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4:55 AM ET, January 17, 2023

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Albuquerque Journal:
Failed Republican candidate arrested in shootings targeting Democratic politicians' homes  —  Albuquerque SWAT officers take a man into custody Monday afternoon in Southwest Albuquerque.  (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)  —  Albuquerque police on Monday arrested the man they say is the …
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Rio Yamat / Associated Press:
Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers' homes  —  A failed Republican candidate who authorities said was angry over his defeat and made baseless claims the election last November was “rigged” against him was arrested in connection with a series of drive-by shootings targeting …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Losing candidate arrested in string of shootings at New Mexico Democrats' homes  —  Albuquerque police announced the arrest Solomon Peña Monday.  He ran unsuccessfully for a state legislative seat in 2022.  —  Police in Albuquerque on Monday announced the arrest of a failed candidate …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York Post
Remy Tumin / New York Times:
Republican Ex-Candidate Arrested in Shootings Targeting New Mexico Democrats  —  The authorities in Albuquerque said Solomon Peña, who lost his bid for a State House seat in November, was behind a series of recent shootings targeting Democratic elected officials.
CNN:
‘Unforced errors’: A White House facing a fresh crisis  —  Since the day in early November when President Joe Biden's lawyers first found documents with classified markings at his private office in Washington, DC, the extraordinarily small number of aides kept in the loop have adhered to one rule …
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CNN:
White House counsel's office says there are no visitors logs at Biden's Wilmington home
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
GOP House Oversight Chair Can't Explain Why He's Investigating Biden Classified Docs But Not Trump's
Fox News:
No visitor logs exist for Biden's Wilmington home, site of classified doc discovery, WH counsel's office says
Abdirahim Saeed / BBC:
Taliban start buying blue ticks on Twitter  —  The Taliban have started using Twitter's paid-for verification feature, meaning some now have blue ticks on their accounts.  —  Previously, the blue tick indicated “active, notable, and authentic accounts of public interest” verified by Twitter, and could not be purchased.
Matt Murphy / BBC:
Ukraine war: Russia's Wagner Group commander requests Norway asylum  —  A former commander with the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group has claimed asylum in Norway after deserting from the mercenary outfit.  —  Andrey Medvedev, 26, crossed the border into Norway last Friday, where he was detained by border guards.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Rolling Stone:
Secret Video Reveals Twitter Team Warned of ‘Shooting in the Streets’ Ahead of Jan. 6  —  The video shows Twitter managers shrugging off staff warnings of coming violence — one day before the attack on the Capitol  —  ANIKA COLLIER NAVOLI was at her “wits' end.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Steven Mazie / The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Justices Do Not Seem to Be Getting Along  —  Supreme Court justices often get cross with lawyers arguing cases before them.  But six months after the Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the justices are betraying signs of impatience and frustration with one another—sometimes bordering on disrespect.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bonchie / RedState:
Democrat Introduces Legislation to Make White People Criticizing Minorities a Federal Crime  —  It may be MLK Day, but Democrats aren't here for all that “content of character” stuff.  —  Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, long in the running for being the vapidest member of Congress (oops …
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
San Fran's reparations committee proposes $5 million to each Black longtime resident, total debt forgiveness  —  San Francisco's reparations committee also proposes supplementing lower-income recipients' income for 250 years  —  San Francisco businesses demanding full tax refund over homelessness, crime crisis
Anna Skinner / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's Telltale Sign He Knows He'll Be Indicted: Kirschner  —  Former president Donald Trump is showing his cards through his plethora of social media posts, according to attorney and former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner.  —  In a Sunday episode of Kirschner's podcast Justice Matters …
Discussion: Raw Story
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
The Getty Family's Trust Issues  —  Heirs to an iconic fortune sought out a wealth manager who would assuage their progressive consciences.  Now their dispute is exposing dynastic secrets.  —  For the very rich, private wealth managers are in a separate class from other retainers …
Discussion: Inequality.org and The Hill
Jennifer Wilson / New Yorker:
John le Carré's Search for a Vocation  —  The writer's collected letters reveal the high value he placed upon honorable work.  —  The summer I finished writing my dissertation, the C.I.A. tried to recruit me—as a spy.  The call came in the middle of the afternoon, as I was working on a chapter about Tolstoy and midwifery.
Kalley Huang / New York Times:
Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach  —  With the rise of the popular new chatbot ChatGPT, colleges are restructuring some courses and taking preventive measures.  —  While grading essays for his world religions course last month, Antony Aumann …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
How States Are Using Red Flag Laws to Try to Avert Mass Shootings  —  Judges in 19 states and the District of Columbia are issuing orders to keep guns out of the hands of people deemed dangerous, like a Florida teenager who threatened a mass shooting.  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. …
CNBC:
Manchin, Sinema and Coons meet with CEOs at private Davos luncheon for World Economic Forum  — U.S. lawmakers quietly took part in a private ritzy lunch atop the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Monday featuring dozens of influential business leaders.
Seneca Scott / Compact Magazine:
Compact A Masturbatory ‘Homage’ to My Family  —  By now, I'm sure you've seen it.  The new Boston sculpture “honoring” Dr. Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, looks more like a pair of hands hugging a beefy penis than a special moment shared by the iconic couple.
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Thom Tillis emerges as a bipartisan dealmaker as lawmakers fear dysfunction looms
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Rocky Road Ahead for House Intelligence Panel
ABC13:
1 killed, several injured after mass shooting at club parking lot in NW Harris County, deputies say
Discussion: The Daily Caller and UPI
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ACURA ViewPoint: Guest Post by Branko Marcetic: Diplomatic Cables Show Russia Saw NATO Expansion as a Red Line
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Covid-19 Drugmakers Pressured Twitter to Censor Activists Pushing for Generic Vaccine
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
John Kerry tells AP he backs UAE oil chief overseeing COP28
Sophia Tulp / Associated Press:
As elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive online
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Financial Times:
What the end of the US shale revolution would mean for the world
 

 
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A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

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