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Quick Hits – December 19, 2016

By Zosha Millman on December 19, 2016
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Well Seattle remains pretty frigid, but largely snow free. 

Hopefully everyone else is staying warm out there too. And for those of you who aren’t on full vacation yet and are looking for something to blog about, we’ve got your back. Let’s get down to it:

  • FBI backs CIA view that Russia intervened to help Trump win election
  • Next Christmas That Swiss Watch You Covet Could Be 3-D Printed
  • Hacker stole info from over 1 billion accounts on Yahoo, and now Hacked Yahoo Data Is for Sale on Dark Web
  • As a result: Verizon Explores Lower Price or Even Exit From Yahoo Deal
  • After 61-year ban, pinball is legal again in Kokomo, Indiana
  • How Trump’s White House Could Mess With Government Data
  • “Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly staged a shocking legislative coup on Wednesday night, calling a second special session and proposing a raft of measures designed to strip power from the newly progressive state Supreme Court and governorship.”
  • ‘Brexit’ Talks Could Stretch 10 Years, British Official Warns
  • Uber offers self-driving car rides in San Francisco — and California threatens legal action
  • Can a nonlawyer judge send you to jail? Supreme Court is asked to hear case
  • Tech’s Agenda in Trump’s Washington: QuickTake Scorecard
  • Federal Judge Criticizes Death Penalty — But Concludes Only Supreme Court Can End It
  • Donald Trump Says His Company Will Do ‘No New Deals’ During His Term
  • How the Obama administration laid the groundwork for Trump’s coming crackdown on the press
  • Trump’s criticism of Russia hacking claim could haunt him
  • Immigrant Rights Convention Shifts Focus After Trump Win
  • FCC Set for New Direction After Renomination of Democratic Commissioner Fails
  • Trump takes aim at Pentagon’s ‘revolving door’ and Lockheed Martin’s $400 billion F-35 program
  • Happy holidays! The US government is taking a two-week break from evictions
  • A big change to U.S. broadcasting is coming — and it’s one Putin might admire
  • SCOTUS Will Hear ‘Joint Liability’ Forfeiture Question
  • Does the death penalty serve a purpose? Supreme Court hasn’t decided either
  • Internet Sales Tax Clash Turned Away by U.S. Supreme Court
  • If Trump Abandons the TPP, China Will Be the Biggest Winner
  • U.S. school an antidote to transgender discrimination complaints
  • “Net Neutrality Is Dead. Here’s Who Will Profit From Its Demise”
  • This Mostly White City Wants To Leave Its Mostly Black School District
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