Syrian forces suffer 14 fatalities in countryside clashes

Transitional administration said 10 police members also wounded by ‘remnants’ of Assad regime in Tartous Fourteen security personnel from Syria’s new authorities and three armed men were killed in clashes in Tartous province after forces tried to arrest an officer linked to the notorious Sednaya prison, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The…

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FTC issues rules requiring hotels, ticket sellers to reveal ‘junk fees’ – The Washington Post

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Deal spares federal workers before Christmas but there’s concern about possible job cuts under Trump – The Associated Press

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