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Trump orders rapid withdrawal from Syria in apparent reversal19 DEC 18 10:23 ETBy Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne, CNN    (CNN) -- Planning is underway for a "full" and "rapid" withdrawal of US troops from Syria, a US defense official told CNN Wednesday.The decision, which would be a reversal from previously stated US policy, was made by President Donald Trump, who has long signaled his desire to get out of Syria, the official added.On Wednesday morning, the President tweeted, "we have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency."Even though the US will continue to maintain troops in Iraq with the capability of launching strikes into Syria, a US withdrawal of ground forces would fulfill a major goal of Syria, Iran and Russia and risks diminishing US influence in the region.The US has about 2,000 troops on the ground in the country, where they are primarily training local forces to combat ISIS. The US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have had some recent success against the terror group and are on the cusp of capturing the last major town held by ISIS east of the Euphrates.Estimates vary as to how many ISIS fighters are left in Syria. In the town of Hajin, the terror group's last redoubt, the coalition estimated some 2,000 ISIS fighters were present. But a Defense Department inspector general report put the number of ISIS members in Syria and Iraq as high as 30,000.The US has forces in Iraq ready to launch attacks in Syria if necessary. In the last few weeks, the US-led coalition fighting ISIS has carried out hundreds of air and artillery strikes targeting ISIS in Syria. Some of those strikes were launched from neighboring Iraq, where the US has over 5,000 troops. Hundreds of US troops have also been training local forces at At Tanf in southern Syria, where Russia-backed pro-regime forces are seeking to oust the US presence.Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning told CNN that, "at this time, we continue to work by, with and through our partners in the region."The US-led coalition recently denied any change to the US presence in Syria."Any reports indicating a change in the US position with respect" to the US military presence in Syria "is false and designed to sow confusion and chaos," the coalition said in a statement earlier this month.Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said this month that the US needed to train thousands of local fighters to ensure a lasting defeat of the terror group.US forces were recently directed by Secretary of Defense James Mattis to establish observation posts along the Syria-Turkish border as part of an effort to reduce tensions between Turkey and America's Kurdish allies in the fight against ISIS.News of the planned withdrawal was 2818

Toronto Police said on Twitter that four people have been shot near the Toronto Raptors victory celebration on Monday, causing people to run from the area. The police also confirmed that they have three people in custody, and have recovered two weapons from the scene.SHOOTING: Nathan Phillip's Square**Update**-4 victims located-None of the injuries are life threatening-3 people arrested-2 firearms recovered-Investigators wish any video to assist in investigation-Please use portal: 498

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened fewer passengers Monday than it had in the past 10 years, a spokesperson says.According to TSA public affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein, department officers screened 154,080 people at checkpoints across the country on Monday. On the same date in 2019, TSA screened 2.3 million people.The numbers highlight just how badly the coronavirus pandemic has crippled the airline industry. Three of the U.S.' largest airliners — 492

The United States Department of Agriculture says grocery store prices will rise 1 to 2 percent this year. However, there are ways to still save. For starters, begin with the meat. "We have to pay close attention to those sale prices specifically," says Erin Chase, who is known as the Dollar Dinner Mom. Chase says to pay attention to the store’s sale cycles. "Start following the sales and the sale cycles, and you will start to notice, hey about every six weeks, chicken breast is on sale at my grocery store,” she says. “And maybe every eight to 10 weeks, ground beef is on sale at my grocery store." Chase recommends buying only meat for or less per pound. When it comes to seafood, it's rarely found in a circular, so ask your grocery store when it goes on sale. "Because it's reduced for a quick sale, you need to do something with it fairly quickly,” Chase says. Besides saving big on protein, Chase says items in the center isles can be a great place to save. "Those items are usually the most couponable," she says. Chase says some of her favorite things to save on include toiletries and cleaning supplies. "If you can start saving on household things, cleaning supplies, medications--it’s cold and flu season right now--go stock up,” Chase says. "Because eventually, someone will need Tylenol or Advil." Couponing and going through the circular of sales can be time consuming, but Chase says to think long-term with your money. "If I can put in 5, 10 20, 30 minutes now, and I can save myself , , a week, multiply that by 52 and all of a sudden you're like, ‘Oh, that's worth spending 15-20 minutes looking at the ads.’" An easy place to start when it comes to looking for savings is to only look for sales on items you normally buy. 1781

Toni Morrison, author of seminal works of literature on the black experience such as "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and "Sula" and the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize, has died, her publisher Knopf confirmed to CNN.She was 88.Morrison's novels gazed unflinchingly on the lives of African Americans and told their stories with a singular lyricism, from the post-Civil War maelstrom of "Beloved" to the colonial setting of "A Mercy" to the modern yet classic dilemmas depicted in her 11th novel, "God Help the Child."Her talent for intertwining the stark realities of black life with hints of magical realism and breathtaking prose gained Morrison a loyal literary following. She was lauded for her ability to mount complex characters and build historically dense worlds distant in time yet eerily familiar to the modern reader.Themes such as slavery, misogyny, colorism and supernaturalism came to life in her hands.A decorated novelist, editor and educator -- among other prestigious academic appointments, she was a professor emeritus at Princeton University -- Morrison said writing was the state in which she found true freedom."I know how to write forever. I don't think I could have happily stayed here in the world if I did n't not have a way of thinking about it, which is what writing is for me. It's control. Nobody tells me what to do. It's mine, it''s free, and it's a way of thinking. It's pure knowledge," Morrison said.The words of othersMorrison, who was nearly 40 when she published her first novel in 1970, wasn't an overnight success.The author was born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, the daughter of George and Ella Ramah Wofford, whom she often credited with instilling in her a love of the arts.A strong and prolific reader as a child, Morrison studied Latin and devoured European literature.Growing up in Lorain, Morrison has said, she played and attended school with children of various backgrounds, many of them immigrants. Race and racism were not the overriding concerns in her childhood that they would become in her books."When I was in first grade, nobody thought I was inferior. I was the only black in the class and the only child who could read," she once told the 2255

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