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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Federal Judges Order Release of Jeffrey Epstein Civil Settlement at Issue in Lawsuit Against Prince Andrew — Federal judges ordered the unsealing of a 2009 settlement agreement that Prince Andrew has claimed insulates him from a civil lawsuit accusing him of having sexually abused a 17-year-old girl.
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Bloomberg, Mirror.co.uk, Reuters, Fox News, WTOP News, LAW.com, The Daily Caller, The Western Journal, Metro.co.uk, Raw Story and The Daily Dot
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
BBC faces backlash after Dershowitz analyzes Maxwell case, despite accusation from alleged Epstein victim — The BBC says it is investigating how Alan Dershowitz was allowed on its airwaves to talk about the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell without mentioning that the constitutional lawyer …
wwwnc.cdc.gov:
Level 4: Very High … Avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status. If you travel on a cruise ship, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel and get a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose if you are eligible. Getting vaccinated is still the best way to protect yourself from severe disease …
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Washington Post, Bloomberg, New York Post, 6abc, NBC Boston, Mock Paper Scissors and Political Wire
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New York Times:
With Flight Cancellations and Cruise Warnings, Omicron Disrupts Travel
With Flight Cancellations and Cruise Warnings, Omicron Disrupts Travel
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New York Post, UPI, Metro.co.uk, Joe.My.God., KOLR, FOX 46 Charlotte, Manu’s Perspective, The Daily Wire, The Guardian and CBS News
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
FDA expected to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12-to-15-year-olds by early next week
FDA expected to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12-to-15-year-olds by early next week
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New York Times, UPI and CNN
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Peter Thiel, Donald Trump Jr. to co-host fundraisers for Cheney challenger — The tech billionaire is holding two events at his Miami home benefiting Wyoming Republican Harriet Hageman. — Tech billionaire Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr. are co-hosting a pair of January fundraisers …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Inside the campaign to undermine Georgia's election
Inside the campaign to undermine Georgia's election
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Peach State Politics …
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power
‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power
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Joe.My.God., Anti-Knowledge, RINO’s Wrecking Crew, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Wall Street Journal, Mic, PBS NewsHour and Bangor Daily News
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Trump accuses Jan. 6 panel of “seeking evidence of criminal activity” — Former President Trump's legal team on Wednesday accused the House committee investigating the Capitol riot of seeking to uncover evidence that would support a criminal referral against him.
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
As 2021 Closes Decked In Democrat Disasters, Pelosi Clings To Jan. 6
As 2021 Closes Decked In Democrat Disasters, Pelosi Clings To Jan. 6
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RedState and Political Flare
Amy Isackson / NPR:
As the Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears, one Capitol officer fears a violent repeat
As the Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears, one Capitol officer fears a violent repeat
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Insider, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story and Mediaite
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Weekly jobless claims total 198,000, less than expected and around 52-year low — Weekly jobless claims totaled 198,000 for the week ended Dec. 25. — That was below the 205,000 forecast and near the lowest level since 1969. — Continuing claims also fell, dropping to 1.72 million for their lowest total since March 7, 2020.
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MSNBC:
Dem Florida gov. candidate Nikki Fried calls out DeSantis's lack of visibility as Omicron surges — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be missing in action as Omicron sweeps across his state. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried, who is seeking …
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Washington Post and Florida Politics
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Claire Ellicott / Daily Mail:
'I don't know much about foreign affairs': George W. Bush made startling confession to Britain's US ambassador, National Archive documents reveal — George W Bush admitted he knew little about international affairs, papers show — His later presidency was dominated by US military action in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Breitbart, Raw Story and Political Wire
John Wright / Raw Story:
Ted Cruz mistakes ‘Western Australia’ for ‘Washington State’ in botched attack on ‘power-drunk’ Dems — Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz apparently confused “Western Australia” with “Washington State” in an attempted attack on Democrats over COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday night.
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HillReporter.com, Mediaite and UPROXX
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Marine discharges over COVID-19 vaccine mandate continue to rise to 206 — The U.S. Marines continue to purge its ranks of those who refuse to get the coronavirus vaccine. — Active-duty Marines had until Nov. 14 to get vaccianted or apply for an exemption, while anyone who didn't comply would face being discharged.
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Callie Patteson / New York Post:
Unvaccinated Marines claim COVID mandate ‘purge’ as all religious exemption bids are denied
Unvaccinated Marines claim COVID mandate ‘purge’ as all religious exemption bids are denied
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Fox News, Meaning In History and BizPac Review
Steve Appleford / Los Angeles Magazine:
L.A.'s Arms Race of the Affluent — From Beverly Hills to Santa Monica, the crime-panicked wealthy are banishing bling and buying guns — In Beverly Hills, even the purchase of a firearm comes with certain...expectations. The city's only gun store, Beverly Hills Guns, is a “concierge service” …
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The Daily Caller, Breitbart and BizPac Review
Monica R. McLemore / Scientific American:
The Complicated Legacy of E. O. Wilson — We must reckon with his and other scientists' racist ideas if we want an equitable future … Monica R. McLemore is an associate professor in the Family Health Care Nursing Department and a clinician-scientist at Advancing New Standards …
Megan Basham / The Daily Wire:
British Newspaper Cancels ‘Person Of The Year’ Poll After J.K. Rowling Runs Away With Top Spot — Readers of the British newspaper, The Guardian, are accusing the outlet of deactivating an online poll that asked readers to vote on “Person of the Year” after it became apparent that J.K. Rowling would handily win.
Washington Post:
Coronavirus risk calculations get harder as a study suggests rapid tests may be less effective at detecting omicron — Fauci draws a line on New Year's Eve parties — no big crowd, and moderate the “hugging and kissing” — As the coronavirus spawns a record-breaking wave of infections …
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
J&J's booster shot provides strong protection against severe disease from Omicron, a study says. — A Johnson & Johnson booster shot provided strong protection against the Omicron variant, greatly reducing the risk of hospitalization, according to a clinical trial in South Africa.
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CNN, HotAir, Reuters, medRxiv, New York Post, Bloomberg, abc7NY, Joe.My.God., Politico, UPI, NPR, WTOP News, The Daily Wire, WPRI-TV, KTLA and NBC New York
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
The relentless 2021 news cycle in one chart — Between a siege on the Capitol building, a Texas snowstorm, Brood X cicadas, the Olympics and a stuck container ship in the Suez Canal — not to mention endless COVID variants — it's been a busy year. — Why it matters: In the inaugural Axios …
Christina Cameron / House Republican Leader:
Leader McCarthy Appoints Congressman Michael Turner As Ranking Member of HPSCI — Washington, D.C. - House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) has appointed Congressman Michael Turner (OH-10) to be Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, effective January 1 …
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
Denver Post:
Denver gunman's novels named real-life victims, described similar attacks — Lyndon McLeod's family say they were estranged for years — The man who authorities believe killed five people in a shooting spree across the Denver metro Monday wrote about killing two of the victims in a series …
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The Hill, USA Today, The Colorado Sun, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Metro.co.uk
Zachary D. Carter / Politico:
I Thought I Knew Harry Reid. I Was Wrong. — The first time I called Harry Reid's office, I was trying to provoke him. It was the spring of 2008, and I was working as a banking reporter for a trade publication unhelpfully called SNL Financial and headquartered, just as unhelpfully …
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In The Long Run and Washington Post
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Man who uttered 'Let's go Brandon' during Biden call-in event mulls running for office — An Oregon man who invoked a coded vulgar insult of President Biden during a Christmas Eve call-in event with the president and first lady is considering running for office and says he would welcome former president Donald Trump's blessing.
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Truth and Consequences, Patterico's Pontifications and Todd Starnes