mangold.  —  The latest installment, slated for July 2022 …
Nathan Bernard / Mainer:
How Sara Gideon Lost to Collins the Day After She Entered the Race  —  The Democrat's tone-deaf, big-money campaign alienated struggling Mainers, begging them for contributions even on Election Day, when it still had millions in the bank  —  Democrat Sara Gideon's bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins …
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Dee Dee Myers will become top Newsom economic adviser  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Dee Dee Myers, the first female White House press secretary in history and recently a top executive for Warner Bros., will become the chief economic and business adviser for California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he grapples with a pandemic-stricken economy.
Discussion: Deadline, SFGATE and Political Wire
Christine Byers / KSDK-TV:
Judge dismisses St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from Mark McCloskey case  —  The couple's attorneys argued Gardner's email solicitations for campaign contributions demonstrated she and her office have a personal interest in the case  —  ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis judge …
Tara Haelle / Elemental:
Every Covid-19 Vaccine Question You'll Ever Have, Answered  —  Clear guidance on everything you want to know about the vaccine (and then some) … Exactly 272 days after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan and 81-year-old William Shakespeare …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to head south as she explores political future  —  (CNN)Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are currently in the final stages of purchasing a plot of land in an exclusive enclave nicknamed “billionaire bunker,” near Miami Beach, Florida, according to a source familiar with the transaction.
Discussion: Page Six and Vanity Fair
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
A pandemic side effect: Used masks polluting California coastal waters  —  TIBURON, Ca.  — The pale blue is easy to spot among the dry-brown reeds.  —  People walk here along the northern coast of the San Francisco Bay, crowding a path that bends to the contour of the shore.
 
 
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NBC News:
There's a common thread in America's crises — a president who's not leading
USA Today:
Leaked reports: Feds pulled toy police from ports, safety checks plunged in COVID-19
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:
Study finds diversity in data science teams is key in reducing algorithmic bias
Michelle Lee / Washington Post:
Here's what happened when a Georgia lawmaker scrutinized the Trump campaign's list of allegedly illegal votes
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Intellectualist
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
American Elites Still Don't Understand How COVID-19 Works
Natalie Allison / The Tennessean:
Tennessee GOP legislator says he may be put on ventilator due to COVID, needs ‘miracle’
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
Gwynne Hogan / Gothamist:
“It's An Ugly Death”: Staten Island Families Grieve Loved Ones Lost To COVID As Others Buck Restrictions
Discussion: www.wnyc.org
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
The Technology 202: Trump is losing Twitter followers as Biden gains nearly 2 million heading to White House
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NBC News:
More people in U.S. have died from Covid-19 than were killed in WWII
Discussion: CBS Pittsburgh and NBC Boston
Dave Levinthal / Business Insider:
Donald Trump's campaign finally paid this Wisconsin city's police bill. But others — from El Paso, Texas, to Erie, Pennsylvania — are still getting stiffed.
James Bovard / The American Conservative:
Why We Question the Election Results
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The real history of race and the New Deal
Discussion: Brookings
Washington Examiner:
Biden is not the coronavirus messiah
Michael Kruse / Politico:
How Trump Won One of America's Most Diverse Counties — By a Lot
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
How a Christian Crowdfunding Site Became the Go-to Page for Trumpist Rage
Discussion: Raw Story