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In this Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, photo, a guard tower and barbed wire fences are seen around a facility in the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux in western China's Xinjiang region. People in touch with state employees in China say the government in the far west region of Xinjiang is destroying documents and taking other steps to tighten control on information. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

AP Exclusive: China tightens up on info after Xinjiang leaks

People in touch with state employees in China say the government in the far west region of Xinjiang is destroying documents and taking other steps to tighten control on information
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Panel vote sends Trump impeachment charges to full House

Democrats propelled President Donald Trump's impeachment toward a vote by the full U.S. House on Friday, as the Judiciary Committee approved charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in the constitutional and political storm that has divided Congress and the nation.
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China have reached a Phase 1 trade deal, de-escalating a 17-month dispute between the economic powers. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Trump says US, China have reached deal; Sunday tariffs off

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China have reached a Phase 1 trade deal, de-escalating a 17-month dispute between the economic powers.
A Navy helicopter hovers at Whakatane Airport, as the recovery operation to return the victims of the Dec. 9 volcano eruption continues off the coast of Whakatane New Zealand, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. A team of eight New Zealand military specialists landed on White Island early Friday to retrieve the bodies of victims after the Dec. 9 eruption. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

New Zealand recovers 6 bodies from toxic volcanic island

Grieving families sang traditional Maori songs as New Zealand military specialists went to a volcanic island and recovered six bodies of the 16 people who died in an eruption
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson applauds during the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency count declaration at Brunel University in Uxbridge, London, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
From punchline to political star: the rise of Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson's many critics have often dismissed him as a political clown
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, center, speaks with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, right, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. European Union leaders are gathering Friday to discuss Britain's departure from the bloc amid some relief that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has secured an election majority that should allow him to push the Brexit deal through parliament. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
EU leaders debate Brexit as UK election indicates a way out
EU leaders are discussing Britain's departure from the bloc amid some relief that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a clear majority in Parliament to drive a Brexit divorce deal through
Abandoned graveyards found amid southern Indiana development
GEORGETOWN, Ind. (AP) - As new developments have increasingly strayed from the beaten path in southern Indiana, forgotten remnants of years gone by continue to be rediscovered in its rural communities. Such has been the case in the unincorporated areas immediately surrounding Georgetown. An ongoing boom there has seen former farmlands, golf courses and other generally vacant fields eyeballed as potential subdivisions and commercial developments.
Earlham student is 1st Rhodes Scholar from Afghanistan
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - Summia Tora deems herself "lucky" and "privileged" given her circumstances. When you take into consideration what Tora has endured and where she has been, you might agree. Before Tora's birth, she said her father was imprisoned for rebelling against the Soviet invasion in the 1980s. When she was a newborn, her family fled from its native country of Afghanistan to Pakistan, and Tora's life has long been marked by injustice. Tora and her family, as Afghan refugees, enjoyed a fraction of the same rights as citizens of Pakistan, including the pursuit of education beyond high school.
FILE - In this July 9, 2018, file photo, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir attends a ceremony for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, a Sudan court convicted al-Bashir of money laundering, sentences him to 2 years in rehabilitation facility. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)
Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption
A court in Sudan has convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption, sentencing him to two years in a minimum-security lockup
In this Dec. 3, 2019, photo, Mark Barden and his daughter Natalie Barden hold a photograph of Natalie's late brother, Daniel, at their home in Newtown, Conn. Daniel died in the Dec. 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that killed 20 first graders and six educators. Natalie, 17, is among Newtown students who have grown up to become young voices in the gun violence prevention movement. (AP Photo/Dave Collins)
Church services, vigils mark Sandy Hook shooting anniversary
Vigils and church services were held in Connecticut to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and remember victims of other gun violence
A man walks to his vehicle as authorities investigate an incident at Cumbnerland Mall, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Smyrna, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Shooting at suburban Atlanta mall injures 1 as shoppers flee
A shooting in a mall food court has sent suburban Atlanta shoppers fleeing in panic
This photo released by the New Zealand Defence Force shows an operation to recover bodies from White Island after a volcanic eruption in Whakatane, New Zealand, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. A team of eight New Zealand military specialists landed on White Island early Friday to retrieve the bodies of victims after the Dec. 9 eruption. (New Zealand Defence Force via AP)
Specialist teams hope to recover last 2 volcano victims
Specialist teams are expected to return to New Zealand's volcanic White Island on Sunday to resume a land search for the bodies of two victims of an eruption which has now claimed 15 lives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, the DuPage County Fraternal Order of Police and participating agencies held its annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Meijer store in Bloomingdale. Area children were treated to breakfast and visits with Santa at the Glen Ellyn Park District’s Ackerman Sports and Fitness Center before their shopping trip. Each child was paired with an officer and given $125 to spend on family members and themselves.
DuPage County Sheriff's Shop with a Cop event
The Village of Lincolnshire hosted its annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Friday, Dec. 6 at Village Green in Lincolnshire. The chorus from Half Day School performed at the event.
Holiday celebrations in the suburbs
Thousands of Santa’s run in the annual Rotary Santa Run Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 in Arlington Heights.
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Fremd High School dancers dress in black and silver as they perform at the Bear Invitational high school dance competition at Lake Zurich High School Saturday.
Dance teams compete at Lake Zurich High School
George Dulian of Elk Grove Village dressed as Buddy the Elf waves as hundreds of runners and walkers dressed as everyone’s favorite jolly old elf took to the streets of downtown Arlington Heights on Saturday, Dec. 7, for the seventh annual Rotary Santa Run. The race featured a 5K race through a traffic-free course, as well as a 1-mile walk for those who prefer a slower pace and a four-block “Reindeer Run” for kids 10 and under. The event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Arlington Heights and raises money for its annual Community Grants Program. To date, the club has donated more than $250,000 to worthy causes throughout Arlington Heights and neighboring communities, directly as a result of the Santa Run.
seventh annual Arlington Heights Rotary Santa Run
Chicago Bears’ Allen Robinson (12) celebrates a touchdown reception during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Chicago.
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