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5:00 PM ET, January 2, 2015

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Kashmir Hill / Fusion:
FBI talks with Tennessee man who copied style of Sony hackers' Pastebin posts and then mocked CNN  —  The FBI thought this Tennessee prankster was a Sony Pictures hacker  —  After an ill-advised prank, David Garrett Jr. spent an hour on New Year's Day at an FBI bureau in Tennessee explaining …
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
US sanctions North Korean intelligence agency, an arms dealer, and 10 individuals working for the government over Sony cyberattacks  —  US sanctions North Korea over Sony cyberattack … HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. is imposing sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for the cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
North Korea/Sony Story Shows How Eagerly U.S. Media Still Regurgitate Government Claims  —  The identity of the Sony hackers is still unknown.  President Obama, in a December 19 press conference, announced: “We can confirm that North Korea engaged in this attack.”
Tal Kopan / Politico:
FBI says report that Sony hack was perpetrated by a disgruntled Sony employee and piracy group hackers is “inaccurate”, based on “narrow view”
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
FCC says it will review a draft of net neutrality rules and vote on them by the end of February  —  Get ready: The FCC says it'll vote on net neutrality in February  —  Federal regulators looking to place restrictions on Internet providers will introduce and vote on new proposed net neutrality rules …
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:
Sources: Yahoo execs have considered buying CNN or Scripps Networks and its 7 cable channels  —  Marissa Mayer Has Surprising Interest In Buying A Cable Channel, Yahoo Sources Say  —  Here is a perhaps crazy idea that sources tell us Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and her top executives have considered …
Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy apply for deportation from Egypt to Australia and Canada  —  Two of Al-Jazeera Three apply for deportation from Egypt  —  Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy formally ask chief prosecutor to send them to Australia and Canada after case sent for retrial
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Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Egypt court orders retrial for Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues, denies bail
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
After 43 years on TV, Bill Moyers will officially retire on Friday, for the third time  —  Bill Moyers signs off — for the final time, he swears  —  This time, Bill Moyers really means it.  After 43 years as public television's most visible intellectual and its most unabashed liberal, he's done.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court to put briefs and other filings online starting as soon as 2016  —  High Court, In Big Leap, Plans to Put Filings Online  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will soon join other federal courts in making briefs and other filings available electronically, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. announced Wednesday.
Jim Romenesko:
Tribune newspapers are using the AP again  —  In January of 2012, the Chicago Tribune and six other Tribune-owned papers dropped the Associated Press for Reuters.  “We hope they'll return to AP as their circumstances change,” the wire service's spokesman said at the time.
Discussion: Capital New York
Charlie Porter / New York Times:
Profile of UK media mogul Evgeny Lebedev, whose Independent is opening a New York office in early 2015  —  The Rise of Evgeny Lebedev  —  To reach Evgeny Lebedev's home takes some planning.  Technically, the Stud House, as it is known, is in London: a private residence on the grounds …
Violet Blue / ZDNet:
India lifts block on Vimeo, Dailymotion, Weebly, and Github Gist, 28 sites remain banned  —  India lifts block on Vimeo; Pastebin, Internet Archive, others still banned  —  Summary:The Indian government's internet block on 32 websites, affecting nearly 300 million citizens …
James Vincent / The Verge:
New tax rules for digital goods take effect in Europe, affecting apps, ebooks, music downloads, more  —  Apps, ebooks, and album downloads are about to get more expensive in Europe  —  New legislation is making internet companies fork out more tax, and consumers will likely pay the price
 
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