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11:45 PM ET, December 17, 2015

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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
New York Times revises report on San Bernardino shooters to clarify that online posts were in private messages and in dating app  —  New York Times reviewing ‘garbled’ report on San Bernardino shooters  —  The New York Times is reviewing its report about the San Bernardino terrorists' social media use …
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.”
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Ken Doctor / Politico:
Adelson family paid 3X the Review-Journal's March value, a price that shows how newspaper buyers can make money flipping papers to motivated local interests  —  The new breed of newspaper mogul?  On Adelson's purchase of the Review-Journal  —  The week-long mystery of the identity …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
How the Las Vegas Review-Journal broke news about its own sale
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Cox found liable for copyright infringements of its customers, must pay music publisher BMG $25M in damages  —  Cox Is Liable for Pirating Subscribers, Ordered to pay $25 million  —  Today marks the end of a crucial case that will define how U.S. Internet providers deal with online piracy in the future.
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Vivendi buys 64.4% of digital radio services firm Radionomy, which owns Winamp and Shoutcast  —  Vivendi Buys Majority Stake In Winamp, Shoutcast Owner Radionomy  —  Winamp is back... in the hands of a major corporation: Vivendi has acquired a 64.4 percent stake in Radionomy …
Discussion: Business Wire and Billboard
Ben Fox / Associated Press:
US military to limit media access to Guantanamo Bay prison  —  1 photo  —  MIAMI (AP) — New limits are being imposed on media access to the detention center at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the commander of the military's Southern Command said Thursday, outlining rules that will limit …
Reuters:
Brazilian judge orders lifting of 48-hour WhatsApp ban, recommends WhatsApp pay higher fine instead; services restored after several hours  —  Court blocks WhatsApp Brazil message service for 48 hours  —  A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered telecommunications providers to block all access …
Katherine Seligman / Cal Alumni Association:
How hyperlocal news site Berkeleyside averages 200K visitors per month and why it was awarded two SPJ excellence awards  —  Berkeleyside: The Nimble Hyperlocal News Site is Winning Awards and Attracting Eyeballs  —  Protesters gathered near the gates of Sproul Plaza on the Cal campus …
Discussion: @fritinancy and @michelemclellan
Sudan Tribune:
Sudan suspends al-Tayyar newspaper, police briefly detain editor and editor of another paper, al-Saiha  —  Sudan's security prosecution office arrests two newspapers editors  —  December 16, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's state security prosecution office Wednesday evening has arrested …
Discussion: Starafrica, allAfrica.com and @cpjmena
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS Acquires Digital-Sports Site 247Sports  —  CBS Corp.'s digital arm has acquired 247Sports, a collection of team-specific digital outlets, and will make it part of its CBSSports.com collection of assets.  —  Terms of the deal were not disclosed and could not be immediately learned.
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 …
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