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10:45 PM ET, December 28, 2016

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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Debbie Reynolds, ‘Singin’ in the Rain' Star and Carrie Fisher's Mother, Dies at 84  —  Debbie Reynolds, the Oscar-nominated singer-actress who was the mother of late actress Carrie Fisher, has died at Cedars-Sinai hospital.  She was 84.  —  “She wanted to be with Carrie,” her son Todd Fisher told Variety.
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TMZ.com:
Debbie Reynolds — DEAD AT 84  —  Debbie Reynolds — who rose to stardom in “Singin' in the Rain” and quickly became a staple among Hollywood royalty — died Wednesday as a result of a stroke, TMZ has learned ... just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away ... this according to her son Todd.
TMZ.com:
Debbie Reynolds Rushed to Hospital for Possible Stroke (AUDIO + VIDEO)  —  Debbie Reynolds — Rushed to Hospital for Possible Stroke  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  2:53 PM PT — We've learned Debbie's condition when she was taken to the hospital was listed as “fair to serious.”
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Debbie Reynolds, Mother of Carrie Fisher and Star of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,' Dies at 84  —  The actress received an Oscar nom for ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ and lost her husband to Elizabeth Taylor.  Her daughter died one day earlier.  —  Debbie Reynolds, the vivacious actress …
Discussion: AOL and Suburban Guerrilla …
Los Angeles Times:
Debbie Reynolds rushed to the hospital after falling ill; condition unknown
Steve Almasy / CNN:
Report: Debbie Reynolds hospitalized
Discussion: The Last Refuge and TheBlaze
Bloomberg:
Obama's Betrayal of Israel at the UN Must Not Stand  —  President Barack Obama's ill-advised decision to order the U.S. to abstain on a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements breaks with past U.S. policy, undermines a vital ally and sets back the cause of Middle East peace.
Discussion: neo-neocon and Instapundit
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside the coming war between the United States and the United Nations  —  Even before Donald Trump's inauguration as president, Congress is planning to escalate the clash over the U.N. Security Council's anti-Israel resolution into a full-on conflict between the United States and the United Nations.
Fox News:
Kerry rips ‘settler agenda’ in speech defending UN vote, Israeli PM fires back  —  A defiant Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday defended the U.S. decision allowing the United Nations to condemn Israeli settlements, while lashing out at the so-called “settler agenda” …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Kerry Rebukes Israel, Calling Settlements a Threat to Peace
Bloomberg:
Obama Calls Trump After Twitter Complaint About ‘Roadblocks’
Elliott Abrams / Weekly Standard:
John Kerry's Final, Harmful Insult to Israel
John Kerry / US Department of State:
Remarks on Middle East Peace
Politico:
House to vote to condemn UN, crack down on regs
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump says Sprint will bring 5,000 jobs back to the US; OneWeb will create 3,000 jobs  —  President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that Sprint will bring 5,000 jobs back to the United States from overseas, while another company OneWeb will add 3,000 jobs in the U.S.
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Billionaire Masa Son Adds U.S. Jobs at Sprint, OneWeb
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Michael Moore / Facebook:
5 Things You Can Do Right Now About Donald J. Trump - from Michael Moore  —  It's been seven weeks since Hillary beat Trump by nearly 3 million votes but lost the presidency to him.  So if your head is still spinning from that mindf***, or you can't quite believe a malignant narcissist …
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Guardian:
Reporting while Muslim: how I covered the US presidential election  —  “We should exterminate them.”  —  The words rolled off the voter's tongue as though he was merely discussing a pest invasion in his home.  He was talking about Muslims.  —  I froze as I became suddenly aware of my own Muslim identity …
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%.
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The Republican plot to devour retirees' nest eggs  —  Perhaps the most monstrous thing about the American medical system — and the bar for that title is high indeed — is predatory billing.  —  A great many medical providers adjust their prices based on how defenseless the patient is …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Hullabaloo
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Scam Pastor to Pray With Trump At Inauguration  —  In 2007, TV preacher Paula White got investigated by the U.S. Senate for her shady fundraising practices.  —  Ten years later, she will pray at Trump's inauguration.  —  Yes, really.  —  White is a televangelist with a huge audience and a knack for stirring controversy.
Discussion: Raw Story
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
With new monuments in Nevada, Utah, Obama adds to his environmental legacy  —  President Obama on Tuesday created new national monuments in a sacred tribal site in southeastern Utah and in a swath of Nevada desert, after years of political fights over the fate of the sites.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Serena Dong / CNN:
Donald Trump rooster statue takes China by storm  —  Beijing (CNN)What do you get when you cross the year of the rooster with the year of Trump?  —  A “yuge” statue.  —  A giant rooster sculpture, sporting the President-elect's signature hairdo and hand gestures, has been erected outside …
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
After Backlash, Steve Martin Deletes His Twitter Tribute to Carrie Fisher  —  Earlier today, iconic actress Carrie Fisher died, prompting reactions from all around the entertainment industry and beyond.  One reaction was from Steve Martin, who reportedly tweeted, “When I was a young man …
Richard Johnson / Page Six:
DC private schools giving Kellyanne Conway the brush-off  —  MORE FROM:  —  Kellyanne Conway is worried establishment elites in Washington, DC, are so prejudiced against President-elect Trump that she won't be able to get her kids into private school in the nation's capital.
Discussion: Raw Story
Christina Mendez / philstar.com:
Duterte: I tossed out kidnapper from helicopter  —  MANILA, Philippines - Is this another joke or hyperbole?  —  President Duterte vowed yesterday that corrupt officials would suffer the same fate as kidnap suspects he claimed to have thrown off a helicopter in mid-flight when he was mayor of Davao City.
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 …
 
 
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Schumer calls for Trump Cabinet picks to turn over tax returns
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump tells visitors he's drafting his inaugural speech with Reagan and Kennedy in mind
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Joseph A. Palermo / The Huffington Post:
Republicans, Climate Change, And The New Reality
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Melania Trump wants to champion free speech — while suing bloggers and newspapers for defamation
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court revives suits over Hillary Clinton emails
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Sarah Dean / Daily Mail:
Woman, 30, beheaded in Afghanistan for entering a city to go shopping without her husband
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