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1. U.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

   President Trump's administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro designating Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization. But the entity is not a cartel per se.

2. In Geneva, U.S. and Ukraine officials report progress on ending war with Russia

   Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace.

3. The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior

   Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.

4. Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK, says she has a rare terminal cancer

   In an essay in The New Yorker, Tatiana Schlossberg says she has acute myeloid leukemia. She also criticized her relative, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

5. Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children

   Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.

6. G20 summit closes in South Africa after U.S. absence

   The G20 closed in Johannesburg without a ceremonial hand over to the U.S., its next chair, after Washington boycotted the summit.

7. 50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, more than 200 still held

   Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.

8. Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months

   An Israeli airstrike has struck Beirut for the first time since June.

9. Women experience hair loss too. Here's what can help

   Getting a diagnosis is key since there are different causes for the problem calling for different treatments. Here's what to know and how to find support if you are living with hair loss.

10. In DR Congo, exhibit reveals nostalgia for former dictator Mobutu

    Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa.