La La Land wins record seven Golden Globes Trump calls Streep 'over-rated' after Golden Globes speech Trump 'not denying Russia was behind hacking' Trump no longer denies that Russia orchestrated a cyber-attack against Hillary Clinton's campaign and her party, according to Reince Priebus, Trump's incoming White House chief of staff. Priebus told Fox News Sunday the president-elect "is not denying that entities in Russia were behind this particular hacking campaign". A declassified version of an FBI, CIA and NSA report on Russian interference in the election was released on Friday, asserting that Vladimir Putin "ordered" the operation to get Trump elected. Trump has not said whether he accepts the report's "high confidence" conclusion. During the election, Trump sometimes contradicted and rejected statements made on his behalf by advisers. Priebus blamed Democrats for the breach; senior aide Kellyanne Conway falsely characterized the testimony of an intelligence chief to Congress, saying James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, testified "that any aspiration to influence our elections failed". Trump 'not denying Russia was behind hacking' 'A sad legacy for our hope and change candidate' "The reign of Obama did not produce the nightmare of Donald Trump," Cornel West writes for the Guardian. "But it did contribute to it. And those Obama cheerleaders who refused to make him accountable bear some responsibility." In a searing op-ed, West discusses the outgoing president's legacy regarding Wall Street, drone strikes, Black Lives Matter and education. Pity the sad legacy of Barack Obama Native Americans fight Texas pipeline Indigenous activists have set up camps in the Texas desert to fight the Trans-Pecos pipeline, the latest sign that the North Dakota Standing Rock "water protector" movement is inspiring Native American-led environmental protests across the US. The Two Rivers camp has attracted dozens of demonstrators in its first week to protest the the 148-mile project, which is on track to transport fracked natural gas through the Big Bend region to Mexico. "We're going to follow the same model as Standing Rock," said Frankie Orona, executive director of the Society of Native Nations and an organizer at Two Rivers. In an email, a spokesperson for the pipeline said construction was 90% complete and defended its safety. Native Americans fight Texas pipeline Support the Guardian's fearless journalism Never has America needed fearless independent media more. Help us hold the new president to account, sort fact from fiction, amplify underrepresented voices, and understand the forces behind this divisive election – and what happens next. Support the Guardian by becoming a member or making a contribution. Kim Kardashian West robbery: 16 arrested French police have arrested 16 suspects in connection with the robbery of the reality TV star Kim Kardashian West in Paris in October. The suspects, some reportedly well known to detectives, were picked up in coordinated early morning raids, most in the Paris region but also in Normandy and the French Riviera. Two were identified from fingerprints left at the apartment where Kardashian West was staying, after which they and their associates were put under surveillance. Kim Kardashian West robbery: 16 arrested Cyprus reunification talks enter 'final stages' A historic effort to end the division of Cyprus has begun in earnest as Greek and Turkish leaders resume reunification talks before a high-stakes multilateral conference, the first since the island's partition 43 years ago. After 18 months of intensive negotiations to settle inter-ethnic divisions, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akıncı will attempt to finesse the details of a peace deal in Geneva by poring over maps and discussing territorial trade-offs before tackling the potentially explosive issue of security. Because peace talks have floundered so many times, however, there is consensus that if they do so again reunification efforts could collapse once and for all. Cyprus talks enter 'final stages' Danger of exclusion in cashless society More shops and transportation networks moving towards contactless card and touch-and-go mobile technology raises the possibility of humans no longer carrying cash. But what might the rise of the cashless city mean for street vendors, small merchants and the poorest inhabitants? Some experts fear a two-tier urban realm in which those on the lowest incomes become disconnected from mainstream commercial life by their dependence on traditional forms of currency. The rise of the cashless city NFL playoffs: Packers to face Cowboys The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 38-13 on Sunday, moving on to face the Dallas Cowboys. Aaron Rodgers, the Packers' quarterback, overcame a sluggish start to finish with four touchdown passes – including one 42-yard Hail Mary pass to Randall Cobb at the end of the second quarter. Packers headed for Cowboys after victory over Giants ... and finally: Shkreli suspended from Twitter Martin Shkreli, the "Pharma-bro" widely reviled for drastically raising the price of an HIV drug, has been suspended from Twitter for the alleged "targeted harassment" of journalist Lauren Duca. Shkreli messaged Duca asking her to be his "+1" at the presidential inauguration, made his cover photo a collage of photos of the journalist and changed his profile image to a doctored image appearing to show him sitting with Duca on a couch. Martin Shkreli suspended from Twitter | 
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