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10 things to know for Friday Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 6:52 AM Dec 2, 2016 at 6:55 AM Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: Click here for more national and international news.  1. RETIRED MARINE GENERAL TAPPED FOR DEFENSE CHIEF Trump says he'll nominate James Mattis, former chief of the U.S. Central Command, to head the Pentagon. 2. TRUMP TAKES VICTORY LAP AT INDIANA FACTORY The president-elect declares that the deal he helped work out to keep the plant from moving to Mexico is only the first of many such business gains to come in the U.S. 3. CHARTER AIRLINE SHUT DOWN Bolivian officials indefinitely suspend all flights operated by LaMia following this week's crash of a charter jet that killed 71 people. 4. WHO'S DECIDED AGAINST SECOND TERM French President Francois Hollande announces in a surprise TV address that he won't run in next year's election. 5. STARBUCKS CEO STEPPING DOWN Howard Schultz joined the coffee chain more than 30 years ago and transformed it into a globally known brand. 6. WHY BAGHDAD IS HAILING OPEC DEAL TO CURTAIL OUTPUT Higher petroleum prices are critical for Iraq, where oil revenues make up nearly 95 percent of the national budget. 7. TENSE DRAMA PLAYS OUT IN UTAH MIDDLE SCHOOL Police say a teacher and a student talked to a 15-year-old boy who fired a shotgun at a classroom ceiling, buying time for his parents to arrive and disarm him. 8. HOW OBAMA WOULD BOOST GENDER EQUALITY The administration declares its support for requiring women to register for the military draft. 9. AILING BUZZ ALDRIN EVACUATED FROM SOUTH POLE Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, falls ill while visiting Antarctica as a tourist. 10. COSTLY MISTAKES HURT TIGER WOODS He ruins an otherwise impressive return to golf with two double bogeys over the final three holes for a 1-over 73 at the Hero World Challenge.