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Syrian rebels to evacuate eastern Aleppo
 

Syrian rebels reached a cease-fire deal to evacuate from eastern Aleppo in an effective surrender on Tuesday, as Russia declared all military action had stopped and the Syrian government had assumed control of the former rebel enclave.

Just back from Mideast, Gov. Sandoval flies to Morocco for conference

Gov. Brian Sandoval was en route Tuesday to the north African nation of Morocco, where he will attend a three-day conference on cross-regional issues of security, migration, trade and energy, his office said.

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Man who fired shots in DC pizzeria to face federal gun charges

A man inspired by an internet conspiracy theory to fire an assault weapon multiple times inside a pizza restaurant in the nation’s capital now faces a federal gun charge, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

 
California police offier fatally shoots 73-year-old man with dementia

A Bakersfield police officer answering a report of a man with a gun shot and killed an unarmed 73-year-old as he stood in a neighbor’s driveway, authorities said. The man’s family said he was in the early stages of dementia.

Strike over wages shutters Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower — normally open every day of every year — is closed because of a strike over salaries and working conditions.

Obama: Trump would be ‘flying blind’ without daily intel briefings

President Barack Obama has criticized Donald Trump for saying he plans to shun daily intelligence briefings once inaugurated, saying that would be akin to “flying blind” in managing national security affairs.

Prosecutors moving ahead with second Oregon standoff trial

The U.S. government will push forward with conspiracy charges against the remaining seven people who helped take over a national wildlife refuge in Oregon, just weeks after the stunning acquittal of the first group of defendants.

Nation’s midsection prepares for one-two punch of bitter cold air

Two shots of bitter cold air will blast into the Lower 48 this week. In some areas, temperatures will drop more than 30 degrees below normal with punishing wind chills well below zero.