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Mike D'Onofrio / Axios:
Capitol rioter who threw fire extinguisher at police gets more than 5 years in prison — A capitol rioter from Florida has been sentenced in federal court to more than five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump ally Straka has provided potentially significant information — Brandon Straka, a Donald Trump ally who spoke at a Jan. 5 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington — and has since pleaded guilty for joining the mob that stormed onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol the next day …
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Joe.My.God. and Alternet.org
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Florida man gets 5 years for assault in Capitol riot, the longest sentence yet — WASHINGTON — A Florida man was sentenced Friday to just over five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. — The sentence, of 63 months, was the longest …
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Raw Story, New York Post, Joe.My.God. and Associated Press
Politico:
Judge: Lack of charges for Trump over Jan. 6 is no basis for leniency for others
Judge: Lack of charges for Trump over Jan. 6 is no basis for leniency for others
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Associated Press, Fox News and Rolling Stone
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee May Add New Expertise for Investigation
Jan. 6 Committee May Add New Expertise for Investigation
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Politico, Raw Story, Media Matters for America, KDFX-TV, Associated Press, Bloomberg, UPI, Washington Post and Washington Times
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump Rioter Who Attacked Cops With Fire Extinguisher Gets Longest Jan. 6 Sentence Yet
Trump Rioter Who Attacked Cops With Fire Extinguisher Gets Longest Jan. 6 Sentence Yet
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CNN, CBS News, Law & Crime and Alternet.org
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Fla. man sentenced to 5 years for attacking police, the longest Jan. 6 riot sentence yet
Fla. man sentenced to 5 years for attacking police, the longest Jan. 6 riot sentence yet
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BuzzFeed News, Insider and NPR
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Man Gets 5 Years on Capitol Riot Charges, Longest Sentence So Far
Man Gets 5 Years on Capitol Riot Charges, Longest Sentence So Far
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
McConnell says what the Jan. 6 committee uncovers is ‘something the public needs to know’
McConnell says what the Jan. 6 committee uncovers is ‘something the public needs to know’
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Insider, ABC News, Washington Examiner, Talking Points Memo and HuffPost
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Jan 6 investigators believe Nov. 4 text pushing ‘strategy’ to undermine election came from Rick Perry — Washington (CNN)Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol believe that former Texas Governor and Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry …
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Appeals court reinstates Biden's vaccine policy for businesses, setting up a likely showdown at Supreme Court — A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated the Biden administration's coronavirus vaccination policy for large private businesses, reversing an earlier court ruling that had halted …
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Federal appeals court reinstates Biden administration's business vaccine and testing mandate
Federal appeals court reinstates Biden administration's business vaccine and testing mandate
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NPR, Washington Examiner, CNN, We Love Trump and One America News Network
Washington Post:
3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection — Paul D. Eaton is a retired U.S. Army major general and a senior adviser to VoteVets. Antonio M. Taguba is a retired Army major general, with 34 years of active duty service. Steven M. Anderson is a retired brigadier general …
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump White House made ‘deliberate efforts’ to undermine Covid response, report says — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration engaged in “deliberate efforts” to undermine the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic for political purposes, a congressional report released Friday concludes.
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HuffPost and Metro.co.uk
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Randall Lane / Forbes:
Forbes Testified Before The Trump Grand Jury Yesterday - Here's Why We Fought Their Subpoena — Almost three months ago, I was subpoenaed by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to appear before the grand jury investigating Donald Trump. I was asked to testify about the 2015 cover story …
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Randall Lane / Forbes:
Inside The Epic Fantasy That's Driven Donald Trump For 33 Years
Inside The Epic Fantasy That's Driven Donald Trump For 33 Years
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Trump invokes antisemitic tropes while discussing his support for Israel — Former President Donald Trump veered into several antisemitic tropes in a recent interview, claiming that Israel used to have “absolute power over Congress” and saying that American Jews — the majority of whom vote Democratic …
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Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
Trump accused of ‘vile anti-Semitism’ for saying American Jews ‘no longer love or care about Israel’ because of Biden, Obama and the ‘Jewish people’ who run the New York Times
Trump accused of ‘vile anti-Semitism’ for saying American Jews ‘no longer love or care about Israel’ because of Biden, Obama and the ‘Jewish people’ who run the New York Times
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says American Jews 'either don't like Israel or don't care about Israel' in new interview
Trump says American Jews 'either don't like Israel or don't care about Israel' in new interview
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris, in interview, says administration did not anticipate Omicron variant — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that the administration failed to anticipate the variants that have prolonged and worsened the COVID-19 pandemic and that she underestimated the role misinformation …
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Washington Examiner and Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
‘The Corpse Bride Diet’: How TikTok Inundates Teens With Eating-Disorder Videos — The app's algorithm can send users down rabbit holes of narrow interest, resulting in potentially dangerous content such as emaciated images, purging techniques, hazardous diets and body shaming
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Wall Street Journal:
New York Hits Covid-19 Case Record as Omicron Looms — Hospitalizations, deaths are rising in the U.S. while variant presents new risks — Officials worked to shore up testing and healthcare capacity, as new Covid-19 infections hit a daily record in New York state and the Omicron variant added …
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Vox, Axios, Slate and Associated Press
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Antony Sguazzin / Bloomberg:
South Africa Hospitalization Rate Plunges in Omicron Wave
South Africa Hospitalization Rate Plunges in Omicron Wave
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USA Today:
Southwest CEO said masks don't do much on planes at maskless Senate hearing. He tested positive for COVID the next day. — Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19 after a high-profile Senate commerce committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Southwest CEO tests positive for COVID-19 after Senate hearing - airline
Southwest CEO tests positive for COVID-19 after Senate hearing - airline
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis shares stage with activist who posted QAnon-related conspiracy theories on social media — TALLAHASSEE — A Miami activist Gov. Ron DeSantis' office handpicked to amplify his criticism of critical race theory has espoused views aligned with QAnon conspiracy theories and appears …
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Pfizer:
PFIZER AND BIONTECH PROVIDE UPDATE ON ONGOING STUDIES OF COVID-19 VACCINE — NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and — BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today shared that following a routine review by the external independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) …
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
I Canceled My Birthday Party Because of Omicron — I turn 40 today, and I was planning to have a party. The Delta surge made me nervous about it. The arrival of Omicron made me cancel it. — The plan was to have an extended house party, with a couple dozen people popping by over the weekend.
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National Review, The US Sun and Twitchy
Reuters:
Special Report: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm — Amazon.com Inc was marketing a collection of President Xi Jinping's speeches and writings on its Chinese website about two years ago, when Beijing delivered an edict, according to two people familiar with the incident.
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Wall Street Journal:
With Omicron on the Rise, Should You Stick With Holiday Travel Plans? — Travel and health professionals offer a checklist as you decide whether to gather with relatives or go abroad in coming weeks — Travelers are once again facing difficult questions about whether to travel as the Omicron variant picks up across the world.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A glimmer of hope on Joe Manchin and voting rights? — By now, you'd be forgiven for concluding the chances of Sen. Joe Manchin III supporting a filibuster carve-out to pass democracy protections are somewhere between nonexistent and extremely nonexistent. — The West Virginia Democrat …
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Zoya Teirstein / Grist:
Build Back Better is stalled, and so are Biden's ambitious climate plans
Build Back Better is stalled, and so are Biden's ambitious climate plans
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
New York Times fires ‘Wirecutter’ editor accused of leaving profane voicemails for gun rights group — Erin Marquis, a staffer for the popular product-review site, had also lashed out at a gun-rights organization on Twitter. — The New York Times has fired an editor for Wirecutter …
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Mediaite, The Hill, New York Post, HotAir, TheBlaze, Townhall and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Scott Alexander / Astral Codex Ten:
The Phrase “No Evidence” Is A Red Flag For Bad Science Communication — ... Related to: Doctor, There Are Two Types Of No Evidence; A Failure, But Not Of Prediction. — I. — Every single one of these statements that had “no evidence” is currently considered true or at least pretty plausible.