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Ten things to know for today, Dec. 21

A Mexico State policeman looks through the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. An explosion ripped through Mexico’s best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital Tuesday, injuring scores and killing at least 9 people , according to Mexican Federal Police. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A Mexico State policeman looks through the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. An explosion ripped through Mexico’s best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital Tuesday, injuring scores and killing at least 9 people , according to Mexican Federal Police. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) A Mexico State policeman looks through the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. An explosion ripped through Mexico’s best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital Tuesday, injuring scores and killing at least 9 people , according to Mexican Federal Police. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

By Associated Press 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today, Dec. 21:

1. AT LEAST 29 DIE IN MEXICO FIREWORKS BLAST

Another 70 people are injured in the rolling explosions and fire that tore through the sprawling outdoor marketplace outside Mexico City.

2. WHICH COUNTRIES CAST THEMSELVES AS SYRIA DEAL-MAKERS

Russia, Turkey and Iran meet in Moscow, saying their cooperation could pave the way for a future settlement in the Syrian conflict.