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Media Matters for America:
Far-right figures, including Nazi supporters, anti-gay extremists, and white supremacists, are flocking to Threads  —  Right-wing figures and extremists are testing Meta's content moderation policies and posting slurs and other forms of hate speech on Meta's Twitter alternative

Los Angeles Times:
Rep. Grace Napolitano, a veteran Democrat from Norwalk, to retire from Congress  —  Rep. Grace Napolitano, a veteran California lawmaker and the oldest member of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced that she would not seek another term in Congress during an event Saturday in her district to honor her career.

Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Supreme Court was drawn into last four elections, and likely again in 2024  —  Democratic voters' opinions on the justices could prove critical in close elections after decades of advantage for Republicans on the issue  —  Congressional bureau chief  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr …

Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed's Goolsbee sees ‘golden path’ to lower inflation without a recession  — Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee told CNBC on Friday that he's confident inflation can be tamed without a recession, even with additional interest rate increases likely.  — Economists, including those working …

Jared Gans / The Hill:
Soccer star Megan Rapinoe says she'll retire at end of season  —  Soccer superstar and social activist Megan Rapinoe announced on Saturday that she will retire from the sport at the end of this year's National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) season.  —  Rapinoe made the announcement …

Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Her First Term, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Came to Play’  —  The first Black female member of the Supreme Court wasted no time in finding her footing, asserting herself in dissents, alliances and questions from the bench.  —  Reporting from Washington

Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
How an AI-written Star Wars story created chaos at Gizmodo  —  The error-filled story about Star Wars movies and TV shows demonstrates why artificial intelligence shouldn't be involved in news-gathering, reporters said  —  A few hours after James Whitbrook clocked into work at Gizmodo on Wednesday …

Casey Nepivoda / ABC22 & FOX44:
Florida announces restrictions on Vermont licenses  —  Montpelier, VT - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the passing of a law that could render driver's licenses and other forms of identification from several states invalid, including Vermont.  —  Florida Senate Bill 1718 is considered …

Stephanie Ramirez / WTTG-TV:
'It's unfathomable': Lyft driver killed in DC served as Army interpreter in Afghanistan, friend says  —  WASHINGTON - An Army Special Forces veteran says he was shocked to find out that a man he served two tours in Afghanistan with was brutally shot and killed while driving in Northeast D.C. Monday.

Kush Desai / The Republican Party of Iowa:
Iowa GOP Announces 2024 Caucus Date  —  DES MOINES — The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Iowa met today to officially set the date for the 2024 Republican Iowa Caucus.  The Central Committee unanimously voted to hold the upcoming presidential caucus on January 15, 2024.