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Twitter giving the people what they want.
Conan O’Brien to Make His Glorious Return to TBS Next Month

The new half-hour version of Conan debuts January 22.
McSally Appointment Makes Arizona Sixth State With Two Women As Senators

McSally will have to run again in 2020, and if she wins and wants a full term, yet again in 2022. Four Western states now have two women as senators.
Thousands of Arkansans Are Losing Medicaid Due to Work Rule. That’s the Point.

Advocates say the policy isn’t punitive, but new data underscores that urging the poor to get a job or lose their health care won’t curb inequality.
Director and Actress Penny Marshall Dead at 75

The Laverne & Shirley star also directed hits like Big and A League of Their Own.
Where in the World Is Mario Testino?

The fashion photographer, who was accused of sexual misconduct, has popped up in Asia.
Kentucky Governor Calls Special Session to Go After Teacher Pensions Again

The state Supreme Court shot down cuts to public employee pensions, so Matt Bevin is pursuing his unpopular “reforms” in the worst possible way.
H&M Still Isn’t Paying Workers a Living Wage

Despite promises to improve.
Trump’s Travel Ban Is Keeping a Mother From Seeing Her Dying 2-Year-Old

The boy’s doctors say he may not be able to be held on life support for much longer.
Trump Backs Down on Border Wall Demand, Probably Ending Shutdown Threat

The White House is back to where it was last week before Trump lost his cool in an Oval Office meeting and started issuing empty threats.
Study Finds Twitter’s Bad If You’re a Woman and Worse If You’re a Woman of Color

Amnesty International spent a year combing through tweets sent to journalists and politicians, proving what women who spend time online already knew.
Woman Who Climbed Statue of Liberty to Protest Family Separation Found Guilty

“We stand on the right side of the history. I am not discouraged,” she said.
Google to Build $1 Billion NYC Campus, No Tax Incentives Required

There’s about to be a lot more Googlers in Manhattan.
Retired Detective Sues Netflix and Making a Murderer Filmmakers for Defamation

Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Andrew Colborn says the Netflix docuseries exposed him to “worldwide ridicule, contempt and disdain.”
Some Conservatives Aren’t Celebrating This Texas Ruling Against the ACA

As much as conservatives hate the ACA, they know they can’t get rid of it without an alternative. And they still don’t have one.
Advertisers Dump Tucker Carlson After He Said Immigrants Make U.S. ‘Diritier’

Among those no longer advertising on his show are NerdWallet and the company that makes BowFlex.
Les Moonves Won’t Get $120 Million Severance From CBS

An investigation concluded he was fired with cause.
Google’s Project to Create a Censored Search Engine for China Stalls

The main database Google was using to train itself how to censor search results has been cut off over privacy worries.
Pour One Out for the ‘HOLLAMD TONNEL,’ the Only Thing Port Authority Ever Fixed

Thanks to an online petition, the Christmas decorations on the Holland Tunnel entrance are being changed.
Russian Election-Hack Strategy Included an Anti-Masturbation Hotline

“You can’t hold hands with God when you are masturbating.”

5:54 P.M. It’s Finally Easy to See Newest Tweets First Twitter giving the people what they want.
3:43 P.M. McSally Appointed to Senate Seat After Losing in November McSally will have to run again in 2020, and if she wins and wants a full term, yet again in 2022. Four Western states now have two women as senators.
3:25 P.M. Nissan Is a Corporate Governance Nightmare How could a company be unaware of how much it was paying its own CEO?
2:57 P.M. Arkansans Losing Medicaid Due to Work Rule Is No Accident Advocates say the policy isn’t punitive, but new data underscores that urging the poor to get a job or lose their health care won’t curb inequality.
1:47 P.M. Michael Flynn’s Judge Destroys Trump’s Conspiracy Theory Lock him up.
12:47 P.M. Kentucky Governor Calls Special Session for Pension Cuts The state Supreme Court shot down cuts to public employee pensions, so Matt Bevin is pursuing his unpopular “reforms” in the worst possible way.
12:05 P.M. Report: Twitter’s Bad For Women, Worse for Women of Color Amnesty International spent a year combing through tweets sent to journalists and politicians, proving what women who spend time online already knew.
12:00 P.M. Crooked Trump Foundation Dissolves, Investigation Continues It’s the grift that keeps on grifting.
11:33 A.M. Trump Drops Border Wall Demand, Defusing Shutdown Crisis The White House is back to where it was last week before Trump lost his cool in an Oval Office meeting and started issuing empty threats.
11:08 A.M. Why Governor Cuomo’s Speech Sounded Like a Secession Threat You don’t say New York “declares independence from this federal government’s policies” unless you want to, at the very least, fan 2020 rumors.
8:58 A.M. Google to Invest $1 Billion in NYC, No Tax Incentives Needed There’s about to be a lot more Googlers in Manhattan.
7:06 A.M. E.U. Blocks Polish Judicial Purge, But the Fight Isn’t Over Though they’ve backed down for now, agreeing to reinstate Supreme Court judges, Polish nationalists are looking to European Parliament elections.
1:26 A.M. Advertisers Dump Tucker Carlson After He Insulted Immigrants Among those no longer advertising on his show are NerdWallet and the company that makes BowFlex.
Dec. 17, 2018 Why Conservatives Aren’t Happy About an Anti-ACA Ruling As much as conservatives hate the ACA, they know they can’t get rid of it without an alternative. And they still don’t have one.
Dec. 17, 2018 Donald Trump Hates Christmas Parties Making Christmas great again was a pillar of his campaign, but White House hosting duties have sparked a war on Christmas inside his own heart.
Dec. 17, 2018 Obama’s Post-Midterm Tone Was Conciliatory. Trump’s is Not. Obama took responsibility for his party’s defeat and at least offered negotiations with the opposing party. Trump: not so much.
Dec. 17, 2018 The Teachers’ Strike Wave May Be Coming to Los Angeles Around 50,000 L.A. public school educators and allies marched over the weekend, and next month the district might see its first strike in 30 years.
Dec. 17, 2018 Google’s Censored China Search Project Stalls The main database Google was using to train itself how to censor search results has been cut off over privacy worries.
Dec. 17, 2018 RIP HOLLAMD TONNEL, the Only Thing Port Authority Ever Fixed Thanks to an online petition, the Christmas decorations on the Holland Tunnel entrance are being changed.
Dec. 17, 2018 Russian Election Hackers Used Anti-Masturbation Hotline “You can’t hold hands with God when you are masturbating.”

6:03 P.M. Oribe Changed the Way We Look at Hair The legendary hairstylist to JLo and all of the supermodels passed away.
6:03 P.M. Which of Kate Hudson’s 18 Cutting Boards Are You? A guide.
5:53 P.M. Thank-You for The Preacher’s Wife, Penny Marshall She can come to church with me anytime.
5:17 P.M. Lord of the Rings Is the Best Theme for Your 30th Birthday Vanessa Hudgens knows.
5:12 P.M. An Ode to Penny Marshall’s Personal Style The late filmmaker and actress wore tiny glasses before they were cool.
4:18 P.M. Gift of the Day: A Really Pretty Lipstick Florals for winter.
4:17 P.M. Ansel Elgort Bravely Renounces His Heartthrob Hair The actor and singer debuted fuzzy duckling hair at a time when everyone else’s is dark and damp.
3:19 P.M. The Best Time to See a Movie Is in the Morning Set your alarm.
2:40 P.M. Yemeni Mother Finally Granted a Visa to See Her Dying Son She was previously unable to enter the country due to Trump’s travel ban — and she still may not make it in time, advocates say.
2:20 P.M. Director and Actress Penny Marshall Dead at 75 The Laverne & Shirley star also directed hits like Big and A League of Their Own.
1:51 P.M. I Wish I Were My Snake Plant It’s gritty, tolerant, and composed.
1:22 P.M. Actually, We Kind of Liked Calling It the ‘Hollaad Tonnel’ It had a nice ring to it.
1:07 P.M. Where in the World Is Mario Testino? The fashion photographer, who was accused of sexual misconduct, has popped up in Asia.
1:03 P.M. The Juiciest Anonymous Gossip of 2018 Please tell me which celebrity put her partner’s clothes through a paper shredder.
12:54 P.M. The Prop Stylist Who Keeps Hiking Shoes in Her Trunk Kim Ficaro never knows where her job might take her.
12:39 P.M. H&M Still Isn’t Paying Workers a Living Wage Despite promises to improve.
12:22 P.M. Why Isn’t Meghan Markle’s Mom Spending Christmas With Her? Queen Elizabeth apparently invited her last month.
12:19 P.M. I Love Ronan Farrow’s Formal Adult Onesie The journalist threw a “black tie and/or pajamas” party for his 31st birthday, and adhered to both dress codes.
12:00 P.M. ‘My Boss Wants Help With Her Dating App Profile!’ You need to set boundaries, and talk to her boss.
11:51 A.M. What Will Threaten Christmas in Your Holiday Movie? Find out using our conflict generator.

8:41 P.M. Apparently Advent Calendars Are Just for Kids I guess you’re supposed to save some of the chocolate for them or something?
5:49 P.M. Bravo Developing Queer As Folk Reboot Based on U.K. Version Russell T. Davies is attached.
5:44 P.M. The End of A League of Their Own Will Always Make Me Cry We’re all for one. We’re one for all. We’re All-American.
5:35 P.M. Bumblebee Is a Surprisingly Restrained Transformers Movie But in the end, I found myself missing the gonzo, go-for-broke bravado of the earlier movies — we’re all still here for the exploding robots.
5:29 P.M. The Best Jokes From Ellen DeGeneres’s Netflix Special DeGeneres’s first special in 15 years is out today. Here are the best jokes.
5:22 P.M. Conan O’Brien to Make His Glorious Return to TBS Next Month The new half-hour version of Conan debuts January 22.
5:20 P.M. Rosalía’s Radical Take on Flamenco Found Worldwide Resonance A reflection on the Catalan songwriter’s musical approach, smash album, and amazing year.
4:56 P.M. A League of Their Own Is Streaming for Free on Crackle Get to it.
4:43 P.M. Picasso’s Guernica, Explained to Passersby in the NYC Subway There was even a musical interpretation! video
4:26 P.M. Fred Armisen’s Penny Marshall Impersonation Was Perfect He says he “loved working” with her on Portlandia.
4:09 P.M. Channel Zero Is the Scariest Horror Show You’re Not Watching A rich, gorgeous, and astonishingly frightening anthology series.
3:53 P.M. George Takei to Encounter Dark Forces in The Terror Season 2 The anthology series will move to America during World War II.
3:18 P.M. The Best Board Games of 2018 Party games, town-building, high-quality reissues, and more.
2:59 P.M. Michael B. Jordan’s Mom Gave Oprah a Rum Cake So good Steadman had it for breakfast.
2:16 P.M. Director and Actress Penny Marshall Dead at 75 The Laverne & Shirley star also directed hits like Big and A League of Their Own.
1:28 P.M. The Year in Netflix: What It Got Right (and Wrong) in 2018 The streaming TV behemoth got much, much bigger. Again.
1:06 P.M. Adam Sandler’s Heartwarming Song About Chris Farley Today marks 21 years since Farley’s death.
12:45 P.M. Is The Innocent Man a Sign of a True-Crime Tipping Point? The Netflix series, based on John Grisham’s book, is a cautionary tale for the genre.
11:27 A.M. Backpack Kid Sues Fortnite for Stealing ‘The Floss’ Dance He’s the fourth person to accuse the game of dance theft.
11:23 A.M. Who Is SNL’s Most Accomplished Breaker? An Investigation We have seven giggly contenders.

10:00 A.M. Where to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in New York City Ring in 2019 at some of the city’s finest bars and restaurants.
9:52 A.M. You Can Watch Pixar’s Bao for Free Right Now The short film from Incredibles 2 will be free to watch online for one week.
8:15 A.M. Introducing New York’s New (Star-Free) Restaurant Ratings This week, we roll out a system we think is simpler and more in tune with the way New Yorkers want to eat.
7:30 A.M. The Thousand Best Is New York’s Brand-new Restaurant Finder A fully searchable, highly subjective directory of the places we want everyone to know about.
Dec. 17, 2018 Julian Niccolini Forced Out of the Four Seasons Reboot However, the two sides have yet to agree on how to fully divest the controversial partner.
Dec. 17, 2018 This Year’s Hottest Christmas Gift Is a Case of Oat Milk A shortage has some Amazon sellers charging very high prices.
Dec. 17, 2018 Teo Is a New Brooklyn Izakaya From a Momofuku Co-founder Joaquin Baca says his new restaurant is a return to small.
Dec. 14, 2018 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Dec. 14, 2018 25 Places to Grab a Warming Seasonal Drink This Winter Get blitzed with Blitzen.
Dec. 14, 2018 2018 Was the Year of the Slice No more pretenders to the pizza throne.
Dec. 14, 2018 Maile Carpenter’s Grub Street Diet “It’s like drinking a party, instead of just keeping yourself alive.”
Dec. 13, 2018 10 Events That Should Be on Your Weekend Agenda Alaska in space, a Coming to America party, and hot toddies.
Dec. 13, 2018 10 Dining Trends We’re Tired Of The year was filled with excellent new restaurants; it was also filled with some truly irritating gimmicks.
Dec. 13, 2018 What’s the Deal With the World’s First ‘Lab-Grown’ Steak? An Israeli company says it’s two years away from bringing a lab-grown steak to market, which is really good news for the environment.
Dec. 13, 2018 The Best Cookbooks of 2018 Including another Ina Garten hit; instant classics from the world’s best restaurants; and deep dives into Persian, Korean, and Southern cuisine.
Dec. 12, 2018 It’s Time to Stop Calling Foods ‘Crack’ A restaurant chain is nixing the term from its menu, and others should follow.
Dec. 12, 2018 The Absolute Best New Restaurants of 2018 A diner’s dozen.
Dec. 12, 2018 Old Bay Maker Understandably Upset About ‘New Bae’ Spice Mix A new lawsuit aims to shut down the copycat.
Dec. 12, 2018 How Narcissa Makes a Sweet Potato Taste Like Bacon Murasaki and Okinawan sweet potatoes are boiled, smoked, smashed, and deep-fried, then draped in two Peruvian-inspired sauces and pickled peppers.
Dec. 11, 2018 Drink the World’s Best Dessert Wine With a Twinkie Sauternes: Great with Twinkies and with foie gras.

4:11 P.M. 20 Stocking Stuffers (on Amazon) for Every Kind of Man From spicy honey to a set of spiky dryer balls.
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12:46 P.M. Highly Classic and Durable Stanley Bottles Up to Half Off For your hot and cold hydration needs.
12:30 P.M. Welcome to the Strategist’s Celebrity White Elephant Follow the journey of the Queen Elizabeth figurine, see who wins a karaoke microphone, and find out who brought composting worms.
12:13 P.M. The Best Gifts Under $25 (That You Can Buy on Amazon) Including sushi-shaped gummies, Portuguese toothpaste, and Birth of Venus socks.
11:17 A.M. The Cheapest, Nicest Gifts From The Most Expensive Brands From Chanel and Gucci to Le Creuset
10:25 A.M. 35 Gifts for Every Type of Girlfriend From a Vitamix to a pair of cheap but expensive-looking earrings.
10:10 A.M. A Gift for Every Type of Mom (That You Can Buy on Amazon) From the gorpcore mom to the Floridian mom.
10:05 A.M. 25 Stocking Stuffers Under $5 (That You Can Buy on Amazon) From a knife sharpener to Black Panther claws.
Dec. 17, 2018 25 Last-Minute Gifts Under $10 (That You Can Buy on Amazon) From toddler ballet shoes to trendy seltzer.
Dec. 17, 2018 The 31 Best Gifts on Amazon for Every Type of Home Cook Including the Instagram-obsessed foodie, the aspiring cook, and the chef who has it all.
Dec. 17, 2018 A Crazy-Good Sale for Men and Women at Urban Outfitters Get it before it’s gone.
Dec. 17, 2018 Gifts You Can Buy on Amazon for Every Type of Boyfriend Whether he’s a coffee snob, a plant guy, or in need of a loungewear upgrade.
Dec. 17, 2018 The Best Thing I Bought This Year Was a Kindle An impulse Prime Day purchase became a must-have tech gadget.
Dec. 17, 2018 There’s Still Time to Shop (and Get a Blowout) at Our Pop-Up Come see (and try) some of our favorite things in person — plus stock up on holiday gifts.
Dec. 17, 2018 Best Holiday Gift Ideas on the Strategist: Last-Minute Week All of the best holiday gift ideas — what to get for the hard-to-shop-for, the best gifts we’ve ever given or received, plus expert recommendations.
Dec. 14, 2018 The Best Thing I Bought This Year Was an Invisible Puffer “If you’re looking to bundle up (without going full Canada Goose), it’s the best way to game the system.”
Dec. 14, 2018 A Gift (That You Can Buy on Amazon) for Every Type of Dad Including water picks, smart notebooks, and healthier frying machines.
Dec. 14, 2018 What’s the Best (Affordable) Cashmere Sweater to Give? What’s the softest, most luxurious (affordable) cashmere sweater to gift for the holidays?
Dec. 14, 2018 The 23 Best Travel Gifts, According to Frequent Travelers From a space pen to indestructible headphones.

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