Associated Press<\/p>\n
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n
1. GEORGE MICHAEL DIES OF HEART FAILURE AT 53<\/p>\n
He was blessed with sensual good looks and an exquisite voice, attributes he used to become first a teenybopper heartthrob and then a mature solo artist.<\/p>\n
2. WHAT RUSSIA’S JET CRASH PROBE FOCUSES ON<\/p>\n
As the nation holds a day of mourning for the 92 victims, a minister says a pilot error or a technical fault – not terrorism – is likely to be the cause of the tragedy.<\/p>\n
3. WHY U.S. ELECTIONS ARE STILL VULNERABLE TO HACKING<\/p>\n
Paperless electronic machines make it almost impossible to have a meaningful recount. They also raise the possibility that attackers could rig polls in ways that might not ever be detected.<\/p>\n
4. TRUMP’S PICK FOR ENVOY TO ISRAEL HAS ALL SIDES ON EDGE<\/p>\n
David Friedman has no diplomatic experience and his beliefs clash sharply with core canons of U.S. policy.<\/p>\n
5. FROM OBAMA, A FINAL CHRISTMAS TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS HE’S LED<\/p>\n
He tells marines at a base in Hawaii that serving as commander in chief has been the privilege of his life.<\/p>\n
6. WHICH PROBLEMS AWAIT CUBAN PRESIDENT IN 2017<\/p>\n
Raul Castro faces a possible recession and a new U.S. administration promising to undo measures that gave many Cubans expectations of a better future.<\/p>\n
7. FLEEING WAR, SOUTH SUDANESE CREATE BOOMING CAMPS IN UGANDA<\/p>\n
Many local Ugandans who were once refugees themselves see the newcomers as welcome.<\/p>\n
8. CHINA RESUMES TIES WITH SAO TOME<\/p>\n
This is a triumph for Beijing over rival Taiwan after the African nation abruptly broke away from the self-ruled island last week.<\/p>\n
9. HOW SMALLER SKI RESORTS TRY TO STAY COMPETITIVE<\/p>\n
From baking doughnuts for skiers to displaying local art, they rely on personality to compete with megaresorts.<\/p>\n
10. WNBA OFFERS PLAYERS SECURITY APP FOR SAFETY OVERSEAS<\/p>\n
“It’s great the league is doing that and showing they care,” Indiana Fever star Marissa Coleman says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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