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Washington Post:
N.Y. prosecutor hires forensic accounting experts as Trump criminal probe escalates — NEW YORK — The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has retained forensic accounting specialists to aid its criminal investigation of President Trump and his business operations, as prosecutors ramp …
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McConnell blocks Democrats' attempt to quickly approve $2,000 stimulus checks amid pressure on GOP to act — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked consideration of a House bill that would deliver $2,000 stimulus payments to most Americans — spurning a request …
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
McConnell blocks $2,000 stimulus checks, then ties them to unrelated Trump demands on tech and election — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked an attempt by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to unanimously approve a House-passed bill to increase direct payments in the coronavirus relief package to $2,000 from $600.
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Trump slams McConnell for blocking vote on $2,000 stimulus checks
Trump slams McConnell for blocking vote on $2,000 stimulus checks
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump leans on McConnell for $2,000 checks amid GOP resistance
Trump leans on McConnell for $2,000 checks amid GOP resistance
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Tyler Clifford / CNBC:
GOP pollster says Trump's demand for $2,000 stimulus checks is a nightmare for Republicans in Georgia
GOP pollster says Trump's demand for $2,000 stimulus checks is a nightmare for Republicans in Georgia
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Washington Post:
First case of highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in Colorado — The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
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Amanda Macias / CNBC:
U.S. confirms first case of the new Covid strain discovered in UK — Colorado health officials identified the first Covid-19 case caused by a contagious UK variant. — The new strain could be as much as 70% more transmissible. — The individual is a male in his 20s who is currently in isolation in Elbert County, Colorado.
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STAT:
Frustration over vaccine rollout builds, as new variant reported in U.S. for first time
Frustration over vaccine rollout builds, as new variant reported in U.S. for first time
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Patty Nieberg / Associated Press:
First reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
First reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Trump angered by Mar-a-Lago renovations, sources say — (CNN)His mood darkened as soon as he walked into his members-only club Mar-a-Lago, three days before Christmas, according to multiple sources. The changes to his private quarters, many of which were overseen by his wife …
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Yahoo News:
L.A. County hospitals turn away ambulances, put patients in gift shop: 'I've never seen anything like this' — At Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, the breaking point came Sunday night. — There was not one available bed for at least 30 patients who needed intensive or intermediate levels of care …
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Associated Press:
Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Closing of Investigation into 2014 Officer Involved Shooting in Cleveland, Ohio — The Justice Department announced today that the career prosecutors reviewing the independent federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice on Nov. 22, 2014, in Cleveland …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Nikki Haley's mind-numbing inanity — Republicans have made clear for years that they lack constructive ideas to respond to Americans' real-world concerns. In lieu of rational responses to rising health-care costs or falling K-12 test scores or income inequality, they rant about Confederate flags …
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Zack Stanton / Politico:
The Worst Predictions of 2020 — On the last day of 2019, President Donald Trump joined …
The Worst Predictions of 2020 — On the last day of 2019, President Donald Trump joined …
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Resistance's Breakup With the Media Is at Hand — The day after the 2016 election, I got a phone call from an old friend. Neither of us had slept much, and we spent most of the conversation exchanging shell-shocked comments of the Can you believe this? variety. Before we hung up, his voice took on a trace of irony.
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Shelby Talcott / The Daily Caller:
CNN's Jim Acosta: 'I Don't Think The Press Should Be Trying To Whip Up The Biden Presidency'
CNN's Jim Acosta: 'I Don't Think The Press Should Be Trying To Whip Up The Biden Presidency'
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
‘Things will get worse before they get better’: Biden's grim COVID-19 speech offers contrast with Trump — President-elect Joe Biden painted a grim picture of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the worst was yet to come. — Biden also chided his predecessor for the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations …
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Biden picks 3 coordinators for Covid-19 response
Biden picks 3 coordinators for Covid-19 response
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Biden praises Christie for mask-wearing
Biden praises Christie for mask-wearing
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NBC News:
Operation Warp Speed at a crawl: Adequately vaccinating Americans will take 10 years at current pace — The Trump administration's Covid-19 vaccine distribution program needs a major shot in the arm because at the current rate, it would take almost 10 years to inoculate enough Americans …
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Federal Judge Calls Trump a ‘Criminal’ During a Phone Call with the Associated Press — A senior U.S. District judge called Donald Trump a “criminal” during a phone call with the Associated Press as he discussed the 45th president's recent pardons of political allies who were convicted …
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Federal judge in Iowa ridicules Trump's pardons
Federal judge in Iowa ridicules Trump's pardons
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Donald Trump, Michelle Obama Most Admired in 2020 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are most likely to name President Donald Trump and Michelle Obama as most admired man and woman in 2020. Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honor last year but edged out his predecessor this year.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Kelly Loeffler's Conflict of Interest Is Even Worse Than Reported — Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. — As she campaigns for reelection in the January 5 run-off, Kelly Loeffler …
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Philip Ewing / NPR:
Biden's Incoming National Security Adviser Faults Pentagon's ‘Obstruction’ — The outgoing Trump administration still isn't providing information in the way President-elect Joe Biden's lieutenants feel is appropriate for a team poised to take the reins of power, incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan told NPR Tuesday.
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Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
Massachusetts GOP leader says he likely got covid-19 at a White House Hanukkah party: 'I'm paying the price' — Earlier this month, Tom Mountain, a Massachusetts Republican Party leader, posed for a maskless photo in front of a silver menorah as dozens of other guests without face coverings mingled nearby …
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Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal:
Kushner Cos. Plans to Raise $100 Million by Selling Bonds in Israel — Company plan is likely to rekindle criticism of potential conflicts of interest between Jared Kushner's role in White House and his family's business — Kushner Cos., the family business of White House senior aide Jared Kushner …
Dani Alexis Ryskamp / The Atlantic:
The Life in The Simpsons Is No Longer Attainable — The most famous dysfunctional family of 1990s television enjoyed, by today's standards, an almost dreamily secure existence that now seems out of reach for all too many Americans. I refer, of course, to the Simpsons.
Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Thousands of Colorado residents without heat after attack on gas service — The temperature in Aspen, Colorado, will fall to 2 degrees Tuesday night. — Residents without heat after attack on gas lines — Thousands of Aspen residents are without heat after an “intentional attack” on gas service lines in the area.
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Cristina Criddle / BBC:
Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail — References to decades-old computer software are included in the new Brexit agreement, including a description of Netscape Communicator and Mozilla Mail as being “modern” services. — Experts believe officials must have copied …
Joseph Krauss / Associated Press:
Record shows US sold ambassador's home in Israel for $67M — An official record shows that the United States sold the ambassador's residence in Israel for more than $67 million in July — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — JERUSALEM — The United States sold …
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WSB-TV:
GBI finishes signature audit in Cobb County, finds only two mismatches — COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has finished the signature audit in Cobb County over the November election. — Earlier in the month …
Reed Albergotti / Washington Post:
Apple's longtime supplier accused of using forced labor in China — New documents show Lens Technology, which makes iPhone glass and is owned by China's richest woman, received Uighur Muslim laborers transferred from Xinjiang. — One of the oldest and most well-known iPhone suppliers …
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Haley Britzky / Task & Purpose:
The Army is planning a major overhaul of its hair and grooming regulations … Senior Army leaders are discussing making long-awaited changes to hair and grooming regulations and they plan to announce the finalized changes in January 2021, Task & Purpose has learned.
Chris Cioffi / Roll Call:
The Inaugural Luncheon is the latest pandemic casualty — The century-old tradition of the post-inauguration lunch is the latest pandemic casualty as COVID-19 continues to upend the ceremonies around the Jan. 20 swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden. — The Inaugural Luncheon tradition …
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Associated Press:
‘Dark period’: Killings spike in NYC amid pandemic, unrest — NEW YORK (AP) — Heralded as the safest big city in America in recent years, New York City is closing out its bloodiest year in nearly a decade, grappling with a surge in homicides and a pandemic authorities say has helped fuel violence.
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