The US and Cuba will start talks on normalizing full diplomatic relations, marking the most significant shift in US policy toward the communist island in decades. President Obama made the announcement amid a series of new confidence-building measures

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A US official says federal investigators have connected the Sony Pictures hacking to North Korea. North Korea denies involvement. Its described the hacking attack as a righteous deed,after Sony produced a movie about a fictional plot to assassinate t

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New York mayor Bill de Blasio says he's willing to meet with police union leaders. The union leaders say that the mayor created a climate of mistrust. The mayor has called for a pause in protests and debate until the funerals of 2 police officers kil

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Members of the New York City communities are mourning the loss of two NYPD officers who were shot and killed on Saturday. The family of Eric Garner said they are saddened by the shooting carried out by Ismaaiyl Brinsley who claimed retaliation for Ga

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1. US officials are calling the recent Sony Pictures cyber attack a matter of national security. Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki says the FBI is now leading the investigation after the comedy The Interview was pulled from its theatrical re

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There are calls for calm in New York City following Saturday's deadly ambush of 2 police officers. The man who killed them took his own life shortly afterwards. Fierce fighting is reported in norhtern Iraq near the Turkish border. Kurdish forces are

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There were protests in Berkeley, Missouri, one night after a white police officer shot and killed ablack 18-year-old. Police say Antonio Martin had pointed a gun at the officer,before the shooting. Islamic State militants in Syria have captured a Jor

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French power and transportation company Alstom SA has agreed to pay 772 million dollars in penalties for bribing foreign countries. The Department of Justice announced the company willplead guilty of violating the foreign corrupt practices act, in wh

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US stocks pushed further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average crossed past the 18,000-point mark for the first time. Investors cheered new data showing the US economy grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in more than a d

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Crowds converged on a gas station near Saint, Louis early Wednesday, after a police officer shot and killed a man. The officer fired a series of shots late Tuesday, after the man allegedly point a handgun at the police officer. At least four people w

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