Those of you planning on going pretty much anywhere over the holidays might want to think again.
Airline and rail strikes could cause chaos this Christmas https://t.co/7FzTXRLXsm
— The Independent (@Independent) December 16, 2016
Strikes – and a Christmas of discontent? https://t.co/aOI3UJrVA5
— BBC Business (@BBCBusiness) December 16, 2016
Strikes could hit airline passengers on busiest day of season https://t.co/gllqrvMC5S
— The Independent (@Independent) December 16, 2016
Find out what transport strikes are taking place and when over the Christmas period https://t.co/PQRdqQMjRD pic.twitter.com/m3yY8dWZ2D
— ITV News (@itvnews) December 16, 2016
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WORLD
Confusion reigned over the status of the ceasefire in Aleppo and the evacuation of people still left in the besieged east of the city.
Aleppo evacuation is halted amid confusion and concerns about killings in Syrian city. https://t.co/1s5lP8WQ4m pic.twitter.com/LiD8BTZNiJ
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) December 17, 2016
Terrified Aleppo residents cram on buses for journey into the unknown https://t.co/MzlvV1tQp1
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 16, 2016
It's estimated c40,000 people still stuck in E.#Aleppo. Unclear if evacuations can restart tomorrow. Shelling & many explosions tonight.
— Bill Neely (@BillNeelyReport) December 16, 2016
Syria crisis: Hope turns to panic in Aleppo https://t.co/t0ZPcRDRBi
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 16, 2016
Patrick Cockburn: West's media has become an uncritical conduit for propaganda spoon fed to them by #Syria jihadistshttps://t.co/hs2itgtbPR
— Charles Shoebridge (@ShoebridgeC) December 17, 2016
China has installed weapons in the South China Sea, satellites show https://t.co/T62fEg804N
— WSJ Politics (@WSJPolitics) December 17, 2016
Humiliated by the 90s, Vladimir Putin is determined to win Cold War 2.0 – and he may be succeeding https://t.co/3aIRPuO6Iz via @POLITICOMag pic.twitter.com/37hz0qg1dT
— POLITICO (@politico) December 17, 2016
In Northern Ireland, things are heating up. As it were.
Crisis deepens. Deputy First Min Martin McGuinness calls for Arlene Foster to step down as First Minister during RHI investigation. pic.twitter.com/sAaYQI3cqr
— Mark Simpson (@BBCMarkSimpson) December 16, 2016
Hundreds attend rallies calling for Arlene Foster's resignation over her handling of #RHI.https://t.co/8g8NVVBUz3 pic.twitter.com/Qd5ncrFFlD
— The Irish News (@irish_news) December 16, 2016
It's official. Opposition parties at Stormont will get the chance to try to oust First Minister Arlene Foster on Monday. pic.twitter.com/99C7ECjcZh
— Mark Simpson (@BBCMarkSimpson) December 16, 2016
Elsewhere, not in need of heat…
Woman believed to be frozen to death in car turns out to be CPR mannequin https://t.co/ZszvJZDmBz pic.twitter.com/hpbjK0wqTZ
— KETV NewsWatch 7 (@KETV) December 16, 2016
Prisoner #1: What are you in for?
Prisoner #2: murder, you?
Prisoner #1: grand theft auto – how about you?
Me: uh…. .. pic.twitter.com/sjklIasnU8
— Lt. L.T. Dog (@tinydinosaurs) December 15, 2016
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
Donald Trump's tax cuts could save CEOs millions https://t.co/bInbvR6pg3
— TIME (@TIME) December 17, 2016
Trump’s 17 cabinet-level picks have more money than bottom third of American households combinedhttps://t.co/2i6c3QPOsY pic.twitter.com/qH9AmvqFhM
— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr (@doctorow) December 16, 2016
Bidding for a $50K coffee date with Ivanka Trump is "closed" https://t.co/D5wPNt5dXZ pic.twitter.com/Ndv4QPzPYQ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 17, 2016
If you can’t beat ‘em, neuter ‘em https://t.co/1wPdIErovM
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 17, 2016
Obama avoids criticizing Trump on Russia, but spreads blame elsewhere https://t.co/tRO6u5eIA9 pic.twitter.com/oWR1F65RgO
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 17, 2016
Former Ass't Sec Of State warns @realDonaldTrump he "is inviting an interpretation that his behavior is treasonous." https://t.co/1J6WKtqNww
— Keith Olbermann⌚️ (@KeithOlbermann) December 17, 2016
Opinion: How cartoonists take a skewed view of Trump, Putin and the election-hack headlines https://t.co/csxf2grVYO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 17, 2016
It was Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year. Covering politics in the era of "post-truth": https://t.co/ZF7dsfaKCq pic.twitter.com/L2h265ONXM
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) December 17, 2016
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MEDIA
RNC strategist Sean Spicer says Trump won't ban news outlets from White House briefing room https://t.co/i5CqSe7SpO https://t.co/KfcmRJc5No
— Mediagazer (@mediagazer) December 17, 2016
Sinclair, which runs local TV stations around country, made deal with Trump campaign, Kushner says https://t.co/EpboDWEPVN
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) December 17, 2016
Journalists who work for Sinclair: Consider if there’s a better way to pay the bills https://t.co/FFrjS23u8Z
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) December 17, 2016
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BUSINESS
Bad money https://t.co/xF5JOhWKVt
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 17, 2016
Google Home gets a bunch of new functionality, ranging from Netflix to Domino’s Pizza https://t.co/E8ph6RMTQs
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) December 17, 2016
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SPORTS
Premier League’s criticism of China is a bit rich, writes @OliverKayTimes https://t.co/bflUGNLoZI pic.twitter.com/WAzZr7a3q7
— Times Sport (@TimesSport) December 17, 2016
MLB's BAMTech inks $300M deal with Riot Games in a "first-of-its-kind long-term commercialization partnership"https://t.co/tu6EcHNZpF pic.twitter.com/NfjYNBsPNc
— ESPN Esports (@ESPN_Esports) December 16, 2016
Sports viewership is changing, but the costs and benefits to fans remain murky (@rickmaese – @washingtonpost) https://t.co/uLfKM7T9fD
— MediaREDEF (@MediaREDEF) December 17, 2016
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CULTURE
Two "robots" and their captive as they appeared in our first preview of Star Wars in 1976. https://t.co/xPFVntI0pq pic.twitter.com/GVV4H9PuLF
— The New York Times Archives (@NYTArchives) December 16, 2016
The Overnight Note 