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New York Times:
Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty of Helping Jeffrey Epstein Abuse Girls — Ghislaine Maxwell is found guilty of aiding in Epstein's abuse. — Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of a British media mogul and the former companion to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted on Wednesday …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of trafficking girls for Jeffrey Epstein — NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime paramour of financier Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted on sex-trafficking charges after a trial that centered on what types of enabling conduct — including befriending young girls …
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Erica Orden / New York Magazine:
Got Her — After skating for years, Ghislaine Maxwell is convicted of abusing girls with Jeffrey Epstein. — A federal jury on Wednesday found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of operating a sex-trafficking ring with her late boyfriend, Jeffrey Epstein, capping a decades-long effort to bring …
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Associated Press:
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case — NEW YORK — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein. — The verdict capped a monthlong trial featuring sordid accounts …
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Jeff Goodell / Rolling Stone:
‘The Fuse Has Been Blown,’ and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All — New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years. “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist. “We have no analog for this”
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Reid's final hang up — There will never be another like him. — Not a chance. — Oh sure, there will be leaders who grew up in unimaginable poverty. Or those who are more workhorse than showhorse. Or who dominate their state's political apparatus.
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Adam Jentleson / New York Times:
Harry Reid Had a Rare Political Superpower
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David Axelrod / CNN:
Harry Reid took a risk on Barack Obama
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
'He's a press guy, I'm not': How Harry Reid shaped Chuck Schumer
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Trump asks Supreme Court to consider Jan. 6 chairman's interview with Washington Post in bid to block records — Lawyers for former president Donald Trump told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a Washington Post interview with the chairman of the House select committee investigating …
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Trump wants Supreme Court to read Washington Post interview with Bennie Thompson
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Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Biden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader's request — (CNN)President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday afternoon “to discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia,” National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne told CNN.
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Washington Post:
Biden to hold another call with Putin on Thursday afternoon
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Biden advisor's brother plans to lobby for Taiwan company that developed Covid-19 vaccine
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Biden accepts Putin request for phone call ahead of talks on Ukraine
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Constance Grady / Vox:
Why so much Obama-era pop culture feels so cringe now — How Hamilton, Parks and Recreation, and Harry Potter lost cultural cachet. — One of the oddities of getting old is bearing witness as the pop culture you used to think would always be beyond reproach slowly slides out of favor.
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed. His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients. — Throughout his life, Dale Weeks was characterized by family and friends in Iowa as “a good neighbor,” someone who would do anything for anyone. So when he was diagnosed with sepsis last month …
Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
After Vaccines: Where Covid Death Rates Have Risen — Do a compare and contrast of the red and green maps above. They are the most astonishing thing I saw today. — They are from a NY Times deep data dive into the Covid mortality stats post-vaccine availability, titled “Why Covid Death Rates Are Rising for Some Groups.”
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas' teammates considered boycotting final meet in protest — A group of UPenn swimmers were so upset by transgender athlete Lia Thomas' advantages that they mulled boycotting their final home meet - but decided not to for fear they'd be banned from the Ivy League championship, according to a report.
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New York Times:
Eric Adams Will Name Brooklyn Power Broker as Chief of Staff — Frank Carone, a prominent lawyer for the Brooklyn Democratic Party whose business dealings have drawn scrutiny, will serve in a critical role at City Hall. — Mayor-elect Eric Adams plans on Thursday to name Frank Carone …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
2 Georgia Republicans Rack Up Fines for Defying House's Mask Mandate — Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde have incurred more than $100,000 combined in penalties for dozens of violations. — WASHINGTON — During a recent marathon session in the House …
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Associated Press:
Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism — In February, with the images of the violent insurrection in Washington still fresh in the minds of Americans, newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took the unprecedented step of signing a memo directing commanding officers across …
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Why I forgive Ralph Northam — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said something in a meeting with The Post's editorial board just before Christmas that still rings in my ears: “The eyes can't see what the brain doesn't know.” — According to the pediatric neurologist turned politician …
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
11 Years After Trying to Kill Each Other, a Marine and a Talib Meet Again — A Times reporter who once served in the Marines returned to the site of a major battle in Afghanistan to see what's changed since the Taliban took over — and to meet a commander he once fought. — MARJA, Afghanistan — The tea was hot.
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook's Pushback: Stem the Leaks, Spin the Politics, Don't Say Sorry — Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg drove response to disclosures about company's influence; sending deputies to testify in Congress — The day after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen went public in October …
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Mara Hvistendahl / The Intercept:
U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being” — Starting in 2016, the men who run the United Arab Emirates went all-in on positivity. They installed a giant smiley face on the dome crowning a Dubai police station. They created a Ministry of Tolerance …
Politico:
Republicans eye new front in education wars: Making school board races partisan — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republicans across America are pressing local jurisdictions and state lawmakers to make typically sleepy school board races into politicized, partisan elections in an attempt to gain …
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Adam Andrzejewski / Forbes:
Dr. Anthony Fauci's Golden Parachute Will Exceed $350,000 Per Year - The Largest In U.S. Federal Government History — On Christmas Eve, Dr. Anthony Fauci turned 81. However, he is not retiring just yet. If he did, Fauci would reap the largest federal retirement package in U.S. history.
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Facebook Said My Article Was ‘False Information.’ Now the Fact-Checkers Admit They Were Wrong. — On Monday, I received a rather curious notification on Facebook. A friend alerted me that when she tried to share a recent article of mine, the social media site automatically blurred the accompanying image …
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