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12:40 PM ET, January 5, 2017

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Lisa Chavarria / WFLD:
Chicago Police: 4 in custody after man tied up, tortured on Facebook Live  —  FOX 32 NEWS - Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage.  —  Chicago police told FOX 32 that four people are currently in custody.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Vicious Hate Crime In Chicago Whitewashed By Press [Updated]  —  This is the Associated Press's innocuous report on a crime that occurred in Chicago on Tuesday, in its entirety: … Note that the AP makes no reference to the races of the people involved, and says it is too soon to tell whether the assault was racially motivated.
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
4 held after Facebook video shows torture of disabled man by group railing against Trump, whites
CBS Chicago:
Chicago Police Investigate Live-Streamed Torture
New York Times:
4 Questioned After Video Shows Racially Charged Beating in Chicago
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Attacks of U.S. Intelligence on Russia Unnerve Lawmakers  —  President-elect increases criticism of agencies on Twitter, cites Wikileaks editor Julian Assange over Russian involvement  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump's increasingly heated attacks against U.S. intelligence agencies …
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Reuters:
U.S. obtained evidence after election that Russia leaked emails: officials  —  U.S. intelligence agencies obtained what they considered to be conclusive evidence after the November election that Russia provided hacked material from the Democratic National Committee to WikiLeaks through a third party …
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Five things to watch for in Russia hearings  —  Russia's involvement in the U.S. election will take center stage in Washington on Thursday with two separate hearings in the Senate — including one behind closed doors.  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee will hear from intelligence officials …
Discussion: Politico
Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:
The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:   FBI never examined hacked DNC servers itself: report
Washington Post:
House Republicans revive obscure rule that could allow them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1  —  House Republicans this week reinstated an arcane procedural rule that enables lawmakers to reach deep into the budget and slash the pay of an individual federal worker …
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Kelly Cohen / Washington Examiner:
Repeal Obamacare when a replacement is ready
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
GOP revives rule allowing $1 salaries for government employees
Discussion: The Week
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Don't Forget That Megyn Kelly Is a Racial Demagogue  —  The recent flattering coverage of her move to NBC leaves out the ugliest episodes of her work at Fox.  —  Megyn Kelly had a good 2016.  Between her news-making stint as a Fox News debate moderator, a flattering profile in Vanity Fair …
Discussion: RedState, theGrio and The Root
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Drudge Report:
TUCKER NEW CABLE KING GETS 9 PM FOXNEWS  —  2017 starts off with a BANG! as FOX NEWS executives will announce Tucker Carlson replaces the vacating Megyn Kelly at 9 PM ET, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.  —  The dramatic move caps Carlson's rapid rise at the nation's top-rated cable channel.
Drew Altman / New York Times:
The Health Care Plan Trump Voters Really Want  —  This week Republicans in Congress began their effort to repeal and potentially replace the Affordable Care Act.  But after listening to working-class supporters of Donald J. Trump — people who are enrolled in the very health care marketplaces created …
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Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
President Obama Awards Himself Distinguished Public Service Medal  —  On Wednesday, President Obama added another prestigious medal to his Nobel Prize collection when he had Defense Secretary Ash Carter award him with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.
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Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet:
At Least 50 Trump Electors Were Illegitimately Seated as Electoral College Members  —  More evidence surfaces as calls mount to challenge congressional ratification of Electoral College vote.  —  More than 50 Electoral College members who voted for Donald Trump were ineligible to serve …
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP aims to rein in liberal cities  —  After consolidating power in Washington, D.C. and state capitals under President-elect Donald Trump  —  , Republicans are moving to prevent large cities dominated by Democrats from enacting sweeping liberal agendas.  —  Republican state legislatures …
Discussion: Political Wire
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
2017: At the Dawn of the Age of Trump  —  It's already clear that the very strange political year of 2016 is bleeding over into the New Year.  How could it be otherwise?  President-elect Donald Trump, loved and hated by about equal numbers of Americans, continues to ignore or break with convention in a wide variety of areas.
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:   The Democratic Party Faces a Daunting Future
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
The Media's Favorite ‘Millennial’ Is 55 Years Old  —  Last week, it happened again.  This time it was Forbes, smack dab in the headline.  —  “Millennial Dan Nainan Left Intel To Make His Millions Entertaining Others With Comedy.”  —  Millennial Dan Nainan has been the go-to millennial …
Discussion: Boing Boing
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Macy's is closing 68 stores, cutting 10,000 jobs  —  Macy's CEO on Black Friday frenzy, Trump clothing line  —  Macy's said Wednesday it's shutting down 68 stores and cutting more than 10,000 jobs.  —  The announcement was issued alongside an unfavorable earnings report, showing comparable store sales dipped 2.1% last quarter.
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Week
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Charisse Jones / USA Today:   Macy's closing 68 stores; job cuts total 10,100
Scott Malone / Reuters:
Massachusetts sheriff offers prison inmates to build Trump's wall  —  A Massachusetts county sheriff has proposed sending prison inmates from around the United States to build the proposed wall along the Mexican border that is one of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's most prominent campaign promises.
Discussion: RedState
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Ev Williams / Medium:
Renewing Medium's focus  —  We've decided to make some major changes at Medium.  —  I'll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one third—eliminating 50 jobs, mostly in sales, support, and other business functions.  We are also changing our business model …
 
 
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Kuehn:Law Schools Do Not Adequately Prepare Students For Legal Practice
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Snapchat Has Been Faking Growth Numbers, Ex-Employee Alleges
Discussion: The Next Web
Rasmussen Reports:
Cable News Viewers Still Turn To Fox First
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump sits for sworn deposition in Trump Tower
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Earth Cooling At The Fastest Rate On Record
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP senator: Let's cut Obama regulations ‘24/7’
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Watch A Bunch Of Journalists Freak Out After Being Asked If They Know Anybody Who Drives A Truck
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Brian Maloney / Media Equalizer:
Move comes depite anchor's own past ethics issues
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