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8:45 PM ET, December 24, 2014

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
YouTube tentatively agrees to stream ‘The Interview’  —  YouTube, the world's largest video web site, has tentatively agreed to help Sony Pictures distribute “The Interview” via the Internet, according to sources with direct knowledge of the ongoing negotiations.  —  The sources cautioned that the deal could still fall apart.
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The Official Google Blog:
“The Interview” now available on Google Play and YouTube Movies  —  Last Wednesday Sony began contacting a number of companies, including Google, to ask if we'd be able to make their movie, “The Interview,” available online.  We'd had a similar thought and were eager to help …
Agence France-Presse:
Sony streams North Korea comedy online
Discussion: Slantpoint
Jennifer Mann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Berkeley officer kills suspect who pulled gun; police say victim was ‘known’ to police  —  A Berkeley police officer fired at least three shots at a suspect who pulled a gun on him, the St. Louis County Police chief said at a Wednesday morning news conference.
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ABC News:
Video Shows Moments Before Police Shooting Near Ferguson, Missouri
Washington Post:
CDC reports potential Ebola exposure in Atlanta lab  —  One scientist may have been exposed to the Ebola virus and as many as a dozen others are being assessed for potential exposure at a lab of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, agency officials said Wednesday.
Discussion: The Verge
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Susan Levine / Politico:
CDC lab breach may have exposed technician to Ebola  —  A technician at the CDC's special pathogens laboratory in Atlanta may have been exposed to Ebola this week when a sample of the deadly virus was incorrectly marked and moved within the facility, officials said Wednesday.
Washington Post:
Jeb Bush e-mails offer a look at the Republican's hands-on style as governor  —  The new governor of Florida was feeling exhausted and beleaguered.  It was after 10 o'clock at night, and Jeb Bush was still going through angry e-mails.  —  He forwarded a message lambasting him as …
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Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Again? Really? What if it's Bush-Clinton in 2016?
Discussion: Slantpoint
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:   5 takeaways from Jeb Bush emails
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Bachmann: Obama Supports The Agenda Of Islamic Jihad “At Every Turn”  —  “And I have been very surprised, to answer your question, to see the president of the United States, at every turn, cut the legs off of our ally, Israel, and in fact embrace and lift up the agenda of Islamic jihad.”
Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
CUNY newspaper editorial calls for violent protests  —  Gordon Barnes, the editor-in-chief of The Advocate, penned the disturbing editorial calling for violent protests.  —  A disturbing editorial in a CUNY grad-student newspaper calls for rioters protesting the deaths of Eric Garner …
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Woman who makes $6K a month off Airbnb rental ordered to stop  —  A woman has been “profiteering” from her government-subsidized, rent-controlled Central Park duplex by renting out bedrooms through Airbnb, a Manhattan judge said, ordering her to stop immediately.
Discussion: Mashable and Gothamist
David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
This Christmas, Be Grateful You Didn't Put All Your Money in Oil and Gold  —  The Ron Paul portfolio hasn't done so well.  —  Two days after the 2012 election, gold seller Doug Eberhardt told readers that his site was experiencing a traffic surge.  “I noticed quite a few hits on my site …
Discussion: New York Times
David McCabe / The Hill:
Obama plays round of golf with Malaysia's prime minster  —  President Obama golfed with the prime minister of Malaysia on Wednesday as he continued his annual winter vacation in Hawaii.  —  Prime Minister Najib Razak joined the president on the golf course.  The foursome was completed by White House aides Joe Paulsen and Mike Brush.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
That time Obama wore a tiara  —  Sporting a tiara in a photo posted Wednesday, President Barack Obama seems to have broken his own rule of “you don't put stuff on your head if you're president.”  —  But that's the power of the Girl Scouts.  —  Story Continued Below
The Hill:
GOP unveils proposal to require ‘dynamic’ scoring on major bills  —  House GOP leaders late Tuesday introduced a proposed rules change that would require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to apply “dynamic” scoring to major pieces of legislation in the next Congress.
Discussion: Moe Lane
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Why Israeli-Palestinian Peace Failed  —  TEL AVIV — I sat down with Tzipi Livni, Israel's lead negotiator with the Palestinians during months of talks that collapsed last April, to get a sense of how she viewed that failure and to take Israel's pulse in the run-up to the March election.
Associated Press:
IS captures Jordanian pilot after warplane crashes in Syria  —  Associated Press 1 hr ago  —  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Islamic State group militants on Wednesday captured a Jordanian pilot after his warplane crashed in Syria while conducting airstrikes, and a Jordanian official said it was believed …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Agence France-Presse:   IS captures Jordanian pilot after plane crashes over Syria
 
 
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When Asked To Sort ‘Girls’ And ‘Boys’ Gifts, Obama Destroys Toy Gender Stereotypes (VIDEO)
Discussion: Advocate and Daily Kos
Sarah Benhaida / Agence France-Presse:
Pope urges ‘tenderness’ as millions fete Christmas
Discussion: Slantpoint
Associated Press:
Katt Williams pleads not guilty in robbery case
Discussion: EW.com
HHS.gov:
Open Enrollment Week 5: December 13 - December 19, 2014
NK News:
The Associated Press in North Korea: A Potemkin news bureau?
 Earlier Items: 
cbp.gov:
CBP Enrolls Santa in Global Entry
Discussion: TheBlaze.com and Slantpoint
Jonathan Zimmerman / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Governors may not have edge in 2016 presidential race
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Seeking U.S. funds, Somali clan retains D.C. lawyer
New York Post:
Judge bails thug who posted this threat against cops
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Marco Rubio's Old-School Cuba Policy
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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