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Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson will be Trump's Secretary of State

By Julie Pace and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

The prospect of Tillerson's nomination sparked immediate concern on Capitol Hill. Sen. Marco Rubio wrote on Twitter that "being a 'friend of Vladimir'" was not an attribute he was seeking in a secretary of state.

Amid regional instability and rising demand, a historic agreement could protect priceless cultural artifacts

By Sandy Petrykowski

A new agreement lays the groundwork for the U.S. to impose import restrictions on Egyptian archaeological items to reduce the incentive to traffic antiquities.

U.S. orders families of consulate workers in Istanbul to leave

By Associated Press

The State Department is ordering family members of employees posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to leave because of security concerns.

Interpreting the FBI's announcement on Clinton's private server

By PBS News Hour

Director James Comey announced the FBI will review a new batch of emails apparently related to Hillary Clinton’s private server. The messages were discovered in an unrelated investigation concerning former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner’s alleged communication with a 15-year-old girl.

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State aide sought to change classification of Clinton email

By Michael Biesecker and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official asked the FBI to help last year in reducing the classification of an email from Hillary Clinton's private server, according to bureau records released Monday. It was to be part of a bargain…

State Department suspends contacts with Russia over Syria

By Associated Press

The State Department says the U.S. is suspending bilateral contacts with Russia over Syria. That comes after last week’s threat by Secretary of State John Kerry to suspend contacts amid new attacks on the city of Aleppo.

Kerry threatens to end Syria talks with Russia over attacks in Aleppo

By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press

Secretary of State John Kerry is threatening to cut off all contacts with Moscow over Syria, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end.

U.S., Israel sign $38 billion military aid deal over 10 years

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The aid totals $3.8 billion a year — up from $3.1 billion the U.S. gave Israel annually under the current 10-year deal that expires in 2018.

Israel to get $38 billion in military aid, U.S. officials say

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The United States says it's reached a deal with Israel to provide military assistance over the next 10 years.

State Dept. to release all Clinton meeting schedules before Election Day

By Stephen Braun, Associated Press

The State Department agreed Thursday to turn over all the detailed planning schedules from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state to The Associated Press by mid-October.