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5:10 PM ET, December 15, 2015

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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Rally Erupts In Chaos And Ugly Confrontation  —  LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump's campaign rally had only been underway for a few minutes Monday night when the first angry eruption occurred.  —  The Republican frontrunner had invited a supporter up to the stage to recount how his son was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
Discussion: Shakesville
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Donald Trump Could Win, and Why He Probably Won't  —  Despite controversy after controversy, Donald Trump still dominates the polls.  With his seemingly impervious lead, it is tempting to declare that he is a clear front-runner for the nomination.  —  He has, after all …
John Locher / BuzzFeed:
Trump Supporter Yells “Light The Motherf**ker On Fire” As Protester Is Dragged Away At Rally  —  Multiple protesters were removed from a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas on the eve of the final Republican presidential debate of the year.  —  Donald Trump held a rally Monday night in Las Vegas …
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump rises, Carson collapses in Post/ABC poll  —  Donald Trump has hit his highest level of support yet in a new Washington Post/ABC News poll of registered Republicans out Tuesday: 38 percent.  —  Despite the widespread blowback over Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. …
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Liberal Hispanic activists assail Rubio, Cruz as ‘traitors’ to their culture  —  Liberal Hispanic groups have launched a new campaign designed to turn Latino voters against the two Cuban-American Republicans who have risen to the top tier of the GOP presidential field …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In face of criticism, Trump surges to his biggest lead over the GOP field
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Rubio ridicules ‘ridiculous’ Obama climate deal
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Edges Cruz in Iowa; His Supporters Think Japanese Internment Was Good; Clinton Still …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Matthew J. Dowd / Wall Street Journal:
Seven Insights About the Republican Field Ahead of Las Vegas Debate
Discussion: Fox News
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump to meet with GOP mega-donor but says 'I don't want his money'
Discussion: New York Times and Mediaite
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush vowed that Donald Trump would be in decline by Dec. 15. That didn't happen.
Hunter Walker / Yahoo Politics:
The spotlight — and target — is on Cruz in the last GOP debate of 2015
Discussion: Politico
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Ben Carson: Debate focused on national security would be a ‘slam dunk’
Discussion: Yahoo Politics and Daily Kos
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
All LAUSD schools closed after bomb threat called in to board member, police say  —  All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was called in to a board member, police said.  —  It is unclear when the threat was made and to which school board member …
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Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
LAUSD Closes All Schools Amid ‘Credible Threat’ of Violence to All Schools: Officials  —  All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday until further notice after LAUSD received a “credible” threat to all schools, according to district officials and police.
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
The Latest: School Threat Believed to Be Hoax, Lawmaker Says
New York Times:
Police Say a Threat Made to New York Schools Is Not Credible
Discussion: Washington Post and Althouse
Jenna Morton / WQAD-TV:
Muscatine man fights panhandlers who refuse his offer of a job  —  It's a picture that's been shared around the world.  Two boys panhandling in Muscatine, another man holding a sign telling people not to give them money.  —  In Muscatine, Iowa you can find panhandlers several times a week.
Discussion: FOX 61
New York Times:
The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care  —  These maps look nothing alike.  Their big differences are forcing health experts to rethink what they know about health costs across the country.  —  Medicare spending per capita
Stephanie McNeal / BuzzFeed:
Women Say Their Hair Is Falling Out In Chunks After Using Wen Hair Products  —  Women say a popular hair care line created by a celebrity stylist in Los Angeles is making them go bald, with hundreds of people joining a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer.  —  Instagram: @wenbychazdean Murphy Rosen LLP
Discussion: KFOR-TV, myfox8.com, WQAD-TV, WJTV and fox4kc.com
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Katherine Lam / New York's PIX11:
Women sue WEN hair care by Chaz Dean claiming it causes hair loss
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Daily Mail:
‘The Obamas treat Air Force One like an Uber ride’: Chief of spending watchdog says president's Christmas Hawaii trip is too expensive to justify  —  Barack Obama has been savaged by a top spending campaigner for taking the First Family on an eighth consecutive Christmas vacation to Hawaii, at huge expense to the American taxpayer.
New York Post:
City subways are turning into a sex-crime filled horror show  —  Sex crimes on the city's subways have soared by nearly 20 percent this year, due to a surge in the number of gropers, flashers and voyeurs, NYPD officials said on Monday.  —  “I think everyone has a subway horror story,” …
Discussion: Gothamist
Yanan Wang / Washington Post:
In Flint, Mich., there's so much lead in children's blood that a state of emergency is declared  —  For months, worried parents in Flint, Mich., arrived at their pediatricians' offices in droves.  Holding a toddler by the hand or an infant in their arms, they all have the same question: Are their children being poisoned?
Camille Paglia / Spiked:
Feminist trouble  —  It's doubtful whether Camille Paglia - cultural critic, academic and the author of several acclaimed books including, most recently, Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars - has ever pulled a punch.  Since she burst on to the cultural scene in the 1990s …
Discussion: Althouse
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Views of Government's Handling of Terrorism Fall to Post-9/11 Low  —  Little change in views of relationship between Islam and violence  —  Following the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., the public's concerns about terrorism have surged and positive ratings …
Discussion: Pew Research Center and Politico
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Actress and author Lena Dunham will campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Jan. 9 in Des Moines and Iowa City.  —  “Lena has spent a lot of time with Hillary, and I bet she's got some great stories to share,” Michelle Kleppe, the Iowa organizing director …
Discussion: LifeNews.com and Politico
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Republicans propose resolution defending Christmas  —  A group of House Republicans has signed onto legislation declaring support for Christmas.  —  Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) has introduced a resolution expressing the sense of the House that “the symbols and traditions of Christmas …
 
 
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Sophia Rosenbaum / Page Six:
Paris Hilton moving to Switzerland for millionaire beau
Discussion: The Daily Caller
WOOD-TV:
Manager: Robber called clerk a terrorist, shot him
Discussion: KFOR-TV and WCMH-TV
Anthony Watts / Watts Up With That?:
Shocker: Vegetarian diets worse for climate than eating bacon
Discussion: Power Line
Deke Farrow / modbee:
Modesto pastor recovering from accidental gunshot in firearm-safety class
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Out-of-control Florida school dean suspended for mocking ‘ugly’ Jews, black women and poor students
Discussion: WJXT-TV
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Richard A. Epstein / Hoover Institution:
Our Affirmative Action Mess
Discussion: Eduwonk
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
A group of influential social conservative leaders is planning to back Ted Cruz
Dusty Lane / Q13 FOX News:
Pasco man gets Amber Alert on his phone just as he's parking next to car in question
Discussion: KFOR-TV and New York's PIX11
Lauren French / Politico:
Ryan: Budget package a true compromise
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Multiculturalism is a sham, says Angela Merkel
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

 
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