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  Denmark and Greenland call on President Trump to respect the island's sovereignty.

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  Plus, Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela is pushing Cuba toward collapse.

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  And a new guide on workplace matters is stirring up debate among readers.

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  And they propose that

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  if somebody sort of just wiped their nose after sneezing or just wiped their nose and then extended their hand to you,

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  that you should take that hand, you should shake that hand and just wash it right after.

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  It's Tuesday, December 23rd.

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  I'm Daniel Bach for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas.

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  And here's the AM edition of What's News,

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  the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

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  The leaders of Denmark and Greenland are calling on President Trump to respect the sovereignty of Greenland after he appointed a new special envoy to the Arctic territory.

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  On Sunday, Trump named Louisiana governor Jeff Landry as envoy for the island,

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  which is part of the kingdom of Denmark and makes up 98 percent of its territory.

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  Landry in turn said he aimed to make Greenland a part of the U.S.

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  In a joint statement,

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  the Danish and Greenlandic prime ministers said that international law guides national borders,

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  adding, quote, the U.S.

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  shall not take over Greenland.

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  Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago yesterday, Trump said Greenland was of strategic importance.

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  We need Greenland for national security.

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