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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Bipartisan negotiators reach modest budget pactDecember 10, 20138:13 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Shedding gridlock, key members of Congress reached a modest budget agreement Tuesday to restore about $63 billion in automatic spending cuts from programs ranging from parks to the Pentagon and eliminate the threat of another partial government shutdown early next year.   Police clash with protesters in Ukrainian capitalDecember 11, 201312:42 AM ET KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Security forces clashed with protesters during an overnight stand-off that carried into Wednesday morning in the center of the Ukrainian capital, in an escalation of a crisis that threatens the leadership of President Viktor Yanukovych.   10 Things to Know for WednesdayDecember 10, 20139:02 PM ET Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:   Pay gains for young women; inequality still seenDecember 11, 201312:06 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Young American women are increasingly likely to receive pay nearly equal to their male counterparts, with earnings at 93 percent of men, a new study finds. Still, those women remain as pessimistic as their mothers and grandmothers regarding gender equality.   Obama hails Mandela as "last great liberator"December 10, 20135:28 PM ET JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Amid cheers and song for the prisoner who became peacemaker, President Barack Obama energized tens of thousands of spectators and nearly 100 visiting heads of state Tuesday with a plea for the world to emulate Nelson Mandela, "the last great liberator of the 20th century." 
Latest Headlines    Kobe still winless after Suns beat Lakers 114-108December 11, 20131:08 AM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — Goran Dragic scored 31 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Lakers 114-108 Tuesday night, keeping Los Angeles winless with Kobe Bryant back in the lineup.    Mark Trumbo to Diamondbacks in 3-team tradeDecember 10, 20138:05 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Arizona general manager Kevin Towers had been talking trade with Chicago White Sox GM Rick Hahn for a month when he arrived at the winter meetings last weekend and sent a text to Angels counterpart Jerry Dipoto. 
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