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3:35 PM ET, January 16, 2023

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Washington Post:
New details link George Santos to cousin of sanctioned Russian oligarch  —  The New York congressman once claimed Andrew Intrater's company was his “client,” while another Intrater company allegedly made a deposit with a firm where Santos worked  —  George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman …
Fox News:
No visitor logs exist for Biden's Wilmington home, site of classified doc discovery, WH counsel's office says  —  Biden is under a special counsel investigation for keeping classified documents in the home  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 16  —  There are no visitor logs …
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Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
White House counsel's office says there are no visitors logs at Biden's Wilmington home
Financial Times:
Wagner fighter seeks asylum after dramatic escape to Norway … A former Russian paramilitary fighting in Ukraine has promised to give evidence against the notorious Wagner group after making a dramatic escape and seeking asylum in Norway.  —  Andrei Medvedev says he is a former commander …
Discussion: Meduza.io
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Inside the One-Way Feud Between Ron DeSantis and Kristi Noem  —  Kristi Noem's aides came out of nowhere to attack Ron DeSantis.  There's more going on here than meets the eye.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn't even declared whether he'll run for president in 2024 …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Raw Story
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Caleb Newton / Bipartisan Report:
Legal Action Against Ron DeSantis For Migrant Trafficking Upheld By Judge
Discussion: The Guardian
Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
‘Woke’ $10M MLK ‘penis’ statue insults black community: Coretta Scott King kin  —  Even some kin of Coretta Scott King hate the new $10 million sculpture just dedicated to her and her iconic civil rights leader husband in Boston — with a cousin claiming it “looks like a penis.”
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls migrant surge at border a ‘national crisis’ during El Paso visit
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Covid-19 Drugmakers Pressured Twitter to Censor Activists Pushing for Generic Vaccine … In mid-December 2020, Nina Morschhaeuser, a lobbyist for Twitter in Europe, emailed colleagues with a dire warning.  The drugmaker BioNTech, along with the German government, had contacted her with news of an imminent …
BBC:
UK government to block Scottish gender bill  —  The UK government has decided to block a controversial Scottish bill designed to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender.  —  Ministers in Westminster are concerned the bill affects UK-wide equality laws.
Sophia Tulp / Associated Press:
As elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive online  —  When some of the world's wealthiest and most influential figures gathered at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting last year, sessions on climate change drew high-level discussions on topics such as carbon financing and sustainable food systems.
Max Tani / Semafor:
CNN is serious about getting into comedy  —  CNN is considering hiring a comedian to host one of its prime time shows.  —  The “news entertainment” personality could fill the primetime 9 to 11 p.m. hours with a nontraditional version of the news, five people familiar with the planning said.
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Air Traffic Control Audio Captures Panic as Passenger Jets Nearly Collide at JFK  —  ‘CANCEL TAKEOFF PLANS!’  —  The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Travel Safety Board are investigating after two commercial airplanes nearly collided at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday.
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown draws his first GOP challenger in key 2024 race  —  CLEVELAND — Matt Dolan, who lost a raucous Republican Senate primary in Ohio last year, will run again in 2024, this time seeking to unseat longtime Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown.
Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Italy's most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested  —  Cosa Nostra ‘godfather’ arrested at a private clinic in Palermo after going on run for 30 years  —  Matteo Messina Denaro, the last “godfather” of the Sicilian mafia and one of the world's most-wanted criminals, has been arrested in Palermo after 30 years on the run.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
U.S. begins expanded training of Ukrainian forces for large-scale combat  —  “We want the Ukrainians to have a capability to successfully defend their country,” Gen. Mark A. Milley said in an interview  —  ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER EUROPE — The U.S. military has launched an expanded …
CNN:
American held in Iran launches hunger strike and writes to Biden asking him to do more for detainees  —  An American wrongfully detained in Iran is calling on President Joe Biden to take notice of US detainees there, launching a hunger strike Monday to mark seven years since he was left behind …
Discussion: NPR, Al Jazeera and CBS News
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Mailchimp:
AMERICAN HOSTAGE IN IRAN SIAMAK NAMAZI LAUNCHES SEVEN-DAY HUNGER STRIKE TO MARK SEVEN YEARS SINCE HE WAS LEFT BEHIND
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Yellen to meet with Chinese finance minister in Switzerland  —  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, in Switzerland on Wednesday to discuss economic developments between the two nations.  The Zurich talks will be a follow …
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Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Yellen, Top Chinese Official to Meet, Try to Smooth Economic Ties
Discussion: New York Post and Associated Press
 
 
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
NYC stalls bike lane near Manhattan courts after pushback from judges
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
'People aren't taking this seriously': experts say US Covid surge is big risk
Washington Post:
D.C.'s crime bill could make the city more dangerous
Discussion: Conservative Home
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ex-Trump aide Sanders defends critical race theory ban as Arkansas governor
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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