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Details: Written by JEFF HORWITZ, Associated Press; Published: 11 December 2016

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Billionaires, Military, Wall Street and corporate elites are taking top jobs in Trump administration

Details: Written by RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer; Published: 11 December 2016

Louisville's Lamar Jackson holds up the the Heisman Trophy after winning the Heisman Trophy award, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Lousiville star had 51 touchdowns and averaged 410 yards per game in his first season

Details: Written by JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent ; Published: 11 December 2016

Goldman Sachs COO Gary Cohn (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Despite campaign vows to rein in Wall Street President-elect is filling administration posts from financial industry

Details: Written by MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press; Published: 11 December 2016

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Passed: Sweeping surveillance powers. Sidelined: lifting mandatory minimums for low-level drug crimes

Details: Written by KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press; Published: 11 December 2016

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton walks with Will Smith's widow Racquel into Orleans Criminal Court for the trial of Cardell Hayes on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 in New Orleans. Hayes killed Will Smith in a road rage incident, in which Smith's wife was also shot and wounded. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

Cardell Hayes facing life sentence if guilty of 2nd degree murder

Details: Written by KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press ; Published: 10 December 2016

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov talks to a reporter in New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. In careful phrasing befitting the spy he once was, Peskov, top Russian diplomat and Vladimir Putin's spokesman, said Thursday that Russian experts were in contact with some members of President-elect Donald Trump's staff during the presidential campaign, a period in which the United States accused Russia of hacking into Democratic Party emails systems. A spokeswoman for Trump denied the assertion. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump campaign denies getting briefings from Russians during election campaign

Details: Written by ANDREW TAYLOR, MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press; Published: 10 December 2016

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 11, 2016. Coal-state Democrats waged a fight for health benefits for thousands of retired miners, pointing to President Harry S. Truman’s promise 70 years ago guaranteeing a lifetime of coverage. The stopgap spending bill contains a short-term fix and the issue will be revisited next spring. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

$45 million until next session gives temp fix for 16,500 miners whose healthcare benefits depend on Congress

Details: Written by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press; Published: 09 December 2016

Family with nurse. (Stock photo)

Key industry groups warn Congress that health care law should not be pulled without clear plans to address the consequences

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor; Published: 08 December 2016

Richelieu Dennis, the founder and CEO of Sundial Brands, the largest Black-owned beauty company in the country, sees the positive effects of the #BuyBlack movement. (Richelieu Dennis/Sundial Brands)

Newly-opened banks, businesses continue decades-old notion of Black capitalism

Details: Written by ED WHITE, Associated Press; Published: 07 December 2016

Jill Stein, the presidential Green Party candidate, arrives for a news conference in front of Trump Tower, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, in New York. Stein is spearheading recount efforts in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

State appeals court said Green Party candidate Jill Stein lacked the standing to request a second look.