10 things you need to know today: December 2, 2015

Chicago police leader ousted, the U.S. plans to send a commando strike force to fight ISIS, and more

The mayor and the superintendent give a press conference in November.
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1. Chicago police superintendent ousted after fatal shooting of black teen

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Tuesday. The move came as the city faces heated criticism over newly released police videos showing a white officer, Jason Van Dyke, fatally shooting a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, last year. Emanuel said McCarthy's handling of the case had cost him the public's trust. "Now is the time for fresh eyes and new leadership to confront the challenges the department and our community and our city are facing as we go forward," Emanuel said.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.