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In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 photo, workers load rolls of sheet metal at LMS International, in Laredo, Texas. Donald Trump’s campaign promise to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement helped win over Rust Belt voters who felt left behind by globalization. But the idea is unnerving to many people in cities on the U.S.-Mexico border. Communities such as Laredo and El Paso in Texas or Nogales in Arizona have boomed under the 1994 treaty. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 photo, workers load rolls of sheet metal at LMS International, in Laredo, Texas. Donald Trump’s campaign promise to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement helped win over Rust Belt voters who felt left behind by globalization. But the idea is unnerving to many people in cities on the U.S.-Mexico border. Communities such as Laredo and El Paso in Texas or Nogales in Arizona have boomed under the 1994 treaty. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

By Associated Press December 15, 2016 2 min read

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

1. EVACUATION POISED TO BEGIN ANEW IN ALEPPO

Warring sides confirm the evacuation of rebel fighters and thousands of civilians from the last sliver of the besieged eastern part of Aleppo is imminent.

2. WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT DRUGMAKERS’ OPIOID SOLUTION

They say a nationwide lobbying campaign is distracting from more productive solutions and delaying crucial efforts to steer physicians away from prescription opioids , AP finds.