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China summons US envoy to protest detention of Huawei exec

By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press

China summoned the U.S. ambassador to Beijing on Sunday to protest the detention of an executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei in Canada at Washington’s behest.

Swath of South faces wintry mess: Snow, sleet, freezing rain

By Associated Press

Governors and local officials in several states declared emergencies ahead of the storm, freeing up funds and manpower to help mitigate its effect.

Activists gather for climate march in Poland

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Several thousand people gathered Saturday amid a heavy police presence in southern Poland for a “March for Climate” to encourage negotiators at climate talks to set ambitious goals.

China exports weaken ahead of US trade talks

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

China’s export growth sank in November as global demand weakened, adding to pressure on Beijing ahead of trade talks with Washington.

Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year.

Trump picks Gen. Mark Milley as next top military adviser

By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he’s picked a battle-hardened commander who oversaw troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to be the nation’s next top military adviser.

How new details about Cohen and Manafort could shape the Russia investigation

By Daniel Bush

New court papers filed Friday offered new evidence of contacts between Russia and Trump’s campaign, and signaled that his former attorney Michael Cohen provided valuable information to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team.

Scuffles, tear gas as police clamp down on Paris protest

By Angela Charlton, John Leicester, Associated Press

Crowds of yellow-vested protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron and France’s high taxes tried to converge on the presidential palace Saturday, as police fired tear gas, amid exceptional security measures.

How Manafort violated his plea deal, according to Mueller’s latest documents

By Erica R. Hendry

Manafort provided investigators with a range of false statements, according to Mueller, largely about his contact with Trump administration officials and his communications with Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian-Ukrainian political consultant who has become a central figure in the investigation.

Paul Manafort repeatedly lied about contacts with Russia and Trump officials, prosecutors say

By Associated Press

Prosecutors say Manafort told investigators that he spoke with officials before and after they left the Trump administration. But they say a review of his electronic documents shows he had "additional contacts" with the officials.