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Andy Borowitz | Intel Chiefs Say Trump's Twitter Account Was Hacked by Four-Year-Old 
 
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "An alarming report issued by heads of the U.S. intelligence agencies on Friday asserts that the Twitter account of President-elect Donald Trump was successfully hacked by a four-year-old child." 
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Days Before Airport Shooting, Florida Lawmakers Worked on Bill to Allow Guns in Airports 
Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress 
Covert writes: "On Friday, a gunman opened fire in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport airport in Florida, killing at least five people and wounding eight." 
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#PaulRyanSoScared He Sent 6 Security Guards to Block Planned Parenthood Volunteers From Delivering Him Their Petitions 
Dayna Evans, New York Magazine 
Evans writes: "After yesterday's news confirming that the GOP is planning to strip Planned Parenthood of its funding as a part of their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Planned Parenthood supporters began flooding Paul Ryan's office with phone calls protesting the decision." 
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In Statehouses Won by Republicans, the First Move Is to Consolidate Power by Weakening Unions 
Lee Fang, The Intercept 
Fang writes: "Republicans stormed to power in state elections across the country in November on a promise to take on the establishment and return government to the average citizen." 
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US to Deploy 300 Marines to Afghanistan's Helmand 
Al Jazeera 
Excerpt: "About 300 US Marines will deploy to Afghanistan's embattled southern Helmand province as part of a NATO mission to train and advise local forces - a move that the Taliban said it was a challenge that it welcomed." 
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French Farmer on Trial for Helping Refugees Cross Into France 
Alex Campbell, VICE 
Campbell writes: "A farmer in southern France who smuggled migrants across the country's border with Italy is waiting to discover his sentence after being prosecuted this week for his actions." 
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The Crack in This Antarctic Ice Shelf Just Grew by 11 Miles. A Dramatic Break Could Be Imminent. 
Chris Mooney, The Washington Post 
Mooney writes: "An enormous rift in one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves grew dramatically over the past month, and a chunk nearly the size of Delaware could break away as soon as later this winter, British scientists reported this week." 
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