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11:25 AM ET, January 16, 2023

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Washington Post:
New details link George Santos to cousin of sanctioned Russian oligarch  —  The New York congressman once claimed Andrew Intrater's company was his “client,” while another Intrater company allegedly made a deposit with a firm where Santos worked  —  George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman …
Discussion: Raw Story and Newsday
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Air Traffic Control Audio Captures Panic as Passenger Jets Nearly Collide at JFK  —  ‘CANCEL TAKEOFF PLANS!’  —  The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Travel Safety Board are investigating after two commercial airplanes nearly collided at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday.
Tim Reid / Reuters:
New York Mayor says “no room” in his city for migrants  —  The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that “there is no room in New York” for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous city.  —  Eric Adams, a Democrat …
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls migrant surge at border a ‘national crisis’ during El Paso visit
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Inside the One-Way Feud Between Ron DeSantis and Kristi Noem  —  Kristi Noem's aides came out of nowhere to attack Ron DeSantis.  There's more going on here than meets the eye.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn't even declared whether he'll run for president in 2024 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Caleb Newton / Bipartisan Report:
Legal Action Against Ron DeSantis For Migrant Trafficking Upheld By Judge
Discussion: The Guardian
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The GOP's 2024 freeze  —  Questions about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' political resilience …
Discussion: BizPac Review
CNN:
American held in Iran launches hunger strike and writes to Biden asking him to do more for detainees  —  An American wrongfully detained in Iran is calling on President Joe Biden to take notice of US detainees there, launching a hunger strike Monday to mark seven years since he was left behind …
Discussion: NPR and Al Jazeera
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Mailchimp:
AMERICAN HOSTAGE IN IRAN SIAMAK NAMAZI LAUNCHES SEVEN-DAY HUNGER STRIKE TO MARK SEVEN YEARS SINCE HE WAS LEFT BEHIND
Discussion: CBS News
NBC News:
Ukraine prepares for new offensive as Russia and Belarus begin joint drills  —  DNIPROVS'KE, Ukraine — The smell of sawdust hangs in the air around a network of neatly dug trenches in a quiet and densely forested area on Ukraine's border with Belarus.  —  Freshly cut planks reinforce …
Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
‘Woke’ $10M MLK ‘penis’ statue insults black community: Coretta Scott King kin  —  Even some kin of Coretta Scott King hate the new $10 million sculpture just dedicated to her and her iconic civil rights leader husband in Boston — with a cousin claiming it “looks like a penis.”
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
U.S. begins expanded training of Ukrainian forces for large-scale combat  —  “We want the Ukrainians to have a capability to successfully defend their country,” Gen. Mark A. Milley said in an interview  —  ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER EUROPE — The U.S. military has launched an expanded …
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown draws his first GOP challenger in key 2024 race  —  CLEVELAND — Matt Dolan, who lost a raucous Republican Senate primary in Ohio last year, will run again in 2024, this time seeking to unseat longtime Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown.
Punchbowl News:
1/16/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … Biden spoke at a memorial service for the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.  The high-profile speech came at the invitation of Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), the senior pastor there.
Discussion: The Hill
Dylan Gyauch-Lewis / American Prospect:
What Was Behind Last Week's FAA Breakdown?  —  Pete Buttigieg's personnel choices were certainly a factor.  —  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks after addressing the Transportation Research Board in Washington, January 11, 2023. … Following problems with the Federal Aviation …
Fox News:
No visitor logs exist for Biden's Wilmington home, site of classified doc discovery, WH counsel's office says  —  Biden is under a special counsel investigation for keeping classified documents in the home  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 16  —  There are no visitor logs …
Wall Street Journal:
TikTok Tries to Win Allies in the U.S. With More Transparency  —  Chinese-owned app proposes giving U.S. officials oversight of its algorithms  —  Two years into negotiations with U.S. regulators about whether TikTok will be able to remain in the country, the popular video-sharing app is trying a new tack: increased transparency.
Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Yellen, Top Chinese Official to Meet, Try to Smooth Economic Ties  —  U.S.-China relationship remains important to global economy but faces tension on technology, trade and Taiwan  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with senior Chinese official Liu He this week …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Yellen to meet with Chinese finance minister in Switzerland
Discussion: The Hill, Sputnik News and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
D.C.'s crime bill could make the city more dangerous  —  Washington could become a more dangerous city if the D.C. Council votes Tuesday, as currently planned, to override Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's veto of a bill that decreases punishments for violent crimes such as carjackings, home invasion burglaries, robberies and even homicides.
Discussion: Conservative Home
 
 
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Iran Restricts Supply of Cheap Oil to Syria, Leaving Ally in Crisis
Discussion: Reuters
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DAWN:
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Discussion: Raw Story and Golfweek
CNN:
Romanian authorities seize nearly $4 million in assets from Andrew Tate in alleged human trafficking, rape investigation
Discussion: 6abc
Ashleigh McMillan / Sydney Morning Herald:
'We're all vulnerable': One in 10 people will end up with long COVID, new study says
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
NYC stalls bike lane near Manhattan courts after pushback from judges
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The House GOP's retread tactics have blown up in Republicans' faces before
Discussion: Raw Story
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Far-Right Superstars Are Failing on Rumble. Who's Winning?
Discussion: Althouse
Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
Former Russian president says Japanese leader should disembowel himself
Discussion: Political Wire
 

 
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

New York Times:
Sources: after Trump's election win, NPR is preparing for a variety of funding possibilities, including that government money will be clawed back immediately

 
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