Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2019. There are 21 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 10, 1994, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize, pledging to pursue their mission of healing the anguished Middle East. On this date: In 1817, Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state of the Union. In 1861, the Confederacy…