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DONALD TRUMP TAPS OTHER TOP PICKS South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is the next U.N. ambassador, Trump has offered Ben CarsonHousing & Urban Development secretary ― even after that infamous statement last week ― and is said to be leaning toward Mitt Romney for secretary of state. And here’s how the transition is exactly like Trump campaigned. [Ryan Grim and Sam Stein, HuffPost]

WHAT THE NEXT YEAR WILL LOOK LIKE IN A TRUMP PRESIDENCYFor a glimpse, take a read of the transcript of his meeting with The New York Times Tuesday. The president-elect walked backed his claims that he would prosecute Hillary Clinton and chastised the media for being rough on him. And here’s why the debate over Obamacare matters. [NYT]

JUDGE BLOCKS OBAMA’S OVERTIME REFORM A federal judge placed an injunction on President Barack Obama’s signature overtime protection plan, which would have gone into effect next week for over 4 million Americans. [Dave Jamieson, HuffPost]

YIKES Facebook built a censorship tool in order to re-enter the Chinese market. [HuffPost]

ACTIVISTS: CLINTON SHOULD CHALLENGE ELECTION RESULTS “A group of computer scientists and election lawyers are urging Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to challenge her election loss, saying they have evidence the results in three key battleground states were compromised.” Clinton was spotted Tuesday shopping for books in Rhode Island. [Marina Fang, HuffPost]

THESE BABIES DEVELOPED MICROCEPHALY AFTER BIRTH Experts say “waves of children” could be diagnosed at later developmental stages with the severe brain damage that can result from a Zika infection. [NYT]