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11:15 AM ET, December 28, 2016

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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Britain Pulled the Strings and Netanyahu Warned New Zealand It Was Declaring War: New Details on Israel's Battle Against the UN Vote  —  The British secretly worked the Palestinians and urged New Zealand to move ahead with the resolution, and a call from Netanyahu to Putin triggered a real drama …
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Bloomberg:
Kerry Plans Middle East Speech as Israel Retaliates Over UN Snub  —  Speech follows U.S. absention on UN Security Council Vote  —  Paris conference in January could ramp up pressure on Israel  —  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will offer a “comprehensive vision” for how Middle East peace …
The Times of Israel:
Transcript claims to show US worked with Palestinians on UN resolution
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
John Kerry, in a Final, Pointed Plea, Will Outline a Vision of Mideast Peace
Vladislav Davidzon / Tablet Magazine:
Biden Call Said to Precipitate Ukraine's UN Vote
Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
‘You cannot eat here’: Hawaii café riles residents with ban on Trump voters  —  This sign was posted at Honolulu's Café 8 ½.  —  Honolulu's Café 8 ½ gets rave reviews on Yelp for its “Radiatore Verde” and “Italian stir fry,” among other popular dishes …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: Obama ‘lost’ in key swing states for Clinton  —  argued Tuesday that President Obama did not help Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  win key swing states in the November election.  —  In a tweet, Trump doubled-down on his belief that he would have defeated Obama …
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Jaclyn Schultz / WAGA-TV:
Police: Queen Latifah's car stolen by gas station thieves  —  FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Hollywood's Queen Latifah became another unfortunate victim of a crime trend plaguing drivers throughout south Fulton County: thieves jump into a driver's seat while someone is pumping gas, and quickly take off.
Discussion: AOL
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Obama administration is close to announcing measures to punish Russia for election interference  —  The Obama administration is close to announcing a series of measures to punish Russia for its interference in the 2016 presidential election, including economic sanctions and diplomatic censure, according to U.S. officials.
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Uri Friedman / The Atlantic:
‘What the Russians Did Was Utterly Unprecedented’
Discussion: WiredPen and The Daily Caller
The Atlantic:
Cristina Kirchner, Argentina's Former President, Faces Corruption Charges  —  Cristina Kirchner, the former president of Argentina, was indicted Tuesday by a federal judge over allegations of corruption tied to an infrastructure project.  Kirchner is accused of using her position …
Discussion: Mashable, CBS Los Angeles and NBC News
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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Iconic Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher Dies at 60: ‘She Was Loved by the World and She Will Be Missed Profoundly’
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Bests Trump as Most Admired Man in 2016  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are most likely to name President Barack Obama as the man they admire most in 2016.  Twenty-two percent mentioned Obama in response to the open-ended question.  President-elect Donald Trump was second at 15%.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
HGTV Will Never Upset You: How the Network Beat CNN in 2016  —  Without news, sports or A-listers, HGTV thrives on repetition  —  Nikki Justice doesn't seem like she'd be a big fan of HGTV's show “Property Brothers.”  A first-year astronomy and physics major at Ohio State University, she's never owned a home, let alone flipped one.
J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
Trump Takes Credit for Bump in Consumer Confidence  —  President-elect Donald Trump congratulated himself on Tuesday night for an uptick in the Consumer Confidence Index, a closely-watched economic measure.  —  The Conference Board reported on Tuesday that its index of consumer confidence rose …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Thanks Himself For Rising Consumer Confidence Index
Discussion: Reuters
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Warren stirs talk of 2020 White House run  —  is set to bolster her Senate resume next year, sparking early talk about a 2020 presidential bid.  —  The Massachusetts Democrat will join the Armed Services Committee in 2017, branching out beyond the tough-on-Wall Street message that made her a liberal favorite.
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Top 15 Democratic presidential candidates in 2020
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Politico
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
SEIU plans 30 percent budget cut during Trump admin.  —  The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is planning to cut 30 percent of its budget by Jan. 1, 2018, the end of President-elect Donald Trump  —  's first year in office.  —  “Because the far right will control all three branches …
Tom Cotton / New York Times:
Fix Immigration.  It's What Voters Want.  —  Donald J. Trump smashed many orthodoxies on his way to victory, but immigration was the defining issue separating him from his primary opponents and Hillary Clinton.  President-elect Trump now has a clear mandate not only to stop illegal immigration …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Experts: Ryan's livestream crackdown may be unconstitutional  —  Paul Ryan's new crackdown against protests on the House floor — a direct response to the Democrats' gun-control “sit-in” last summer — is prompting questions from experts in both parties about its constitutionality.
Wall Street Journal:
As Home Prices Rise, Flippers Make a Comeback  —  Number of investors flipping homes returns to precrisis levels; big banks also get back in the game  —  This is a great time to be in the house-flipping business.  —  The number of investors who flipped a house in the first nine months of 2016 reached the highest level since 2007.
Discussion: Politico
TMZ.com:
NFL's Ray McDonald — Terrifying Video In Dom.  Violence Case  —  TMZ Sports has obtained footage of the terrifying 2015 standoff between ex-NFL player Ray McDonald and the mother of his child ... video that was at the center of his domestic violence case.  —  The footage shows …
Discussion: ProFootballTalk and The Root
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
Former Trump staffer gets 30 days in jail after being convicted on 10 counts of election fraud  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Failed Michigan State House candidate Brandon Michael Hall—who was a prominent volunteer with the Donald Trump campaign—was sentenced to 30 days …
Discussion: Detroit News
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Belief in conspiracies largely depends on political identity  —  Belief in conspiracy theories depends largely on which side of the spectrum you fall on … Sometimes it seems that Americans will believe anything.  And what we know as true or not true these days can depend on our political point of view.
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and Raw Story
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
H.I.V. Cases Surpass a Million in Russia, but Little Is Done  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Quietly, earlier this year, the number of Russians who have received a positive H.I.V. diagnosis passed the one million mark, with little indication that the government will commit adequate resources …
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Michael Wagaman / Yahoo Sports:
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Peter Holley / Washington Post:
A professor called Trump's election an ‘act of terrorism.’ Then she became the victim of terror.
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Richard Adams, Whose Novel ‘Watership Down’ Became a Phenomenon, Dies at 96
Discussion: Gizmodo and Althouse
Blake Montgomery / BuzzFeed:
Planned Parenthood, Gloria Steinem, And Harry Belafonte Join Women's March On Washington Leadership
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Discussion: NBC News
Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
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Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
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ProPublica:
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