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3:55 AM ET, December 12, 2021

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James Gordon / Daily Mail:
Chris Cuomo's CNN producer is accused of luring mom and nine-year-old daughter to his Vermont ski home to ‘train’ the minor to be sexually submissive telling them a ‘woman is a woman regardless of her age’  — John Griffin, 44, of Stamford, Connecticut has been arrested charged with enticing minors …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Connecticut Man Indicted for Attempting to Induce Minors to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity at Ludlow Residence
CT Insider:   Stamford man, a CNN staffer, allegedly coerced women to sexually ‘train’ daughters at his Vt. home
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court's Texas abortion ruling reveals the conservative majority's radicalism  —  Do not let yourself be bamboozled.  Do not take any comfort in the Supreme Court's Friday ruling on the Texas abortion law, and the fact that the court allowed some challenges to the state's abortion ban to proceed.
Discussion: The Atlantic, Reason and Slate
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Navarro defies House subpoena in coronavirus probe  —  The former trade adviser, who urged Trump in February 2020 to prepare for virus, has emerged as a focus of Democrats' probe  —  A senior Trump administration official told the House panel probing the government's coronavirus response …
Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story and Politico
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Billy House / Bloomberg:   Former Trump Trade Aide Navarro Gets Subpoena Warning From Panel
Washington Post:
Election denier who circulated Jan. 6 PowerPoint says he met with Meadows at White House  —  A retired U.S. Army colonel who circulated a proposal to challenge the 2020 election, including by declaring a national security emergency and seizing paper ballots, said that he visited the White House …
Sarah Oliver / Daily Mail:
Julian Assange has a stroke in Belmarsh prison: Fiancée blames extreme stress caused by US extradition battle  — Julian Assange had a stroke in Belmarsh Prison, his fiancee Stella Moris revealed  — WikiLeaks publisher, 50, is being held on remand in the maximum-security jail
Discussion: The US Sun
Ray Hartmann / Raw Story:
Rand Paul begs Biden for federal aid to Kentucky tornado victims — after a career of voting ‘no’ when others needed the same  —  Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky dashed off a letter to President Joe Biden today pleading for expeditious federal relief aid to victims of a deadly 200-mile tornado that struck his state Friday.
The White House:
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Kentucky Emergency Declaration  —  Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered Federal assistance to supplement Commonwealth and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting …
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Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans  —  It was almost 10 p.m. on a Thursday night, and Ali Watkins was walking around the capital following instructions texted by a stranger.  One message instructed her to walk through …
Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Hundreds of people are fired, online learning set to return amid vaccine resistance at nation's second-largest school district  —  The second-largest school district in the United States is facing mounting woes over its coronavirus vaccine mandate, recently terminating hundreds of employees …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Washington Post:
Gulf Arab states that opposed the Iran nuclear deal are now courting Tehran  —  Persian Gulf countries that once vociferously opposed the nuclear deal with Iran now say they support its revival, even as they have embarked on their own efforts to engage with Tehran during a period of uncertainty about U.S. staying power in the region.
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New York Times:
Iran's Nuclear Program Ignites New Tension Between U.S. and Israel
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Charles Homans / New York Times:
In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few Obstacles  —  A movement animated by Donald J. Trump's 2020 election lies is turning its attention to 2022 and beyond.  —  ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — When thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington on Jan. 6 for the Stop …
Discussion: Raw Story
Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Boris Johnson pictured hosting Number 10 Christmas quiz ‘in breach of Covid laws’  —  Boris Johnson faces more questions over a Downing Street quiz he hosted while London was under Tier 2 “no mixing” restrictions  —  Boris Johnson was tonight accused of personally breaking Covid laws by hosting a Christmas quiz in No10 last year.
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Guardian
David Charns / KLAS:
It's official: Las Vegas' McCarran becomes ‘Harry Reid International Airport’ starting Tuesday  —  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas' airport will drop the McCarran name and will instead honor Nevada's longest-serving senator, Harry Reid, starting Tuesday.  —  The airport will officially be referred to as Harry Reid International Airport.
Washington Post:
This Amazon program has funneled thousands to anti-vax activists during the pandemic  —  The e-commerce giant helped fund the operations of anti-vaccine advocates and groups opposed to government-mandated vaccination through its AmazonSmile program.  —  SEATTLE — Groups trying …
 
 
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William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Anti-Lockdown Washington State Senator Is Missing After Getting COVID
Discussion: The Hill
Landon Mion / Townhall:
Brian Williams in MSNBC Farewell Message: 'I'm Not a Liberal or a Conservative'
Discussion: The Hill
Jasmine Demers / 89.3 WFPL News Louisville:
Here's how you can help tornado victims
The White House:
Readout of President Biden's Call with Governors of States Impacted by Severe Weather
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Video interview: Greg Sargent on the threat of election subversion
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Self-Proclaimed Proud Boys Member Gets 10 Years for Violence at Portland Protests
Discussion: UPI
Politico:
I Left QAnon in 2019. But I'm Still Not Free.
Discussion: Raw Story
Julie Johnson / San Francisco Chronicle:
Omicron in Oakland: How a Wisconsin wedding with ‘super responsible’ vaccinated people led to outbreak
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The role of violent threats in Trump's GOP reign, according to Republicans
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:
A step-by-step breakdown of the Trump coup attempt (Yes, it was a coup)
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Hillary Clinton predicts Trump running again in 2024, calling it a ‘make-or-break point’
Discussion: Townhall and YouTube
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
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