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1:00 AM ET, December 21, 2014

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New York Post:
2 NYPD cops shot dead ‘execution style’ in Brooklyn  —  A possible suspect was found shot at the scene and rushed to a nearby hospital.  —  Two uniformed NYPD officers were shot dead — execution style — as they sat in their marked police car on a Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, street corner.
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NY Daily News:
Two NYPD officers dead in ‘ambush’ while sitting in patrol car in Brooklyn by gunman who boasted on Instagram about killing cops for ‘revenge’ (GRAPHIC IMAGES)  —  Ismaaiyl Brinsley fired at the officers in their squad car outside of the Tompkins Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant sources said.
New York Times:
Two N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Killed in Brooklyn Ambush; Suspect Commits Suicide  —  Two police officers sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn were shot at point-blank range and killed on Saturday afternoon by a man who, officials said, had traveled to the city from Baltimore vowing to kill officers.
Fox News:
2 NYPD officers shot, killed in ambush on cop car  —  DEVELOPING: Two New York City police officer were shot and killed Saturday after they were shot by a gunman as they sat inside a patrol car.  —  The attack took place in Brooklyn at around 3 p.m., the New York Daily News reported.
CNN:
2 New York police officers shot to death  —  New York (CNN) — Two New York City police officers were shot and killed ambush-style Saturday as they sat in their patrol car in Brooklyn, according to two law enforcement sources.  —  Both officers were shot in the head, one of the sources said.
Alyssa Zauderer / New York's PIX11:
VIDEO: NYPD officers turn away from Mayor de Blasio as he enters police presser for murdered cops  —  PIX11 — Police officers turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio as he walked into the police press conference about the two NYPD officers shot and killed execution-style in Brooklyn.
Alyssa Zauderer / New York's PIX11:
‘They were quite simply assassinated:’ 2 NYPD officers shot and killed execution-style in Brooklyn ambush  —  “They were quite simply assassinated, targeted for their uniforms, and for the responsibility they embraced to keep the people of this city safe,” Police Commissioner Bill Bratton …
Andy Newman / New York Times:
Updates on Fatal Shooting of Two N.Y.P.D. Officers  —  Updated, 11:17 p.m. Two police officers were fatally shot as they sat in their patrol car in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Saturday afternoon.  The assailant then killed himself, the police said.  Read the full story.  —  These updates are done for the day.
Discussion: Capital New York and The Agonist
Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:
Police say killer of 2 NYPD officers first shot ex-girlfriend in Owings Mills  —  The shooting of a woman at an Owings Mills apartment complex was the precursor for the ambush killing of two New York City police officers later in the day, law enforcement officials said.
Discussion: Business Insider
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Gunman Kills Two NYPD Officers In Brooklyn
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Two NYC Police Officers Assassinated ‘Execution Style’
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
AP source: US seeks China's help after cyberattack  —  HONOLULU (AP) — The United States is asking China for help as it weighs potential responses to a cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment that the U.S. has blamed on North Korea.  —  A senior Obama administration official …
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Associated Press:
Police: Man in elf costume charged with DWI  —  Associated Press 2 hrs ago  —  RIVERDALE, N.J. (AP) — Police say an elf on the sauce is facing drunken driving charges in New Jersey.  —  Riverdale police tell NJ.com (http://bit.ly/1wX1laR ) that 23-year-old Brian Chellis was found passed …
Discussion: New York's PIX11 and CBS Philly
Associated Press:
Holder calls police shootings ‘act of barbarism’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is condemning the shooting deaths of two New York City police officers as senseless and an “unspeakable act of barbarism.”  —  The officers were shot Saturday in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.
Associated Press:
GOP to back ‘The Interview’ if it gets to theaters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP is calling on supporters to buy a ticket to the movie “The Interview” if theater owners reverse their decision not to show the film amid threats of retaliation for its comedic take on assassinating North Korea's leader.
Brendan Farrington / Associated Press:
Obama's Cuba moves reflect Florida political shift  —  Associated Press 1 hr ago  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For decades, the politics of Cuba in Florida were simple: anything less than a hard line stance against Fidel Castro and his regime was a sure way to lose a race for office.
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Lauren French / Politico:
Obama's Republican ally on Cuba
Discussion: TIME
 
 
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