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11:45 AM ET, December 17, 2015

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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Sources: Adelson's son-in-law Patrick Dumont arranged $140M purchase of Las Vegas Review-Journal on Adelson's behalf  —  Adelson son-in-law orchestrated family's purchase of Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  The son-in-law of billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson arranged the $140 million purchase …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Adelson family confirms ownership of the Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  Putting an end to a week-long mystery, the family of billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson confirmed Thursday morning that it has “purchased the Las Vegas Review-Journal through a wholly-owned fund.”
Hayes Brown / BuzzFeed:
Brazil imposes 48-hour block on WhatsApp for failing to cooperate in criminal investigation; rival app Telegram says it gained 1.5M+ users there in a day  —  Brazil Just Blocked WhatsApp Despite Almost Everyone In Brazil Using It  —  A court has blocked the app that 93% of Brazil's internet users depend …
Katie Roof / TechCrunch:
Tastemade Raises $40 Million From Goldman Sachs To Make Food Videos  —  Tastemade, the maker of food and lifestyle videos, has raised a $40 million financing round led by Goldman Sachs.  Participating investors in the Series D round include, Redpoint Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Liberty Media and Scripps Networks.
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Pandora to pay royalty of 17 cents per 100 songs, up from 14 cents, after copyright board decision, with rates rising with inflation through 2020  —  Copyright tribunal slaps Pandora with 20 percent rate increase  —  A little-known panel of judges determines what Internet radio must pay.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
FBI Director James Comey calls media reports that San Bernardino shooters posted publicly on social media about jihad a “garble”  —  The FBI just blasted reporting on the San Bernardino killings  —  A whoa moment here: FBI Director James B. Comey today told the media …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Flipboard Overhauls Publisher Pages With Verified Badges, ‘End Card’ Links And Ad Tech  —  Flipboard, the mobile and web app with some 82 million monthly active users who use the app to read content from around the web in a magazine-style layout, is today taking the wraps off a new version …
Discussion: VentureBeat, The Next Web and Poynter
Associated Press:
Anti-IS group says 1 of its journalists killed in Syria  —  BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian media activist group that reports on Islamic State group activities says that one of its journalists has been assassinated in Syria.  —  The group, which calls itself Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Ofcom report reveals dominance of BBC in local, national and online news markets  —  Ofcom's annual report on media consumption suggests that the BBC dominates UK local and national news markets.  —  Asked what specific outlets people use for news, BBC One was by far the most popular …
Discussion: Guardian
Chris Johnston / Guardian:
Popbitch asks readers to raise £20,000 after rise in legal threats  —  Celebrity gossip newsletter says it has faced cyber attacks and many more attempts by lawyers to kill stories in the past six months  —  Popbitch is seeking to raise £20,000 from its readers in the wake …
Guardian:
Phone-hacking victims ask CPS to review decision to take no further action  —  Prosecution service tells high court it has been contacted by campaign group Hacked Off announcing its intention to seek a review  —  Phone-hacking victims have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to review …
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Wirecutter creating custom product guides for other sites to raise its profile and build its audience beyond tech  —  Why The Wirecutter lets other publishers run its product reviews  —  The Wirecutter has made a business out of obsessively reviewing the minutiae of gadgets.
Discussion: @alexcrabb and @rbilton
 
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Telegraph:
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