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White House calls hostage video a ‘cruel reminder of Hamas’s terror’  The Hill

Protests in Georgia spread as PM defies US condemnation  CNN Police and Protesters Clash in Georgian Capital  The New York Times Georgia’s newly elected parliament opens its first session with opposition boycotting  The Associated Press Georgia protests spread as prime minister dismisses call

Some areas across the Great Lakes region have already received up to 3 feet of lake effect snow. (Image credit: John Normile)

Lake effect snow is expected to continue pummeling parts of the Northeast and Midwest  NPR ‘It just keeps coming and coming’: Lake-effect snow will dump another foot or two of snow in parts of the US  CNN The Lake-Effect Snowstorm Enveloping the

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kashyap “Kash” Patel—a lawyer and former Chief of Staff to the then Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller—to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). “Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and

Trump pick Kash Patel must prove he’ll restore public faith in the FBI, a leading GOP senator says  The Associated Press John Bolton compares Kash Patel to Stalin’s right-hand man after Trump’s FBI nomination  Fox News Kash Patel ‘must prove’ he’ll fix

Syria’s Assad trapped by rebel advance and refusal to compromise  Financial Times Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seize much of Aleppo  CNN What led to Syria’s 13-year civil war, and why has fighting surged again?  The Washington

The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back insurgents who seized the country’s largest city of Aleppo, as Iran pledged to help the government counter the surprise offensive.

The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back insurgents who seized the country’s largest city of Aleppo, as Iran pledged to help the government counter the surprise offensive.

The latest on Trump’s presidential transition  CNN