Новости за 05.01.2017

Six big takeaways from the extraordinary congressional hearing on Russian hacking
Washington Post
Pretty much ignoring President-elect Donald Trump's wishes, hawkish Senate Republicans wasted no time publicly digging into Russia's alleged hacking of the U.S. presidential race. In their first week back in Congress, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz ...
Taking Aim at Trump, Leaders Strongly Affirm Findings on Russian HackingNew York Times
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Clapper: 'Disparagement' of intel agents cause for worry
CNN
Washington (CNN) The leading US intelligence official said Thursday that his foreign counterparts have expressed concern that President-elect Donald Trump is disparaging the US intelligence community, potentially damaging public confidence. "I do think ...
US intercepts capture senior Russian officials celebrating Trump winWashington Post
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Lawmakers worry ObamaCare fight could suck air from other priorities
The Hill
The future of the Affordable Care Act will be the legislative battle looming over all work in the new session. That's raising some worry from interest groups and lawmakers that the highly partisan atmosphere will spill over into other “must pass ...
Senate Republicans Open Fight Over Obama Health LawNew York Times
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Chicago Facebook Live beating: Charges expected soon
USA TODAY
Police say formal charges are expected to be filed Thursday against four suspects in connection with a half-hour video — one that exploded on social media — that appears to show at least one black man torturing and taunting a white man and making ...
Torture attack on Illinois teen not racially motivated, cops sayNew York Daily News
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Donald Trump's fight with America's spies
CNN
(CNN) President-elect Donald Trump's feud with the intelligence community is taking on surreal overtones just over two weeks before his inauguration, raising the potential of unusual tension with the nation's top spies when he moves into the White House.
Russia Looms Large as Senate Hears Testimony on CyberthreatsNew York Times
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Julian Assange's claim that there was no Russian involvement in WikiLeaks emails
Washington Post
Host Sean Hannity: “Can you say to the American people unequivocally that you did not get this information about the DNC, John Podesta's e-mails — can you tell the American people 1,000 percent you did not get it from Russia . . . “ Julian Assange: “Yes.”
When It Comes To Russia, So Far Donald Trump Mostly Stands AloneNPR
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4 Questioned After Video Shows Racially Charged Beating in Chicago
New York Times
The Chicago Police Department released an image said to be a frame from a Facebook video of the assault. Credit Chicago Police Department. CHICAGO — The police here were questioning four people on Wednesday as video circulated online showing a ...
Social media video appears to show torture of man in ChicagoUSA TODAY
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Trump's criticism of intelligence on Russia is dividing Hill GOP
Washington Post
President-elect Donald Trump's broadside against the intelligence community is dividing Capitol Hill Republicans, with some ready to pounce on Trump's skepticism that Russia interfered with the U.S. elections and others urging a more cautious approach.
McCain and Graham vs. Trump and PutinPolitico
Trump, Intel Agencies Can't Even Agree on Timing of MeetingNBCNews.com
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GOP airs Obamacare divisions in Pence meeting
Politico
Republicans are fast-tracking the process of repealing Obamacare, aiming to get it done in several weeks. But they're not even close to agreement about what comes next — or even when the repeal should take effect. Those disagreements spilled over ...
FACT CHECK: Once Again, Lawmakers Are Stretching The Facts On ObamacareNPR
Republicans Are Courting Disaster on Health CareNew York Times
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How Julian Assange evolved from pariah to paragon
Washington Post
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted some praise on Tuesday for a man most Republicans wanted nothing to do with. He had seen Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, defend himself during an hour of friendly, prime-time questions on Fox News.
Trump and Julian Assange, an Unlikely Pair, Unite to Sow Hacking DoubtsNew York Times
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With Obamacare, GOP faces the 'Pottery Barn rule': You break it, you own it
Washington Post
Democrats have an emerging strategy to defend the Affordable Care Act from Republican assault, daring their opponents to defy the “Pottery Barn rule”: They're about to break the health-care system, and that means they will own it. For more than six ...
FACT CHECK: Once Again, Lawmakers Are Stretching The Facts On ObamacareNPR
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Medium Just Laid Off 50 Employees and Shut Down Offices in New York and D.C.
Adweek
Medium founder and CEO Ev Williams disclosed today in a blog post that his four-and-a-half-year-old company is eliminating 50 jobs and shutting down offices in New York and Washington, D.C. In a philosophical letter to the public, he recounted how his ...
Medium lays off a third of its staff as it searches for a new business modelThe Verge
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