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Passengers scan departure information at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. According to police Friday, forensics has stated that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler's outcast half brother who was poisoned last week at the airport. The announcement raised serious questions about public safety in a building that authorities went 11 days without decontaminating. (AP Photo)
Passengers scan departure information at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. According to police Friday, forensics has stated that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler's outcast half brother who was poisoned last week at the airport. The announcement raised serious questions about public safety in a building that authorities went 11 days without decontaminating. (AP Photo) Passengers scan departure information at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. According to police Friday, forensics has stated that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler's outcast half brother who was poisoned last week at the airport. The announcement raised serious questions about public safety in a building that authorities went 11 days without decontaminating. (AP Photo)

By Associated Press 3 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:

1. WHO ASKED FBI TO DISPUTE RUSSIA REPORTS

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus wanted a top FBI official to dispute media reports that President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election campaign, a White House official says.

2. WHAT MALAYSIA SAYS KILLED NORTH KOREAN

The banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent, considered by some experts to be the nastiest of nerve agents , was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler’s outcast half brother who was attacked by two women who rubbed the substance on his face.