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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential election. The State Department also has kicked out 35 Russian diplomats from their embassy in Washington and consulate in San Francisco, giving them and their families 72 hours to leave the U.S.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia responded angrily in anticipation of President Obama's announcement and suggested it might retaliate against American diplomats. A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman called it a last blow by Obama to U.S.-Russia relations and added, "We are tired of lies about Russian hackers that continue to be spread in the United States from the very top."
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria and its chief ally Russia have reached a cease-fire agreement with Syria's mainstream rebel fighters. The truce is expected to go into effect at midnight local time (5 p.m. Eastern). If it holds, the cease-fire will be followed by peace talks next month in Kazakhstan between Syrian President Bashar Assad's government and opposition groups.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has joined the outgoing U.S. administration in defending the two-state solution as the best way to achieve lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. A spokeswoman for the 28-nation bloc reiterated the EU's support for the two-state solution a day after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tore into Israel for settlement-building.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a motorized wheelchair user who had been found guilty of driving under the influence of intoxicants. The court said James Greene should have been considered a pedestrian when he entered a crosswalk in his wheelchair and struck the side of a moving pickup.
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