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Trump picks Marino Cabrera for ambassador to Panama  NBC News

Corporate interests commit millions to celebrate Trump’s inauguration  CNN

Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now  The Hill

Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for the safety of low-wage workers put the

There are early indications a Russian air defense system may have hit the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, a U.S. official says. Some of the speculation focuses on damage to the plane’s tail section that could have been

In our news wrap Thursday, five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a TV broadcast van, Israel escalated attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen, authorities in Finland detained a ship with suspected Russian ties to investigate whether it

Finland Seizes Tanker Linked to Russia After More Undersea Baltic Cables Cut  The Wall Street Journal Finland Seizes Ship After Undersea Power Cable to Estonia Is Cut  The New York Times Ukraine war briefing: Nato condemns possible sabotage of Baltic Sea cables  The

Now that the Assad regime in Syria has fallen, the full scale of that government’s production and distribution of illicit drugs is coming to light. Leila Molana-Allen reports from the drug factories in Syria.

Most college students are on their winter break gathering with family and friends. But some from outside the United States may return to campus early this holiday season after several universities and colleges are advising them that the incoming Trump

Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break