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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by House Congress members speaks at a news conference to discuss the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win on the very same day that Democrats announced their impeachment charges against him.
President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington.

Trump lashes out at FBI director in wake of Justice Department inspector general's report

President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday morning at FBI Director Christopher Wray, suggesting that "he will never be able to fix the FBI" based on his reaction to a Justice Department inspector general's report examining the bureau's investigation of Trump's 2016 campaign.
President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

DOJ watchdog report takeaways: Nuance, no total absolution

A report by the Justice Department's internal watchdog has found the FBI had a legitimate reason to open up one of the most politically sensitive investigations ever
FBI Director Christopher Wray poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. Wray says the problems found by the Justice Department watchdog examining the origins of the Russia probe are 'œunacceptable." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FBI director: Report on Russia probe found "unacceptable" problems

President Donald Trump is challenging FBI Director Chris Wray after the Justice Department inspector general reported that the investigation into Trump's campaign and Russia was legitimate but also flawed
This Dec. 9, 2019, photo provided by Michael Schade, shows the eruption of the volcano on White Island, New Zealand. Unstable conditions continued to hamper rescue workers from searching for people missing and feared dead after the volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted in a towering blast of ash and scalding steam while dozens of tourists explored its moon-like surface. (Michael Schade via AP)
6 dead from New Zealand volcano as helpers describe horror
Police say a person injured in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand has died in an Auckland hospital, bringing the death toll to six
The cover page of the report issued by the Department of Justice inspector general is photographed in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. The report on the origins of the Russia probe found no evidence of political bias, despite performance failures. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Federal watchdog: FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia
The Justice Department's internal watchdog has declared that the FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia
President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP misfires on Ukraine, Mueller probe
An AP Fact Check finds that President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are distorting the facts on the Ukraine matter and the Russia probe as Democrats speed toward impeaching him
In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, Reindeer in a temporary corral in Rakten, outside of Jokkmokk, before being transported to winter pastures. A collaboration between reindeer herders and scientists is attempting to shed light on dramatic weather changes and develop tools to better predict weather events and their impacts. Unusual weather patterns in Sweden's arctic region seem to be jeopardising the migrating animals' traditional grazing grounds, as rainfall during the winter has led to thick layers of snowy ice that block access to food. (AP Photo/Malin Moberg)
In Sweden's Arctic, ice atop snow leaves reindeer starving
Global warming is threatening reindeer herding in Sweden's arctic region as unusual weather patterns jeopardize the migrating animals' grazing grounds
FILE - In this June 9, 2017, file photo, debris flies in the air as Philippine Air Force fighter jets bomb suspected locations of Muslim militants as fighting continues in Marawi city, southern Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte decided to end martial law in the southern Philippines after more than two years after government forces weakened Islamic militant groups considerably with the capture and killing of their leaders, his spokesman said Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Duterte to end martial law in Philippine south after 2 years
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to end more than two years of martial law in the south after government forces weakened Islamic militant groups there with the capture and killing of their leaders
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2017, file photo, Pete Frates, right, who inspired the ice bucket challenge, looks at his wife Julie during a ceremony at City Hall in Boston by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh declaring the day the Pete Frates Day. Frates, who was stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. He was 34. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)
Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34
A former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ice bucket challenge has died
Police officers arrive at the scene following reports of gunfire, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Governor: Officers shot in Jersey City standoff
New Jersey's governor says police officers have been shot in the Jersey City standoff
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Karzai, whose final years in power were characterized by a cantankerous relationship with the United States, said on Tuesday that Washington used blackmail and corruption to manipulate his officials, undermine his government and foment violence among the country's many factions. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Afghanistan's Karzai tells AP that US cash fed corruption
Afghanistan's former president is arguing that Washington helped fuel corruption in his country by spending hundreds of millions of dollars over the past two decades without accountability
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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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
Luminaria lit the grounds and thousands of lights illuminated the trees throughout the Veterans Memorial during the Village of Streamwood’s 35th Anniversary Luminaria event on Friday, Dec. 6. 
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.
Chicago Bears over the Dallas Cowboys, 31-24
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