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10:00 AM ET, January 11, 2023

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NBC News:
Flights across U.S. affected after FAA experiences computer outage  —  Flights across the United States were affected Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage.  —  All flights in the U.S. were grounded following the incident …
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Annabelle Timsit / Washington Post:
FAA systems restored after nationwide outage, ground stop … The Federal Aviation Administration directed U.S. carriers to temporarily halt all domestic flight departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Wednesday morning, as the agency works to fix a technical outage that caused travel disruptions across the country.
Benjamin Katz / Wall Street Journal:
All Domestic U.S. Flights Grounded by FAA Over System Outage  —  Airlines scramble as technicians work on problem  —  The Federal Aviation Administration early Wednesday ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET to allow the agency to restore a critical system …
Siddharth Vikram Philip / Bloomberg:
US Halts Flights Nationwide After Key FAA System Goes Down  —  US aviation authorities halted flights nationwide early Wednesday after the failure of a key pilot notification system operated by the Federal Aviation Administration.  —  The regulator ordered all airlines to delay departures until 9:30 …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Blake Hounshell, 1978-2023  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Most of you reading this newsletter didn't know Blake Hounshell, but all of you were influenced by him.  —  He nurtured and mentored dozens of young journalists …
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Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
In Remembrance of a Beloved and Very Online Journalist  —  Blake Hounshell, a witty and astute political observer who possessed a special knack for understanding the dynamics of internet journalism and became one of the driving forces behind POLITICO's success over nearly a decade, died Tuesday morning at age 44.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Biden Gets Assist on Fox News as Karl Rove Busts Out White Board To Explain Why Trump's Classified Docs Issue Is Worse  —  President Joe Biden got an assist on Fox News when Karl Rove broke out the whiteboard to show how Biden's classified documents issue is much less serious than the probe …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
In the case of the classified documents, it's more serious for Trump than Biden  —  The former president's retention of papers at Mar-a-Lago appears to satisfy more criteria for prosecution than the find at Biden's institute  —  Donald Trump's retention of documents marked classified …
Washington Post:
Biden ‘surprised’ by classified documents as Hill demands more information
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
USC's nonsensical decision to declare the word ‘field’ as racist  —  The University of Southern California's School of Social Work sent a letter declaring it would no longer use the word “field” when referring to one's area of expertise.  Instead, it is replacing it with the word “practicum.”
New York Times:
The Party's Over for Us.  Where Do We Go Now?  —  For decades, conservative values have been central to Bret Stephens's and David Brooks's political beliefs, and the Republican Party was the vehicle to extend those beliefs into policy.  But in recent years, both the party …
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Prince Harry says he was bred to offer spare organs to heir William  —  FOLLOW THE STORY  —  Prince Harry bitterly believes he was only bred to offer literal spare parts for his brother in case the heir apparent ever needed new organs.  —  “Two years older than me, Willy was the Heir …
Discussion: IJR and New York Daily News
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
George Santos Took Donation From Migrant-Smuggler  —  Serial liar and border-hardliner George Santos accepted support from an Italian caught piloting a yacht full of Chinese migrants and from his prominent restaurant-owning family. … Embattled Rep. George Santos took an almost certainly illegal donation …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Divided House Approves G.O.P. Inquiry Into ‘Weaponization’ of Government  —  Republicans pushed through a measure to create a powerful new committee to scrutinize what they have charged is an effort by the government to target and silence conservatives.  —  WASHINGTON — A divided House voted …
Amy Yurkanin / al.com:
Women can be prosecuted for taking abortion pills, says Alabama attorney general  —  1,454  —  One week after the federal government made it easier to get abortion pills, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Tuesday that women in Alabama who use those pills to end pregnancies could be prosecuted.
Discussion: Politico, Reason and Raw Story
Financial Times:
Xi Jinping's plan to reset China's economy and win back friends … The costs of China's chaotic exit from its zero-Covid strategy are surging.  In spite of a virtually static official death toll, a slew of obituaries for elderly public figures from academics to opera singers demonstrate …
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The Moscow Times:   Beijing Fears Russia Becoming ‘Minor Power’ Under ‘Crazy’ Putin - FT
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘We started running’: Pelosi aide tells jurors about flight from Jan. 6 chaos  —  While rioters attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, Emily Berret was hunkered down with Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Fort McNair when an image popped on the TV screen that stopped her in her tracks.
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Associated Press:
Capitol riot trial starts for man with feet on Pelosi desk
Discussion: Just The News and Raw Story
Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
Assault weapon sales now illegal in Illinois: ‘This will save lives,’ Pritzker says after quickly signing bill into law  —  The governor paid tribute to some of the lives lost to assault weapons: “We have done this for Highland Park's Kevin and Irina McCarthy, Jacquelyn Sundheim …
ABC News:
GOP-led Oversight Committee issues flurry of letters to begin probe of Biden, Twitter  —  The letters lead off the GOP's long-promised investigation of the president.  —  The chairman of the new Republican-led House Oversight Committee has issued a flurry of letters as part of the panel's …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Fox News, CNN and New York Post
Jacqueline Sweet / Patch:
More George Santos Acquaintances Come Forward With Theft Allegations  —  Santos left a trail of lies and alleged thefts in Brazil and NY, sources say.  Now 10 victims are comparing notes in a group chat.  —  Replies (2)  —  ELMHURST, NY — “Lies have short legs” is a Brazilian saying that means the truth will always win.
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Jenny Gross / New York Times:
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation  —  The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda.  Here's what other countries can learn from its success.  —  A typical lesson that Saara Martikka, a teacher in Hameenlinna, Finland …
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Parler's parent company has laid off a majority of its staff … Parlement Technologies, the parent company of “censorship-free” social media platform Parler, has laid off a majority of its staff and most of its chief executives over the last few weeks.  The sudden purge of staff has thrown …
John Kruzel / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court considers narrowing federal protections for unions  —  U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with a labor dispute that could narrow federal protections for unions by making it easier for employers to sue over strikes that result in damage to company property.
Air Force Academy Athletics:
Academy mourns tragic loss in cadet wing  —  The Academy mourns the loss of Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown, 21, of Lake Charles, Louisiana.  Brown experienced a medical emergency while leaving his dormitory for class on Monday morning.  Academy first responders were immediately called …
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Lynette Hardaway, of Pro-Trump Duo Diamond and Silk, Dies at 51  —  Ms. Hardaway rose to fame with one of her sisters as a conservative media celebrity.  —  Lynette Hardaway, who was better known as Diamond from Diamond and Silk, the outspoken sisters who became prominent conservative media personalities …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Why the January 6th Mob Wasn't Stopped in Time  —  Transcripts reveal where the bottlenecks were.  —  The House January 6th Committee did an excellent job in its final report of proving that former President Donald Trump incited the insurrectionist mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion: New York Times
Jeniffer Solis / Nevada Current:
Burning Man sues BLM over geothermal project  —  Gerlach, Nevada (Photo courtesy John Curley)  —  Policy, politics and progressive commentary  —  Burning Man is suing the Bureau of Land Management over its approval of a geothermal exploration project in Gerlach, Nevada.
Tom Ambrose / The Guardian:
Counter-terrorism police investigate after uranium seized at Heathrow  —  Border Force officials found small amount on passenger flight from Oman on 29 December  —  Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after Border Force officials seized material containing uranium at Heathrow.
Washington Post:
U.S., Japan set to announce shake-up of Marine Corps units to deter China  —  In a deepening of the two countries' strategic alliance, a Marine regiment on Okinawa will be able to fire missiles at Chinese ships in the event of a Taiwan conflict  —  Japan, already Washington's most important ally …
Discussion: Associated Press and Common Dreams
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Is Coming for Your Gas Stove  —  The Consumer Product Safety Commission enlists in the crusade to ban fossil fuels from the kitchen.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  WSJ Opinion: Welcome to the 2024 Horse Race for the Presidency  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.  —  1x
Kitty Donaldson / Bloomberg:
Tory MP Suspended for Comparing Covid Vaccine to the Holocaust  —  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suspended a member of his ruling Conservative Party after MP Andrew Bridgen compared Covid-19 vaccinations to the Holocaust.  —  Bridgen shared a link and chart on Twitter on Wednesday …
 
 
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