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11:00 AM ET, December 31, 2022

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ABC News:
Barbara Walters, trailblazing TV icon, dies at 93  —  The pioneering TV news broadcaster was the first female anchor in evening news.  —  Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent who shattered the glass ceiling and became …
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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
Barbara Walters, a First Among TV Newswomen, Is Dead at 93  —  She broke barriers for women as a co-host of the “Today” show, a network evening news anchor and a creator of “The View,” all while gaining her own kind of celebrity.  —  Barbara Walters, who broke barriers for women …
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95  —  Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday.  He was 95.
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New York Times:
Pope Benedict XVI Dies  —  Updates: Pope Francis Will Preside Over Benedict's Funeral on Thursday … The first pope to step down in six centuries dies in retirement.  —  Pope Benedict XVI, the eminent German theologian and conservative enforcer of Roman Catholic Church doctrine who broke …
Washington Post:
How Benedict's death could reshape the Catholic Church  —  VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's death Saturday is an epochal loss for a church that was defined first by his resolute conservatism and later by his radical decision to abdicate power.  —  The Vatican said that Benedict died …
Discussion: TMZ.com and New York Post
David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Taxes Are the Best Case Yet for Putting Him in Prison  —  This Friday news dump is a huge deal, and should be the final nail in his coffin. … Don't let the cynics who know little about our tax system trick you into thinking there was nothing all that new or important in the six years …
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Politico:
Trump taxes show foreign income from more than a dozen countries  —  Donald Trump's tax returns show the former president received income from more than a dozen countries during his time in office, highlighting a string of potential conflicts of interest.  —  Trump's returns …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and Insider
Washington Post:
House panel releases Trump tax returns in another setback for former president
Los Angeles Times:
Trump's tax returns are out. Here's how he was able to pay so little — so often
New York Times:
The ‘Red Wave’ Washout: How Skewed Polls Fed a False Election Narrative  —  The errant surveys spooked some candidates into spending more money than necessary, and diverted help from others who otherwise had a fighting chance of winning.  —  Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat …
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Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
Jan. 6 committee is running out of time. Key documents may soon be locked away for decades
Discussion: CNN
Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
AG: Meadows won't face voter fraud charges in North Carolina  —  Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff to President Donald Trump, won't face voter fraud charges related to his 2020 registration and absentee vote in North Carolina, the state's attorney general announced Friday.
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Fidelity slashes Twitter value by 56%  —  Fidelity slashed its carrying value of Twitter by 56% during the first month of Elon Musk's ownership, according to a new disclosure.  —  Driving the news: Fidelity was among the group of outside investors that helped Musk finance his $44 billion takeover …
Discussion: TechCrunch and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Divisive social media star Andrew Tate detained in Romania  —  Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer, was detained in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, an official said Friday.  Tate, a British citizen who previously was banned …
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson's Defense of Andrew Tate Resurfaces After Influencer's Arrest in Sex Trafficking, Rape Case
Washington Post:
Andrew Tate, brother charged in Romania with human trafficking
New York Times:
A Charity Tied to the Supreme Court Offers Donors Access to the Justices  —  The Supreme Court Historical Society has raised more than $23 million in the last two decades, much of it from lawyers, corporations and special interests.  —  In some years, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. does the honors.
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Politico
John Hanna / Associated Press:
FEC levies $30K penalty tied to Kobach's 2020 US Senate bid  —  Incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach agreed to help pay a $30,000 penalty to resolve a federal complaint over the improper use of a group's email list during his unsuccessful 2020 campaign for the U.S. Senate.
NBC News:
Idaho murders live updates: Suspect arrested in the killings of 4 college students  —  28-year-old man arrested in connection with Idaho college killings  —  Police in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect Friday in the slayings of four University of Idaho students, law enforcement sources told NBC News.
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Fox News:
Idaho murders: Suspect arrested in killings of 4 university students, law enforcement source says
 
 
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Stephen Burgen / The Guardian:
Exiled chief rabbi says Jews should leave Russia while they can
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 transcripts detail numerous warning signs of potential for violence before Capitol attack
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
David McCabe / New York Times:
An Architect of Biden's Antitrust Push Is Leaving the White House
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Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama to allow concealed guns without permit in 2023
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Gothamist
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: White House sending Jake Sullivan to Israel for talks with Netanyahu
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Wall Street Journal:
Sam Bankman-Fried Likely to Plead Not Guilty to Fraud Charges
Travis Fain / WRAL-TV:
Butterfield leaving Congress a few days early for DC law firm
 

 
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Tariq Panja / New York Times:
Sources: FIFA is close to giving Apple the global rights for its 2025 World Cup-style soccer competition in the US, likely for ~25% of FIFA's first $4B estimate

Kristen Hare / Poynter:
In its first open call for funding, Press Forward announces support, over two years, of $100,000 each for 100+ newsrooms focused on underserved audiences

Ian Youngs / BBC:
Huw Edwards, the BBC news anchor who has been off air since July 2023 after reports that he paid a young person for explicit images, resigns on “medical advice”
 
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