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In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 photo, Syrian traffic policemen direct traffic in the western city of Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo shakes with explosions and gunfire day and night in both the government and rebel sides. But for supporters of President Bashar Assad at least, there is comfort in the growing sense of imminent victory in the city. A rebel defeat in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and former commercial center, is likely to reverberate across the war-torn country, where opposition forces continue to hold out in smaller, more disconnected areas. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 photo, Syrian traffic policemen direct traffic in the western city of Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo shakes with explosions and gunfire day and night in both the government and rebel sides. But for supporters of President Bashar Assad at least, there is comfort in the growing sense of imminent victory in the city. A rebel defeat in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and former commercial center, is likely to reverberate across the war-torn country, where opposition forces continue to hold out in smaller, more disconnected areas. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 photo, Syrian traffic policemen direct traffic in the western city of Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo shakes with explosions and gunfire day and night in both the government and rebel sides. But for supporters of President Bashar Assad at least, there is comfort in the growing sense of imminent victory in the city. A rebel defeat in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and former commercial center, is likely to reverberate across the war-torn country, where opposition forces continue to hold out in smaller, more disconnected areas. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

By Associated Press 2 min read

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

1. WHO’S FORMING UNLIKELY POLITICAL FRIENDSHIP

An apparent rapport is brewing between Obama and Trump that few, if any, saw coming.

2. GOP AT ODDS OVER TRUMP’S SOFTENING STANCE ON IMMIGRATION

The president-elect’s promise to “work something out” for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children is dividing fellow Republicans.