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you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Top US officials prepare to head to Mexico for talks on curbing illegal migration.

Plus Nike shares tumble amid concerns over slowing consumer spending.

And as Ukraine digs in for a long war, corruption and fear hinder efforts to rebuild its army.

The prospect of being drafted means you're likely to be sent to a frontline infantry unit that's desperate for men

and the risk of you being killed or maimed is extremely high so of course people are facing

the draft with a lot of trepidation at the moment. It's Friday December 22nd I'm

Kate Bullevent for the Wall Street Journal filling in for Luke Vargas. And here is the AM edition of

What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today. US Secretary of State Anthony Blincken and Top Homeland Security

officials will travel to Mexico in the coming days for talks with the country's president about curbing illegal

migration. That follows a decision by US immigration authorities this week to close several bridges and entry points along the border with

Mexico impacting communities in Texas, Arizona and California.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said yesterday that President

Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador both agreed more enforcement actions

were needed so that border crossings could reopen.

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