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Brian Deese led President Barack Obama's auto rescue and managed Obama's climate policy. But then Deese went to work for an investment giant so many progressives are opposed to his appointment.

This was a big year for corporate mergers, with $3 trillion worth of deals announced worldwide. Analysts say the strong acquisitive trend is expected to continue into next year.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has chosen a new interim police superintendent. Officer Eddie Johnson, currently chief of patrol, will take over what many see as the toughest police chief job in the country.

A nonprofit wants you to know that the circus is more than ringmasters and lion tamers — it's also an avant-garde art form.

In tech news, Microsoft took a $900 million charge on unsold Surface tablets.

President Trump released his long-awaited plan to direct $1.5 trillion toward upgrading U.S. roads, bridges, airports and other public works projects.

Also: U.S. aims more sanctions at Russian officials; Army general gets no jail time in sexual misconduct case.

Also: Libya's prime minister is briefly abducted, then set free and 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai is awarded the Sakharov Prize.

Also: Singer Phil Everly dies; passengers rescued in the Antarctic resume their trip home; and a man who won $174 million didn't realize his good fortune for weeks.

Also: Russia is angry about EU's decision to lift embargo against supplying arms to Syrian opposition; campers and residents flee California wildfire; Rutgers stands behind new athletic director.