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10:05 PM ET, December 27, 2019

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Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
Biden says he would not comply with a Senate subpoena in the impeachment trial of President Trump  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden confirmed Friday he would not comply with a subpoena to testify in a Senate trial of President Donald Trump.  —  The Democrat-controlled U.S. House …
Discussion: Townhall, The Hill, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Bob Fredericks / Page Six:
Hunter Biden and pregnant wife spotted in LA amid paternity battle with former stripper  —  Here are the two people Joe Biden doesn't want you to see.  —  A bloated Hunter Biden — who along with his pregnant newlywed wife was left off dad Joe's family Christmas card this year …
Discussion: New York Post
Hollywood Reporter:
Don Imus, Legendary ‘Imus in the Morning’ Host, Dies at 79  —  The controversial radio personality passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas.  —  Radio personality Don Imus, whose insult humor and savage comedy catapulted him to a long-lasting …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Don Imus, Radio Host Who Pushed Boundaries, Dies at 79  —  On the air, he was an irascible, confrontational growler who led pranks and parodies that could be tasteless, obscene and sometimes racist, sexist or homophobic.  —  Don Imus, who tested the limits of shock radio with his irreverent attacks …
Discussion: The Desk, Raw Story, The Wrap and Althouse
Associated Press:
DJ Don Imus dead at 79
Discussion: The Hill
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
McGrath files to challenge McConnell in Senate race  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Calling her party's victory in the Kentucky governor's race a jolt of momentum for her own bid to unseat a Republican incumbent, Democrat Amy McGrath on Friday officially filed to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Melissa Lemieux / Newsweek:   Ex-WH Ethics Lawyer Slams McConnell, Says Senator Thinks He's 'A Judge Impaneling An All-White Jury …
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALs Who Turned In Edward Gallagher  —  Video interviews and group texts obtained by The Times show men describing their platoon leader in grim terms.  —  [Watch a special Times documentary featuring combat video and confidential interviews with the Navy SEALs …
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Emily Crane / Daily Mail:   ‘The guy is freaking evil’: Eddie Gallagher's fellow Navy SEALS describe him as 'toxic …
CBS News:
Federal judge to halt latest North Carolina voter ID law  —  Raleigh, North Carolina — Republican attempts to require photo identification to vote in North Carolina are being thwarted again by judges hearing arguments that the mandate is tainted by bias that would deter black and Latino residents.
Discussion: The Root and Axios
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Travis Fain / WRAL-TV:
Federal court to block NC's voter ID requirement before 2020 elections
Discussion: Breitbart
Derick Waller / abc7NY:
Women attacked, man threatens shooting in rash of anti-Semitic incidents in NYC  —  GRAVESEND, Brooklyn (WABC) — There have been a rash of anti-Semitic incidents in New York City this week, most in parts of Brooklyn.  —  A man wearing a hoodie apparently walked into Lubavitch World Headquarters …
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Derick Waller / abc7NY:
Mother walking with child beaten in 5th anti-Semitic attack in NYC
Discussion: New York Post, CNN and CBS New York
Igor Derysh / Salon:
Pelosi “has the right” to submit Trump to an “involuntary evaluation”: Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee  —  “I am beginning to believe that a mental health hold . . . will become inevitable,” Lee tells Salon in an interview  —  A Yale psychiatrist who has repeatedly sounded the alarm …
Discussion: Breitbart, WND and IJR
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Michael Moore Predicts 2020 Trump Victory: Trump's Level Of Support “Has Not Gone Down One Inch”  —  In an interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, Michael Moore said if the election were held today that President Trump would win a second term.  However, Moore predicted the Democratic candidate …
Discussion: WND
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NBC News:
Mile high ugh: What you should know before you eat airplane food  —  Airline food caterers face limited oversight with infrequent inspections, numerous violations and few consequences.  —  Jason Alderman was hungry.  It was the beginning of his regular Sunday night commute from San Francisco to Boston …
Bloomberg:
Bizarre Fortunes Flourish as World's Richest Gain $1.2 Trillion  — The wealth of the 500 richest people surged 25% in 2019  — Wrecked cars, catchy tunes are among the sources of new riches  —  The leveraging of a giant social-media presence, a catchy tune about a family of sharks …
CNN:
Schumer said in 1999 Senate wasn't like a jury box and was ‘susceptible to the whims of politics’  —  (CNN)Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has blasted his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell in recent days after he described himself as “not an impartial juror” ahead …
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   No, the Senate is not a jury, and other misconceptions about impeachment
Wall Street Journal:
Rank-and-File Workers Get Bigger Raises  —  Short supply of labor, minimum-wage rises and increased poaching have helped lift wages for lower-income workers  —  Rank-and-file workers are getting bigger raises this year—at least in percentage terms—than bosses.
Discussion: Axios, WND and The Daily Caller
Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Why Trump's Second Term Will Be Worse  —  When I spent a month on a research trip to India in December 2014, half a year after Narendra Modi swept to power, the writers, academics, and intellectuals I met were engrossed in a debate that may now feel oddly familiar to Americans.
Discussion: Raw Story
Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000.  Elsewhere?  Maybe $6,400.  —  A study of international prices finds American patients pay much more across a wide array of common services.  —  Why does health care cost so much more in the United States than in other countries?
Discussion: Mother Jones
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Ivanka Trump Confirmed as CES 2020 Keynote Speaker  —  It's official: Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser, will be on the CES 2020 keynote stage next month in Las Vegas.  —  Ivanka Trump will join a keynote discussion on jobs and the future of work with Gary Shapiro …
Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russia commissions intercontinental hypersonic weapon  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin that a new hypersonic weapon of intercontinental range became operational Friday following years of tests.  —  Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Putin …
CNBC:
Elizabeth Warren's campaign sounds the alarm as fundraising pace slows about 30% in fourth quarter  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign told supporters in an email on Friday that, so far, it has raised just over $17 million in the fourth quarter, a significant drop from her fundraising haul during the third quarter.
Globe and Mail:
Activist who raised awareness about transphobia murdered in Toronto  —  When Julie Berman came up to the open mic at the trans day of remembrance event on Nov. 20, 2017, she delivered a speech about transphobia in Toronto.  She talked about a trans friend of hers that was murdered.
Discussion: The Hill and The Post Millennial
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
U.S. judge denies bid to restore 98,000 purged Georgia voters  —  A federal judge on Friday denied an effort to restore 98,000 Georgia voters who were removed from the state's voter rolls this month because they haven't participated in elections for more than eight years.
Discussion: The Hill
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
On land, Australia's rising heat is ‘apocalyptic.’ In the ocean, it's worse.  —  BRUNY ISLAND, Tasmania — Even before the ocean caught fever and reached temperatures no one had ever seen, Australia's ancient giant kelp was cooked.  —  Rodney Dillon noticed the day he squeezed …
Washington Post:
Ousted cardinal McCarrick gave more than $600,000 to fellow clerics, including two popes, records show  —  Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in church money to powerful Catholic clerics over nearly two decades, according to financial records obtained …
Associated Press:
Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck each filed police reports this month claiming they were inappropriately touched by tourists.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Fox News and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
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Debbie White / The Sun:
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Harry Enten / CNN:
A historic gender gap is possible in 2020
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Jason Foster / Washington Examiner:
The lies and distortions by the hatchet men at Fusion GPS
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Hunting black men to start a ‘race war’
USA Today:
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