The Times of Israel

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‘Israel has tape of slain Iran nuke chief talking about building five warheads’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-has-tape-of-slain-iran-nuke-chief-talking-about-building-five-warheads/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …

‘Israel has tape of slain Iran nuke chief talking about building five warheads’

Report says ex-PM Olmert played top-secret recording of Fakhrizadeh for President Bush in decisive 2008 meeting that boosted US-Israel cooperation against Iran’s nuclear program

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NBC News

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Speaker Pelosi said Friday that there is “momentum” on Capitol Hill to reach a deal on coronavirus relief.

The deal would provide for augmented unemployment payments through March but would not send another round of stimulus checks. https://nbcnews.to/2JtpZAV 

Speaker Pelosi says there is ‘momentum’ to reach Covid relief deal

The Democrat is hopeful that aid could be passed as part of the government funding bill, leaving just days for lawmakers to come to an agreement.

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Vatican News

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Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa delivers his first Advent Sermon to #PopeFrancis and the Roman Curia, and reflects on the meaning of death, which forms a bridge to eternal life.http://ow.ly/wcLq30rn5LQ 

Cardinal Cantalamessa’s first Advent sermon: Death is bridge to eternal life – Vatican News

The Preacher to the Papal Household, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, delivers his first Advent Sermon to Pope Francis and the Roman Curia, and reflects …

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NBC News

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BREAKING: US House passes historic bill that would decriminalize cannabis and clear the way to erase nonviolent federal marijuana convictions; bill moves to US Senate. https://nbcnews.to/33LNOKV 

Congress takes up historic bill to decriminalize cannabis

The proposal would end a federal ban on marijuana and create a pathway to expunge related criminal records.

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NBC News

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BREAKING: US House votes 228-164 to pass historic bill that would decriminalize cannabis and clear the way to erase nonviolent federal marijuana convictions; bill moves to US Senate.

Seth Hettena@seth_hettena

Remember Trump Derangement Syndrome? Who’s deranged now? https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/the-president-is-acting-crazy-so-why-are-we-shrugging-it-off …

The President Is Acting Crazy, so Why Are We Shrugging It Off?

The dangerous “yeah, whatever” phase of Trump’s lame-duck Presidency.

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Daily Mail US

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REVEALED: Jared Kushner’s lawyer and top RNC fundraiser were targets of DOJ investigation into pay-for-pardon scheme https://trib.al/swk1m5T 

Tax evader Hugh Baras is prisoner in ‘bribery for pardon scheme’

Top RNC fundraiser, Elliott Broidy, and Jared Kushner’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, were reportedly targets of a DOJ investigation that involved a pay-for-pardon scheme for tax evader Hugh Baras.

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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

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Timely and accurate information about foreign powers and their agents is essential to #NationalSecurity. #TodayInHistory: President Ronald Reagan signed Executive Order 12333, which defined the responsibilities of the U.S. #Intelligence Community.

The Daily Beast

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“Former presidents are typically assured continued access to the country’s secrets when they request it. But Trump’s personal debt and his proclivity to share secrets with foreign adversaries make him a security risk,” says Eleanor Clift.https://trib.al/D0dINnC 

Ex-Presidents Can Get Intel Briefings. Trump Shouldn’t.

Whether ex-presidents get intel briefings is entirely up to the sitting president. None has ever said no. But Joe Biden should.

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Daily Mail Online

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Mexican president says using a face mask ‘is not essential’ in preventing coronavirus infections https://trib.al/DI9tgWk 

Coronavirus: Mexican president says face mask use is ‘not essential’ t

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shared the sentiment of his Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell by stating that using a face mask ‘is not essential’ to stopping COVID-19.

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CNN Politics

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President Trump’s nominee to become a senior Pentagon official spread debunked conspiracies on Twitter that called Trump’s election loss to Joe Biden a “coup” attempt and shared tweets that suggest Trump should declare martial law https://cnn.it/2VDx9F2 

Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law

President Donald Trump’s nominee to become a senior Pentagon official spread debunked conspiracies on Twitter that called Trump’s election loss to Joe Biden a “coup” attempt and shared tweets that…

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New York Post

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Joe Biden says Hunter won’t work any jobs that conflict with his role as president https://trib.al/a68vnXI 

The Hill

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Romney blasts Trump’s lack of leadership during pandemic: “It’s a great human tragedy” http://hill.cm/Owxjtoc 

The Washington Times

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Dr. Anthony Fauci apologizes for suggesting U.K. rushed vaccine decision https://bit.ly/2VBW0ch 

Fauci apologizes for suggesting UK rushed vaccine decision

America’s top infectious disease expert has apologized for suggesting U.K. authorities rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he has

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Newsweek

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Blue MAGA hats rejected by Biden-Harris supporters: “We don’t need another cult” https://www.newsweek.com/blue-maga-hats-rejected-biden-harris-supporters-1552311?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1607075167 …

Blue MAGA hats rejected by Biden-Harris supporters: “We don’t need another cult”

The hats are not affiliated with the Biden-Harris campaign but are instead sold by a private Amazon seller.

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The Moscow Times

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5,000 Russian teachers, doctors and social workers have already signed up for the coronavirus vaccination drive set to start in Moscow tomorrow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Fridayhttps://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/12/04/5k-moscow-teachers-doctors-sign-up-for-coronavirus-vaccination-on-first-day-a72243 …

5K Moscow Teachers, Doctors Sign Up for Coronavirus Vaccination on First Day

Mass vaccination for high-risk groups with the Sputnik V jab is expected to start in Moscow on Saturday.

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The Hill

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WATCH: Fauci says he accepted Biden’s offer to serve as chief medical adviser “right on the spot” http://hill.cm/PDnuyyv