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. OBAMA HITS RUSSIANS FOR HACKING<\/p>\n
The administration unleashes sanctions against Russia for cyber-meddling in the U.S. presidential campaign – and puts pressure on Donald Trump not to let Moscow off the hook.<\/p>\n
2. GLIMMER OF HOPE IN SYRIA<\/p>\n
A cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey appears to be holding, with reports of only minor clashes, marking a potential breakthrough after six years of war.<\/p>\n
3. UP AND DOWN IN LIFE, TOGETHER IN DEATH<\/p>\n
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher had one of the more complicated, thoroughly documented and, ultimately, tender mother-daughter relationships in Hollywood.<\/p>\n
4. IN PAKISTAN, BARTERED BRIDES<\/p>\n
A young Pakistani girl is given as a bride to an older man by her father so he can marry the groom’s sister. It’s an example of a practice of exchanging girls that is entrenched in conservative regions of Pakistan.<\/p>\n
5. WHAT’S PREOCCUPYING EUROPEAN VOTERS<\/p>\n
In the coming year, vital elections in France, Germany and the Netherlands will determine whether the march of right-wing populism speeds or hits a wall.<\/p>\n
6. TURKISH COMMISSION APPROVES CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION<\/p>\n
Critics fear the proposed amendments would allow President Erdogan to rule unchecked. If approved, the amendments would also extend Erdogan’s mandate.<\/p>\n
7. WHY BILL COSBY COULD SEEK PLEA DEAL<\/p>\n
The entertainer is starting 2017 in a legal dragnet that has only tightened around him since his stunning arrest a year ago.<\/p>\n
8. BENEFITS OF INDIA’S CASH OVERHAUL ELUSIVE<\/p>\n
Empty ATMs and ever-changing rules in the government’s demonetization drive are preventing people from withdrawing money.<\/p>\n
9. WHICH NYC INSTITUTION IS SAYING GOODBYE<\/p>\n
After nearly eight decades in business, the Carnegie Deli, known for its mountainous, $20 pastrami sandwiches, is closing for good on New Year’s eve.<\/p>\n
10. SERENA WILLIAMS WINS AT LOVE<\/p>\n
The tennis superstar announces her engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.<\/p>\n
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