Friday Briefing: Chicago Torture Video Latest; Trump Briefed; Peanut Allergies and Kids

Good morning Patchers -- Happy Friday! Here's what you need to know from around the nation to start your day. Have a great weekend.

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'NO PLACE IN CHICAGO OR ANYWHERE ELSE'

Four young adults accused of kidnapping and torturing an 18-year-old with mental health challenges, then broadcasting it on Facebook, go before a judge for their bail hearing today in Chicago. The city's top cop has said the video, which included shouts of "F--- Donald Trump" and "F--- white people," has "no place" in the city, or elsewhere. (Patch)

BIG FAN OF INTELLIGENCE

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to receive a long-awaited intelligence briefing today regarding Russian hacking and interference with the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has cast doubt on the merits of the information well before receiving the report. Still, the president-elect assures, he is "a big fan" of intelligence. (Twitter and Patch)

ALSO A FAN

Countering the president-elect's skepticism, U.S. intelligence officials made clear yesterday that Russia was undoubtedly involved in the cybersecurity breaches related to the presidential election. "We stand actually more resolutely on the strength of that statement than" when the news was first disclosed in October, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Patch)

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QUICK HITS

Adorable Amur Tiger Cub at Milwaukee Zoo Owes Life to Human 'Parents' (Patch)

2017 Golden Globes: What to Know and Where to Watch (Patch)

Watch: Mitsubishi Mascot Falls Hard in Commercial Outtakes (Patch)

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PEACE OF MIND, AND A LITTLE PROTEIN

New guidelines for parents and doctors from the National Institutes of Health out yesterday say feeding babies peanut foods is a way to prevent serious allergies. The findings are a reversal of long-standing medical doctrine regarding an incurable and sometimes-deadly childhood allergy. (Patch)

MORE GOOD NEWS

The number of fatalities from cancer in the United States is in a death spiral. Over the past decade and change, the number of cancer patients who die from the disease has dropped 25 percent. (Patch)

LOCAL MAN SAVES STRUGGLING INDUSTRY

Editor: Man trying to hide arrest buys 100s of newspapers https://t.co/oJIxDFBjtq pic.twitter.com/WJG860RLti
— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) January 6, 2017

DONALD TRUMP DEPOSED

The president-elect faced questioning for "just over one hour" yesterday, deposed in a lawsuit the PEOTUS previously filed against celebrity chef José Andrés, according to his attorney. (Patch)

DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200

An escaped prisoner will face charges in Rhode Island federal court today after authorities say he scaled a basketball hoop and cut through a wire fence then spent the better part of a week on the lam. He was caught yesterday after unsuccessfully trying to rob not one but two banks just outside Boston. (Patch)

YOUR WEEKEND WATCH

There are several highly anticipated premiering this weekend: the weekly Patch movie guide has a run down. Also:

"Very funny, engrossing... delectable" - @NYTimes#BrightLightsDoc will air Saturday at 8 on @HBO. pic.twitter.com/U5NYlQHyBS
— HBO Documentaries (@HBODocs) January 4, 2017

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Thanks for sticking with us this week, Patchers. We'll back with your Monday morning briefing to catch you up on whatever you miss while out enjoying yourself over the weekend. Feel free to cut loose. Live a little.

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