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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of December 5-11, 2016.
If Trump really wants to play hardball with China, he should start w/ restricting Chinese acquisitions of US firms. https://t.co/qdUhXvryUG pic.twitter.com/J4G3vt9vN9
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) December 8, 2016
Trump’s pick to lead the EPA has challenged mercury, ozone, and other pollution rules in court. https://t.co/yR6Zvt7O5r pic.twitter.com/fg74VvVxqp
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 8, 2016
“Armenia is at a turning point.” Read insights from @pstronski in a look at Armenia 25 years after independence: https://t.co/VUNqTeTwDc pic.twitter.com/E4VF5SrXCc
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) December 8, 2016
As many as 700,000 civilians are feeling Mosul. But the United Nations can only house at most 470,000 of them. https://t.co/SQ2zNT6AR3 pic.twitter.com/56XO6VNIaq
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) December 8, 2016
Trump’s election has brought heightened tensions between campus conservatives and liberals. https://t.co/GzF3F8lDJF pic.twitter.com/JVXJ4omzaZ
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) December 8, 2016
Portland is taxing CEOs who make too much money https://t.co/WXazWaamMA
— TIME (@TIME) December 8, 2016
The U.S. election was the most-discussed topic on Facebook in 2016 https://t.co/39L4rGuY5n via @politico_media pic.twitter.com/X5sGfIsGLm
— POLITICO (@politico) December 8, 2016
Employees file lawsuit against CNN for discriminationhttps://t.co/GKoBw05eDo pic.twitter.com/qOhsveWbnH
— The Hill (@thehill) December 8, 2016
Why are German firms rushing back into Russia? https://t.co/Chy6aumAJs
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 8, 2016
Partial repeal would leave more uninsured than before Obamacare, study says https://t.co/8Fw5unmobg pic.twitter.com/f6cMInL7pz
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) December 8, 2016
Almost 60 percent of transgender Americans avoid using public restrooms for fear of confrontation: landmark survey. https://t.co/UoriWdH9yl pic.twitter.com/1qOf9ibwYN
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 8, 2016
Democrats were right to stop the G.O.P. filibustering all Obama nominations, says @SenatorReid https://t.co/WPnyIVuqU6 pic.twitter.com/0pK4K1Caet
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) December 8, 2016
The next administration shouldn’t undo nuclear arms treaties that serve US interests, contends @steven_pifer https://t.co/eac8jhDACj
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) December 8, 2016
Tired of candidates winning with less than a majority, Maine changes its voting method https://t.co/YxQwhzr53f pic.twitter.com/JaFLA8Pxb6
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) December 8, 2016
Marine Le Pen: No free schooling for kids of undocumented https://t.co/zKYdfGCSAT
— TIME (@TIME) December 8, 2016