AS CHINA RELATIONS TAKE A TURN, A NEW ERA OF U.S. RESPONSE President-elect Donald Trump tweeted over the weekendthat China should just “keep” an underwater U.S. drone the country boldly seized from the U.S. Navy. [Reuters]

ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE TODAY Here’s what you should expectfrom the proceedings. [Ryan Grim, HuffPost]

ALEPPO EVACUATIONS RESUME After days of deadly delays. [Reuters]

‘INSURANCE POLICIES ON SLAVES: NEW YORK LIFE’S COMPLICATED PAST’ “In its 19th-century beginnings, New York Life Insurance sold 508 policies covering slaves. Their descendants are grappling with it.” [NYT]

ONE DEAD, FIVE INJURED AFTER TREE FALLS ON WEDDING PARTY One of the injured is a 4-year-old. [WaPo]

ZSA ZSA GABOR HAS DIED Tributes are pouring in for the actress and glamour icon, who was 99. Check out her best quotes on love and marriage ― after all, she was married quite a few times. [HuffPost]

‘A MURDER IN KURDISTAN’ “As Iraqi Kurdistan slides toward autocracy, U.S. leaders ignore journalists’ deaths and suffering refugees.” [Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost]