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Susan Page / USA Today:
In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him — Interviews like this one have been rare in Biden's tenure. He has held fewer news conferences and individual sessions with reporters than any president since at least Ronald Reagan.
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Joe Biden / USA Today:
Read what Joe Biden said during his exclusive interview with USA TODAY: Transcript — Transcript of President Joe Biden's Oval Office interview with Susan Page, USA TODAY's Washington Bureau Chief, on Jan. 5, 2025: — PAGE: This is the limits of my technological ability. — BIDEN: Believe me...
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USA Today:
Regrets, precedent and legacy: 7 takeaways from Biden's exclusive interview with USA TODAY
Regrets, precedent and legacy: 7 takeaways from Biden's exclusive interview with USA TODAY
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Biden Admits ‘Who The Hell Knows’ If He Could Have Fulfilled A Second Term
Biden Admits ‘Who The Hell Knows’ If He Could Have Fulfilled A Second Term
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Merchan subtweets John Roberts ahead of Trump's sentencing — The chief justice thinks intimidating judges is bad — some of the time. — 👨⚖️ 🏛️ ⏳ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, independent political coverage will be more vital than ever in 2025.
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New York Times:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt His Sentencing in N.Y. Criminal Case — Prosecutors have been ordered to respond to the president-elect's request by Thursday morning, suggesting the court could rule before Friday's scheduled sentencing. — Days away from his criminal sentencing in New York …
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention in New York “hush money” case
Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention in New York “hush money” case
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Politico:
Trump asks Supreme Court to block hush money sentencing
Trump asks Supreme Court to block hush money sentencing
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John Fritze / CNN:
Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case
Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump files emergency petition to Supreme Court to prevent sentencing in NY v. Trump
Trump files emergency petition to Supreme Court to prevent sentencing in NY v. Trump
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Washington Post:
Trump asks Supreme Court to halt Friday sentencing in hush money case
Trump asks Supreme Court to halt Friday sentencing in hush money case
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump asks Supreme Court to block New York hush money sentencing
Trump asks Supreme Court to block New York hush money sentencing
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says — New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump's team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network …
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Here are some of the horrible things that you can now say on Instagram and Facebook — Meta's policy changes allow calling gay and trans people ‘mentally ill’ while removing a ban on referring to women as ‘household objects.’ … As reported by Wired, a lot of text has been updated, added …
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Meta's new hate speech guidelines permit users to say LGBTQ people are mentally ill
Meta's new hate speech guidelines permit users to say LGBTQ people are mentally ill
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Clare Duffy / CNN:
Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines
Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
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Reuters:
EU will not tolerate attacks on its borders, France says after Trump Greenland comments — The European Union will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, responding to comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking over Greenland.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Greenland, Panama and Faucets: Trump Conference Shows Hints of Chaos to Come — President-elect Donald J. Trump's news conference at Mar-a-Lago was a reminder of what the next four years may have in store. — There was talk of the rising number of beached whales in Massachusetts, the victim …
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Why Does Trump Want Greenland?
Why Does Trump Want Greenland?
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Off The Rails And Off To The Races
Off The Rails And Off To The Races
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Politico:
All signs point to Moody for Senate — Presented by Good morning and welcome to Wednesday. — Time is running short for Gov. RON DESANTIS' first big decision of 2025 — picking MARCO RUBIO's replacement in the Senate. — Asked on Tuesday if he's made up his mind, the governor said he still …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Prevail in Virginia Races, the First Elections Since Trump's Win
Democrats Prevail in Virginia Races, the First Elections Since Trump's Win
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Garland prepares to release Jack Smith's report on 2020 election subversion case against Trump — Garland will withhold from public release a second volume of the report describing Smith's second case against Trump for amassing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Garland to release Smith's Jan. 6 report, hold back Mar-a-Lago report — Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to release only the volume of special counsel Jack Smith's report dealing with Donald Trump's plans to subvert the transfer of power after his loss in the 2020 election …
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Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
The View co-host Sunny Hostin's surgeon husband Emmanuel accused of insurance fraud in bombshell lawsuit — The long-time husband of The View co-host Sunny Hostin is starting the New Year under a cloud after being accused of federal insurance fraud. — Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Hostin …
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner — Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US — The Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has said Meta's decision to end factchecking on its platforms …
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Associated Press:
California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up — A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes in Pacific Palisades and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands.
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Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
‘Obamacare’ hits record enrollment but an uncertain future awaits under Trump — A record 24 million people have signed up for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama's landmark health legislation, as the program awaits an uncertain future under a Republican-controlled White House and Congress.
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Biden administration achieves fourth record-breaking ACA enrollment ahead of exit
Biden administration achieves fourth record-breaking ACA enrollment ahead of exit
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Arno Rosenfeld / The Forward:
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors — The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are “abusing their position” by publishing content the group believes to be antisemitic, according to documents obtained by the Forward.
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Andy Bruce / Reuters:
UK universities join retreat from Elon Musk's X, citing misinformation on platform — Universities and other higher education establishments have joined a retreat among British institutions from Elon Musk's X social media platform, citing its role in spreading misinformation that fuelled race riots last year.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Researcher Turns Insecure License Plate Cameras Into Open Source Surveillance Tool — Some Motorola automated license plate reader surveillance cameras are live-streaming video and car data to the unsecured internet where anyone can watch and scrape them, a security researcher has found.
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IJR:
Mika Brzezinski Immediately Cleans Up Guest's Statement After He Falsely Referred To Trump As A ‘Rapist’ — MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski immediately corrected New York University professor Scott Galloway's assertion that President-elect Donald Trump is a “rapist” during a Wednesday segment of “Morning Joe.”