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8:10 AM ET, December 30, 2022

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New York Times:
Santos, a Suburban House and $11,000 in Campaign Payments for ‘Rent’  —  Representative-elect George Santos, under scrutiny after fabricating much of his résumé, also spent campaign funds on $40,000 worth of air travel.  —  The company was called Cleaner 123 …
Discussion: Gothamist
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal, but no one paid attention  —  Months before the New York Times published a December article suggesting Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) had fabricated much of his résumé and biography, a tiny publication on Long Island was ringing alarm bells about its local candidate.
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
What Can the House Do to Address George Santos's Falsehoods?  —  The representative-elect's long list of fabrications has raised questions about whether he will even be allowed to take his seat next week.  But House Republicans have shown little appetite for punishing him.
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
George Santos said 9/11 'claimed my mother's life.' She died in 2016.
Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Misogynist Influencer Andrew Tate's Rough Week Capped by Romanian Rape Arrest  —  Romanian officials said four suspects were arrested Thursday on allegations of organized crime, human trafficking and rape.  —  Just a day after being roasted by teen activist Greta Thunberg …
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Ben Dreyfuss / Calm Down:
Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because Of His Greta Thunberg Video  —  This is a lesson in media failure and misinformation.  —  Romanian authorities detained far-right misogynist internet troll Andrew Tate today on allegations related to sex trafficking.  —  Who is Andrew Tate?
Calum Patterson / Dexerto:
Andrew Tate reportedly arrested in Romania following police raid … A December 29 report, initially from Romanian outlet Libertatea claimed that Andrew Tate's home in Pipera had been raided by Romanian police in relation to the abduction of two girls.  Now, Tate and his brother have both been taken into custody.
New York Times:
What's Gone at Twitter?  A Data Center, Janitors, Some Toilet Paper.  —  Elon Musk has reduced the company to a bare-bones operation, and employees are under a “zero-based budgeting” mandate to justify any spending.  —  Kate Conger, Ryan Mac and Mike Isaac have reported on Elon Musk and Twitter since early this year.
CNN:
Key findings from the latest Jan. 6 panel transcripts, including from Donald Trump Jr. and others  —  The House January 6 committee on Thursday released a new batch transcripts, including interviews with Donald Trump Jr., former Trump White House aides and others.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump lawyer: Subpoena was ‘assault’ on Constitution
Alison Sider / Wall Street Journal:
How Southwest Airlines Melted Down  —  Airline executives and labor leaders point to inadequate technology systems as one reason why a brutal winter storm turned into a debacle  —  When Southwest Airlines Co. LUV 3.70%increase; green up pointing triangle reassigns crews after flight disruptions …
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command:
USINDOPACOM Statement on Unsafe Intercept of U.S. aircraft over South China Sea  —  U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs  —  On Dec. 21 (China Standard Time), a People's Liberation Army - Navy J-11 fighter pilot performed an unsafe maneuver during an intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft …
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Sudden Russian Death Syndrome
Discussion: Daily Pingu Newspaper and The Hill
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Putin, unaccustomed to losing, is increasingly isolated as war falters  —  A new gulf is emerging between the president and much of the country's elite  —  When Vladimir Putin visited Minsk last week to discuss deepening cooperation, a sarcastic joke by his host, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, seemed to ring all too true.
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Democratic Congress was disappointment for immigration activists  —  The first Congress of the Biden era is ending with a significant list of legislative accomplishments under its belt, but Democrats will once again relinquish a House majority without delivering on immigration reform.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Lawrie Mifflin / New York Times:
Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82  —  Pelé, who was declared a national treasure in his native Brazil, achieved worldwide celebrity and helped popularize the sport in the United States.  —  Pelé, one of soccer's greatest players and a transformative figure …
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Associated Press:
Pelé, Brazil's mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
Reuters:
Lawyers exit Hong Kong as they face campaign of intimidation  —  Hong Kong's human rights lawyers are fleeing abroad amid an effort to cleanse the city of dissent.  The pressure is part of a wider crackdown by the ruling Communist Party on lawyers across China, say activists, legal scholars and diplomats.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The MAGA Right Would Have Called Winston Churchill a ‘Welfare Queen’  —  Donald Trump, Jr. and Charlie Kirk used an old slur to paint Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “ungrateful” and “uppity.” … To understand a person's values, examine their heroes and villains.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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