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A man gestures near to Andrei Karlov on ground, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. An Associated Press photographer says a gunman has fired shots at the Russian ambassador to Turkey.Burhan Ozbilici/Turkey

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Russian ambassador to Turkey slain

by Staff Report December 19, 2016

Native Americans from left, Eugene Sanchez, Jason Umtuch, Martan Mendenhall, and Hugh Ahnatock, all of Portland, Ore., drum and sing at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won't grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its supporters, who argued the project would threaten the tribe's water source and cultural sites.

Columnist Sara Weinberger: Nonviolent resistance sends a message

by Sara Weinberger December 19, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Giant Center, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Hershey, Pa.

Editorial: Questions for Trump about Russia

by Staff Report December 16, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson shake hands June 15, 2012, at a signing ceremony of an agreement between state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft and Exxon Mobil at the Black Sea port of Tuapse, southern Russia. President-elect Donald Trump selected Tillerson to lead the State Department on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.

Columnist Laura Briggs: Concerns about Trump’s ties with Russia

by Laura Briggs December 16, 2016

Marijuana plants in Albion, Ill. Despite recreational marijuana’s legalization in Massachusetts, some campuses will continue to ban the drug so they can keep receiving federal funding.

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In Amherst, medical pot dispensary openings lag

by Scott Merzbach Staff WriterDecember 16, 2016

FILE - In this May 5, 2016, file photo, coal miners wave signs as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Charleston, W.Va. President Barack Obama will leave behind a host of disputed actions and unfinished business on the environment, from blocked energy leases and mining projects to recent pollution restrictions and decisions on hundreds of potentially-imperiled species. Republicans emboldened by Trump's victory are gearing up to reverse many of the administration's signature environmental moves. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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Obama environmental legacy at stake as GOP, industry align

by Matthew Brown Associated PressDecember 15, 2016

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Rosenberg mulls raising legal age for marijuana

by Scott Merzbach Staff WriterDecember 15, 2016

Editorial: Strong response needed to hate speech

by Staff Report December 14, 2016

Rex Tillerson, Chairman, President and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation, speaks during an Economic Club of Washington event on March 12, 2015 in downtown Washington, D.C. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA/TNS)

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Experts offer diverging views on Trump’s pick for secretary of state

by Caitlin Ashworth @kate_ashworthDecember 14, 2016

FILE- In this June 15, 2012, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson shake hands at a signing ceremony of an agreement between state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft and ExxonMobil at the Black Sea port of Tuapse, southern Russia. President-elect Donald Trump selected Tillerson to lead the State Department on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA-Novosti, Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool, File)

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With Tillerson, Trump keeps betting big on business leaders

by Julie Pace Associated PressDecember 14, 2016