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9:05 AM ET, December 29, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Says Russia Inquiry Makes U.S. ‘Look Very Bad’  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump said Thursday that he believes Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, will treat him fairly, contradicting some members of his party who have waged a weekslong campaign …
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New York Times:
Excerpts From Trump's Interview With The Times  —  President Trump spoke on Thursday with a reporter from The New York Times, Michael S. Schmidt.  The interview took place in the Grill Room of his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla., whose noise made some portions at times hard to hear.
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth … An accountant discovered the discrepancy while reviewing the budget for new train platforms under Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.  —  The budget showed that 900 workers were being paid to dig caverns for the platforms as part …
Apple:
A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance  —  We've been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process.  We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down.  We apologize.
Amy Harder / Axios:
Trump mocks global warming in tweet  —  President Trump mocked the idea of global warming in a tweet Thursday, making one of his first (if not the first) such public comments on the topic since entering the White House almost a year ago.  —  Why it matters: Trump has tweeted in the past …
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Andrew Freedman / Mashable:
It's so cold in the U.S. and Canada that windows are breaking, and there's no end in sight  —  The Arctic blast is so severe in Canada that only those above the age of 24 have ever experienced something of this magnitude during the period between Christmas and New Years.
New York Times:
Bronx Fire, City's Deadliest in Decades, Kills at Least 12 and Injures More  —  At least 12 people were killed when a fire tore through a century-old apartment building in the Bronx on a frigid Thursday night, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.  It was the deadliest fire in New York City in more than a quarter-century.
Discussion: Splinter, The Daily Beast, NPR and The Root
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Associated Press:
At least 12 dead in Bronx building fire, New York mayor says  —  NEW YORK — New York City's deadliest residential fire in decades spread through every floor of a Bronx apartment building within a matter of minutes, city officials said, killing 12 people and sending other residents scrambling outside …
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
It was good for Alabama that Roy Moore didn't concede  —  In this Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, in Dora, Ala. In the Alabama Senate race, national Democrats and the liberal grassroots are treading lightly …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Moore refuses to concede after Jones certified winner
Discussion: Associated Press and RedState
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump, the Insurgent, Breaks With 70 Years of American Foreign Policy  —  President Trump has transformed the world's view of the United States from an anchor of the international order into something more inward-looking and unpredictable.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump was already revved …
Heather Mac Donald / National Review:
Don't Take the Wrong Lessons from NYC's Murder Drop  —  Proactive policing still matters.  —  Cop critics who assiduously ignored the 20 percent increase in the national homicide rate over the previous two years have suddenly become enthusiastic purveyors of crime statistics.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Inc. Had a Rough Year, but His D.C. Hotel Is Killing It … For a host of Trump-branded properties, 2017 brought...hiccups.  —  Workers removed the “TRUMP” sign from the hotel formerly known as TRUMP SOHO last week in the dark of night.  The move came six months after the hotel formerly known …
Indianapolis Star:
Colts fans offended by anthem kneeling could receive refunds under legislative proposal  —  An Indiana lawmaker is filing legislation that would require the Indianapolis Colts to offer fans refunds if Colts players kneel during the national anthem at home games.
Tim Starks / Politico:
The latest 2018 election-hacking threat: A 9-month wait for government help  —  Some states might not get an intensive DHS review until weeks before the midterm elections.  —  States rushing to guard their 2018 elections against hackers may be on a waiting list for up to nine months …
Discussion: Political Wire
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Rachel Maddow closes 2017 by beating the pants off Sean Hannity  —  MSNBC landed its largest audience ever this year and now has Fox News in its sights for 2018.  —  MSNBC's unabashed liberal primetime lineup produced a stunning ratings success for the network in 2017 …
Alexandra Glorioso / Politico:
Billionaire kingmakers swarm Florida governor's race after Trump endorsement  —  Not long after an admiring presidential tweet, Congressman Ron DeSantis won the backing of some of the most influential players in GOP politics.  —  After Donald Trump appeared to endorse Ron DeSantis' campaign …
Discussion: Political Wire
Christal Hayes / USA Today:
Number of officers killed hits 2nd-lowest in more than 50 years  —  A makeshift memorial for fallen law enforcement officers in Dallas continues to grow in front of the city's police department.  Mike Rawlings, the city's mayor, says he has gotten “texts from all over the world.”  (July 9) AP
Discussion: The Crime Report and Hit & Run
YouTube:
Howard Dean Makes His Predictions For Dems |  Morning Joe |  MSNBC … Former Vt. Gov. Howard Dean makes his predictions for the Democratic Party in 2018 and what the party's message should be.  —  About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Polls show Americans distrust the media.  But talk to them, and it's a very different story.  —  The July email from Daniel Hastings, a Post reader who lives in Washington, was harsh: “You never have any intention of providing an unbiased or factual representation of the man or his policies,” he wrote.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Breitbart quietly deletes recent interview with openly racist congressional candidate  —  The site's leadership falsely claims it has not covered the candidate in “months.”  —  Breitbart News is covering up its recent promotion of an openly white nationalist and anti-Semitic congressional candidate, Paul Nehlen.
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Poll: Mark Cuban would beat Trump in deep-red Texas in 2020  —  Billionaire Mark Cuban would narrowly beat President Trump  —  in Texas if he were to run in 2020 as a Democrat, according to new data from left-leaning Public Policy Polling.  —  The poll, released exclusively to Business Insider …
Discussion: Business Insider and RedState
Fox News:
Bumped United passenger fires back at Rep. Jackson Lee's racism charge, airline  —  A United passenger whose first-class seat on a recent flight from Houston to D.C. was given to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is firing back at the Democratic congresswoman's accusations of racism - while challenging the airline's account of the incident.
Discussion: Instapundit, bizpacreview.com and IJR
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Romanian hackers took over D.C. surveillance cameras just before presidential inauguration, federal prosecutors say  —  Romanian hackers took over two-thirds of the District's outdoor surveillance cameras just before President Trump's inauguration, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.
Discussion: Axios
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
CNN Whines About Truck Blocking Golf Course [VIDEO]  —  CNN, always focused on the most important stories of the day, had a meltdown when a white box truck blocked them from filming President Donald Trump on the golf course.  —  WATCH:  —  On Tuesday, a CNN reporter peeked through the bushes …
 
 
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Huma's Cousin, Who Partnered With ‘Russian Donald Trump,’ Convicted of Fraud, Tampered With Case By Deleting Emails
Discussion: Page Six, IJR and bizpacreview.com
Sean Davis / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Sean Davis: The top 10 undercovered news stories of 2017
Discussion: Mother Jones
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
How a Liberal Scholar of Conspiracy Theories Became the Subject of a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
Discussion: Althouse
CIS.org:
1.8 Million Immigrants Likely Arrived in 2016, Matching Highest Level in U.S. History
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Quiet jockeying for McCain seat angers Republicans
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Davey Alba / BuzzFeed:
YouTube's Search Algorithms Keep Promoting Child Exploitation. Here's How They're Being Taught.
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Magazine
New York Times:
France Fails to Face Up to Racism
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Nikki Haley (Apparently) Duped by Prank Call From Fake Polish Prime Minister
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Sharon Lerner / The Intercept:
Banned From the Banking Industry for Life, a Scott Pruitt Friend Finds a New Home at the EPA
Discussion: DCReport.org
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Bitcoin Is an Implausible Currency
Lavanya Ramanathan / Washington Post:
Modern life too much for you? Maybe a tiny box in the woods is the cure.
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon reports Q3 AWS revenue up 19% YoY to $27.5B and AWS operating income of $10.4B, up from $7B in Q3 2023, and subscription sales up 11% to $11.3B

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
In its Q3 earnings call, Comcast CEO Mike Cavanagh says the company is weighing spinning off its cable networks and open to “partnerships in streaming”

 
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