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8:40 AM ET, December 29, 2019

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New York Times:
Monsey Stabbing: 5 Wounded at Rabbi's Home in N.Y. Suburb  —  The attack occurred in an area with a large population of ultra-Orthodox Jews.  —  An intruder with a knife stormed into the home of a Hasidic rabbi in a New York suburb on Saturday, stabbing and wounding five people, officials said.
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Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Multiple victims reported in latest New York stabbing attack - breaking  —  Videos of the stabbing attack began disseminating on social media around 5:30 a.m. Israel time.  The Jerusalem Post received confirmation of the validity of these videos by a spokesperson for Chabad.
Vos Iz Neias:
Saturday Night Terror At Rabbi Rottenburg's Shul, 15 Transported To Hospital, Suspect In Custody [UPDATE: 1:00 AM]  —  MONSEY (VINnews) — Multiple people were stabbed Saturday night in a synagogue.  —  According to reports, a black male entered Rabbi Rottenburg's Shul with his face covered by a scarf, and pulled out a machete.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
Police released this image taken from surveillance cameras showing a man investigators believe is connected to the attack  —  Tiffany Harris, 30, was arrested on a hate-crime harassment charge.  —  Also on Friday morning, an unidentified man wearing a hoodie walked into the headquarters …
Discussion: Slate
New York Post:
Suspects released without bail after shocking attacks on Jews  —  Suspects arrested in last week's spree of eight anti-Semitic attacks are being quickly released right back into the neighborhoods they terrorized thanks to “bail reform” legislation — which doesn't even take effect until Jan. 1.
Associated Press:
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in rabbi's New York home  —  MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — As people gathered at a rabbi's home north of New York City to celebrate the seventh night of Hanukkah, police said a man stabbed and wounded five before fleeing in a vehicle.
Discussion: KTLA
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
‘Nothing Less Than a Civil War’: These White Voters on the Far Right See Doom Without Trump  —  Deeply conservative, they organize online and outside the Republican Party apparatus, engaging in more explicit versions of the chest-beating seen at the president's rallies.
Discussion: Raw Story and Jill Filipovic
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump retweets a post naming the alleged whistleblower  —  President Trump retweeted a post naming the alleged whistleblower who filed the complaint that became the catalyst for the congressional inquiry that resulted in his impeachment by the House of Representatives.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump attacks whistleblower in tweetstorm full of rants and conspiracies
Discussion: DNyuz and Raw Story
David Frum / The Atlantic:
A Gangster in the White House
Discussion: Daily Kos, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Ivanka Trump suggests she may leave White House job if father re-elected  —  President's senior adviser says she will put her family's needs first in making decision  —  Ivanka Trump has cast doubt on continuing in her advisory role in the administration if her father wins re-election next year.
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Ivanka Trump says staying in Washington will be up to her kids, cites “unfinished” work
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump might leave White House if father wins 2020
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work  —  WASHINGTON — In just three years, the Trump administration has diminished the role of science in federal policymaking while halting or disrupting research projects nationwide, marking a transformation …
Kashmira Gander / Newsweek:
Record hit for most ice to melt in Antarctica in one day, data suggests: “We are in a climate emergency”  —  The record in recent decades for the highest level of ice to melt in Antarctica in one day was reached on Christmas Eve, data suggests.  —  Around 15 percent of the continent's surface melted …
Discussion: Althouse
CNBC:
Biden leaves it unclear if he would honor Senate subpoena  — Joe Biden sought Saturday to clarify his assertion that if the Senate subpoenas him to testify in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, he will defy the order.  — A day earlier, the Democratic presidential contender told …
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:   Facing blowback, Biden clarifies stance on impeachment trial testimony
Maria Petrakis / Los Angeles Times:
Greece had long banned cremation.  Then it began running out of room for bodies  —  To show that cremation has long been part of the Greek way of life and death, Antonis Alakiotis proudly displays a wide range of funerary urns modeled on ancient Greek designs, available to house the ashes of your loved one for eternity.
Christian Toto / The Daily Wire:
Indie Film Studio Rebeller Media Ready To Stand Tall Against PC Scolds  —  The word “brave” gets tossed around too easily in Hollywood.  —  It might apply to stars tackling issues the entire industry supports, like removing President Donald Trump from office.  It also refers to actors who obscure their beauty for Oscar-bait roles.
CNN:
Construction workers lose sensitive documents during renovations at UK spy headquarters, report says  —  (CNN)A source on background has confirmed to CNN that sensitive documents that had been reported missing by The Sun newspaper were not UK government papers, but were a construction firm's documents.
Amy Qin / New York Times:
In China's Crackdown on Muslims, Children Have Not Been Spared  —  In Xinjiang the authorities have separated nearly half a million children from their families, aiming to instill loyalty to China and the Communist Party.  —  HOTAN, China — The first grader was a good student and beloved by her classmates …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race as Warren drops  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden remains Democratic primary voters' preferred presidential candidate, as a Fox News Poll released Sunday shows more think he is capable of beating President Trump than feel …
Discussion: Associated Press
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Elizabeth Warren releases new anti-corruption campaign ad in Iowa  —  “I'm not afraid to stand up to the powerful interests,” she says.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign released a new ad on Monday that zeroed in on the line of attack she used against South Bend, Indiana …
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal  —  Andrew Favorov, the No. 2 at Ukraine's state-run gas company Naftogaz, says he sat on a red leather bench seat and listened wide-eyed as the men boasted of their connections to President Donald Trump and proposed a deal …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Linda Carroll / NBC News:
'It's not going away': Vets still seeing cases of dog heart problems linked to grain-free food  —  Exotic ingredients and boutique brands may also be linked to the health issues.  —  Debbie Turner remembers the shock when a veterinary specialist said her beloved dog, Kanga Lu, had severe heart damage.
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Why Trump Vilifies Whistle-blowers and Venerates War Criminals
Discussion: KTLA, FOX31 Denver and Fox News
Miriam Berger / Washington Post:
Idlib could become the worst humanitarian crisis in Syria's civil war
Benjamin Weinthal / Jerusalem Post:
US envoy urges EU to ban Hezbollah after Iran militia kills American
ABC News:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says impeachment will only ‘embolden’ Trump, increasing his reelection chances
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
Cory Booker Says Men Should Care About Abortion Access Because ‘Women Are People’
Discussion: Redstate and Townhall
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