The headline news from December 19, 2015

The archive of all headlines from December 19, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 01:30:09

The breach puts a spotlight on the outsize role such voter data files play in today's politics. L.A. Now

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’Devil’s Drug’: Flakka Is Driving Florida Insane

NBC News  19/Dec/2015 02:30:07

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U.N. Security Council Agrees on Road Map for Syria Talks

New York Times  19/Dec/2015 03:15:04

For the first time in the civil war in Syria, the Security Council backed a process for resolving the conflict.

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 04:15:08

The findings from an inquiry by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee underscore the cursory nature of the vetting of the tens of thousands of people who enter the U.S. each year on the so-called fiancee visa. L.A. Now

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Sanders Sues Democratic Party as Feud Erupts

New York Times  19/Dec/2015 05:45:06

Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign said the party was trying to “undermine” him after his campaign was penalized for accessing Hillary Clinton’s data during a breach.

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Democrats and Sanders Clash Over Data Breach

New York Times  19/Dec/2015 06:15:04

Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign said the party was trying to “undermine” him after his campaign was penalized for accessing Hillary Clinton’s data during a breach.

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Democrats and Sanders Clash Over Data Breach

New York Times  19/Dec/2015 06:30:05

Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign had sued the Democratic Party after his campaign was penalized for accessing Hillary Clinton’s data. But an official in the Sanders campaign later said its access to the national voter files would be restored by Saturday.

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 06:30:11

The president and his wife land at the San Bernardino airport and speak briefly with local officials before departing for a high school to meet with victims' families and first responders. Nation

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 06:45:08

Drivers honk as the motorcade moves toward Indian Springs High School. Crowds line the route, cheering, snapping photos and waving American flags.

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Democrats and Sanders Clash Over Data Breach

New York Times  19/Dec/2015 07:00:05

Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign had sued the Democratic Party after it was penalized for accessing Hillary Clinton’s data. Later, the national committee said it would restore the campaign’s access to voter files by Saturday but continue to investigate the breach.

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Democratic disputeBernie Sanders campaign claims win after DNC hands back access to voter file

The Guardian  19/Dec/2015 07:45:06

Vermont senator’s camp claims a capitulation, but Democratic National Committee says move made only after Sanders complied with its requests

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 09:30:10

The president and his wife meet privately with victims' families and first responders at Indian Springs High School. «I could see that they were pained by what had happened," says one man.

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 10:15:07

An acquaintance recalls Enrique Marquez saying: «She won't even kiss me." Federal prosecutors allege that he gave false information in order to secure residency for the woman. L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 11:15:10

«You either close it down," says one lawyer, «or have the company buy up the surrounding properties. It would be cheaper to just close it down." L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 11:30:11

«You either close [the storage facility] down," says one lawyer, «or have the company buy up the surrounding properties. It would be cheaper to just close it down." L.A. Now

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ISIS Takes to Airwaves, Transmits Fatwas in Major City

NBC News  19/Dec/2015 11:45:06

ISIS UnCovered

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 12:00:09

«You either close [the storage facility] down," says one lawyer, «or have the company buy up the surrounding properties. It would be cheaper to just close it down." CALIFORNIA

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 12:15:09

«You either close [the storage facility] down," says one lawyer, «or have the company buy up the surrounding properties. It would be cheaper to just close it down." Nation

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Democrats and Sanders Clash Over Data Breach

New York Times  19/Dec/2015 12:45:05

Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign had sued the Democratic Party after it was penalized for accessing proprietary information from Hillary Clinton’s team during a software glitch.

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 13:00:09

«You either close [the storage facility] down," says one lawyer, «or have the company buy up the surrounding properties. It would be cheaper to just close it down." Nation Now

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 13:15:09

«You either close [the storage facility] down," says one lawyer, «or have the company buy up the surrounding properties. It would be cheaper to just close it down." National Politics

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 15:45:11

'You either close [the storage facility] down,' says one lawyer, 'or have the company buy up the surrounding properties. It would be cheaper to just close it down.' National Politics

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SyriaPutin prepares ’more military means’ despite UN peace process approval

The Guardian  19/Dec/2015 17:45:07

Russian president’s warning comes just hours after UN roadmap agreed

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SyriaRussia ready to increase military role, Putin says

The Guardian  19/Dec/2015 18:15:12

Warning that Moscow will use ‘more military means’ in Syria conflict comes hours after UN roadmap to peace was agreed

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 18:45:14

Even as patients died and others were put at risk, Olympus Corp. continued to sell a popular medical device and failed to warn U.S. hospitals that the scopes were tied to dangerous infections, according to interviews with dozens of hospital officials, doctors, regulators and former Olympus employees. CALIFORNIA

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Who Owns the Federal Reserve Bank—and Why is It Shrouded in Myths and Mysteries?

Globalresearch  19/Dec/2015 19:00:07

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 19:30:11

Even as patients died and others were put at risk, Olympus Corp. continued to sell a popular medical device and failed to warn U.S. hospitals that the scopes were tied to dangerous infections, according to interviews with dozens of hospital officials, doctors, regulators and former Olympus employees. COMPANY TOWN

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Spike in Migrants at U.S. Border Could Mark ’New Normal’

NBC News  19/Dec/2015 19:45:07

Nightly News

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Democratic debateCandidates to clash amid data scandal that hurts all involved

The Guardian  19/Dec/2015 20:00:08

The tale of campaign snooping that saw party leaders bar the Sanders campaign from a voter database brings Clinton’s electronic records to the fore again

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Los Angeles Times  19/Dec/2015 21:15:09

Even as patients died and others were put at risk, Olympus Corp. continued to sell a popular medical device and failed to warn U.S. hospitals that the scopes were tied to dangerous infections, according to interviews with hospital officials, doctors, regulators and former Olympus employees.More coverage: A killer on the loose

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