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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Searchlight, Las Vegas and the two identities of Harry Reid
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
Adam Jentleson / New York Times:
The Side of Harry Reid That Most People Never Saw
The White House:
A Proclamation on the Death of Harry Reid
Discussion: Associated Press and HuffPost
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Joe.My.God. and UPI
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Trump wants Supreme Court to read Washington Post interview with Bennie Thompson  —  (CNN)As the Supreme Court considers whether to take up former President Donald Trump's January 6 White House records case, Trump's attorney submitted to the court a new filing Wednesday making the court aware …
Discussion: Raw Story
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee chairman could seek interview with GOP leader Kevin McCarthy
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Politico:
Biden and Putin to speak again at ‘moment of crisis’
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Biden advisor's brother plans to lobby for Taiwan company that developed Covid-19 vaccine
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
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.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Michigan's New Congressional Maps Undo Years of Gerrymandering  —  A citizen ballot initiative took redistricting out of the hands of partisan legislators.  The result: competitive political districts — and an example of how to push back against hyperpartisanship.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Twitchy
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.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Page Array
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Insider
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.
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 …
Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times:
Merced man arrested on way to White House with rifle, ‘hit list’ compiled from TikTok  —  A California man was arrested last week in Iowa after telling police he was driving straight to the White House “to kill persons in power” and was found with an assault rifle and body armor, according to federal court records.
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 …
Andy Newman / New York Times:
New York City Struggles to Keep Running Under Omicron  —  800,000 cases  —  Apr.  —  May  —  Jul.  —  Aug.  —  Sept.  —  Oct.  —  Nov.  —  Dec.  —  Apr.  —  May  —  Jul.  —  Aug.  —  Sept.  —  Oct.  —  Nov.  —  Dec.  —  7-day average
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 …
Discussion: HotAir, Fox News and The Daily Caller
 
 
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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
Trita Parsi / MSNBC:
Our Afghanistan exit won't shatter U.S. credibility the way ditching the Iran deal has
Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller
Ryan Mills / National Review:
State Department ‘Actively Impeding’ Rescue Efforts as Afghanistan Fades from Spotlight, Vets Say
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
Is Fluvoxamine the Covid Drug We've Been Waiting For?
 Earlier Items: 
Amelia Lucas / CNBC:
More than half of U.S. states will raise their minimum wage in 2022, but employers are hiking pay faster
Discussion: Human Events and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Politico:
Republicans eye new front in education wars: Making school board races partisan
Discussion: Twitchy
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Lou Cannon, ‘Hall of Fame’ political writer and Reagan chronicler, hangs it up. Sort of
Don Feder / Front Page Magazine:
Us So Stupid  —  How the Left views middle Americans as sub-human.
Danielle Echeverria / San Francisco Chronicle:
Two California teachers were secretly recorded speaking about LGBTQ student outreach. Now they're fighting for their jobs
Discussion: New York Post
Mark Steyn / Steyn Online:
America Sticks Out Its Tush
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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