U.S. Upholds Its Red Line in Syria, While Steering Clear of Russia’s

In carrying out airstrikes in Syria, the U.S. and its allies were trying to maintain a careful balance: preventing the use of chemical weapons, without crossing Moscow’s red lines against toppling President Bashar al-Assad or targeting Russian forces.
WSJ.com: What’s News Europe

Advice for Trump: Don’t fire Robert Muller — He will clear you in the end

Will he or won’t he? Rumors continue to swirl and speculation abounds about whether President Trump will order the firing of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in our 2016 presidential election and alleged misconduct by the Trump campaign and the president.
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Surge by Populists Leaves Italy Without Clear Victor

Italy’s national elections yielded no outright winner on Sunday, according to initial exit polls, likely ushering in a protracted period of political instability and tension in the eurozone’s third-largest economy.
WSJ.com: What’s News Europe

Trump’s pick for health secretary makes clear he’s totally the wrong guy for the job

Watching Alex Azar, President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, testify before the Senate Finance Committee this week, I realized he’s more impressive than I’d previously thought.

Unlike Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Azar isn’t alarmingly ignorant about the department he’d run. Unlike Scott…

L.A. Times – Business

The Weather and Roads Were Clear. Then, a NYE Tragedy

A Greyhound bus careened from a highway and plunged into a deep wash, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring 11 other people on New Year’s Eve in rural Utah, state troopers said Monday. Investigators were still trying to determine what caused the crash along Interstate 70, west of the city…
Newser

California Inc.: The roads should be clear this holiday weekend (just kidding)

Welcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A. Times Business Section.

I’m Business columnist David Lazarus, and here’s a rundown of upcoming stories this week and the highlights of last week.

Good times in the Golden State: We learned Friday that California added 31,700 net jobs…

L.A. Times – Business

China Unveils New Leadership With No Clear Successor to Xi

After China’s Communist Party granted President Xi Jinping authority on a par with Chairman Mao, it revealed its leadership for the next five years—with no obvious candidate to succeed the paramount leader.
WSJ.com: What’s News Asia

Judge Refuses to Clear Arpaio’s Name Despite Pardon

The judge in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s now-pardoned criminal case has refused the his request to throw out all rulings in the case, including a blistering decision that explained her reasoning in finding him guilty of a crime, the AP reports. The request denied Thursday by US District Judge Susan…
Newser

Courtney Love Warned Actresses in 2005 to Stay Clear of Harvey Weinstein (UPDATE)

11:45 AM PT – Courtney has responded to our story, saying … “Although I wasn’t one of his victims, I was eternally banned by CAA for speaking out against Harvey Weinstein.” More proof of the biggest lie in Hollywood … that no one knew…

TMZ.com

New Zealand coalition efforts intensify after final results give no clear winner

Coalition talks in New Zealand entered a new phase Saturday after official final election results narrowed the gap between the two leading parties.
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