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AND ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE... Hillary Clinton made her first public speech since conceding the election, Rep. Ryan (Tim, not Paul) is maybe making a play for Nancy Pelosi’s House minority leader spot and Chuck Schumer is now Senate minority leader. As for the loss just a little over a week ago ― Sam Stein reports that senior staffers say the Clinton camp was “undone by its own neglect and a touch of arrogance,” while Dave Jamieson investigates how an Ohio county that went for President Barack Obama flipped for Donald Trump. [Sam Stein, HuffPost]
A TRUMP SUPPORTER USED JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS AS ‘PRECEDENT’ FOR MUSLIM REGISTRY ON FOX As a reminder, here are photos of what one of the “darkest chapters in American history” looked like. [Igor Bobic, HuffPost]
BUZZFEED: FAKE NEWS OUTPERFORMED REAL NEWS IN THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE ELECTION “A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.” [Buzzfeed]
TRAFFIC IN NYC GROUNDS TO A HALT AROUND TRUMP TOWER Inside life around the “White House-in-waiting.” [NYT]
POLICE OFFICER WHO SHOT AND KILLED PHILANDO CASTILE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez faces three charges. [Kim Bellware, HuffPost]
TURNS OUT THE NYC SKYSCRAPER EVERYONE JOKES ABOUT LOOKING LIKE AN NSA BUILDING IS ONE Talk about hiding in plain sight. [The Intercept]
MEET THE THERANOS WHISTLEBLOWER WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE TECH DARLING And lost a family relationship and $400,000 in legal fees in the process. [WSJ | Paywall]
WE HAVE YOUR HOLIDAY TRAVEL READING Check out (literally from the library) the 2016 National Book Award winners. [Maddie Crum, HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
SWEDEN HAS A MANSPLAINING HOTLINE But does it take international calls? [NYT]
THESE DISNEY CHANNEL VIDEOS MAKE THEIR STARS LOOK LIKE HOSTAGES Has anyone looked more trapped than Hilary Duff attempting to draw Mickey Mouse ears in this found footage? [HuffPost]
WHILE WE CAN’T BEAR TO MAKE OURSELVES READ THE ‘GILMORE GIRLS’ REVIVAL REVIEWS You might want to. [HuffPost]
BAD NEWS, ‘BACHELOR’ FANS Ben Higgins called off his wedding to Lauren Bushnell. [USA Today]
WHAT TO DO IF SOMEONE STEALS YOUR DRUGS So you’re not going to get them back, but going to the police is an option for other reasons. [Vice]
EDDIE REDMAYNE STICKS UP FOR ALL HUFFLEPUFFS They are J.K. Rowling’s favorite house. [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Inside Trump’s strict lobbying ban for administration officials.
~ Why you can still get a surprise ER bill months after a visit.
~ Kate Upton may have won Twitter forever with this x-rated tweet about her fiance Justin Verlander losing the Cy Young award.
~ How surgeons stay focused long enough to successfully transplant a new liver.
~ Please tell us you have not been storing your potatoes in the refrigerator.
~ This is how much hair you’re supposed to lose a day.
~ As Miles Teller’s biggest fans, of course we’ll include this Vanity Fair profile.
~ The oldest known Ten Commandments stone has sold for $850,000 at auction.
~ It’s hard to feel bad for anyone in this travel blogger Instagram fight as they’re both still taking photos that look like this.
~ Ever thought to yourself, gee, I’d like a tour of London’s sewer system? Well, The Guardian has you covered.
~ So you made the turkey ― here’s how to carve it.
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