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US Stonegate Bank Announces Business Relationship With Cuban Bank

As the United States and Cuba diplomatic relations get better, U.S. businesses are taking advantage of it.
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Republicans Criticize Democratic Presidential Candidates on Climate Change's Link to Middle East Violence

The Republican National Committee (RNC) criticized Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley over his comments linking the Islamic State militant group and climate change, but his campaign was quick to fire back.
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British Terror Suspects Charged with Plot to Attack US Troops in the UK

British prosecutors have charged a 24-year-old man named Junead Ahmed Khan, along with his 22-year old uncle, Shazib Ahmed Khan, with trying to join the ISIS terrorist organization.
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Mexico News: Women Protest Against Domestic Violence, Rising Femicide

In an effort to draw attention to the issue of domestic violence that plagues their country, dozens of women have come to Mexico's Interior Ministry to protest.
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McDonald's 'Secret Menu' List: Restaurant Manager Opens up About Off-The-Menu Sandwiches Like the McGangBang

Apparently, the "secret menu" at McDonald's is a real thing and not just an urban myth.
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Venezuela News: Maduro Government Orders Food Companies to Divert Staples to State Stores

In a drastic move aimed at tackling chronic shortages, the Venezuelan government has ordered companies to distribute food staples to a network of state-run grocery stores, the Associated Press said, based on reports by a local food industry group.
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Russia Shows Off Military Robot Platform M, Capable of Both Attack and Defense

Russia has its first front-line robot that is capable of shooting targets and guarding important sites. Called the Platform-M, the combat robot has interchangeable sections, making it a versatile tool.
FARC Announce Unilateral Ceasefire, Free Colombian Soldier

Colombia News: FARC Announces Unilateral Ceasefire, Frees Captured Soldier

A Colombian soldier who had been held captive by the country's FARC militants was released on Sunday in an apparent goodwill gesture by the leftist guerilla.
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ISIS Teaches Children to Behead Dolls at Extremist Training Camp, Controls Internet Access

Dozens of children captured by ISIS have been forced to "practice" beheadings on dolls, a boy who fled a training camp run by the Islamist terror group told the Associated Press.
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UN Security Council Votes to Approve Iran Nuclear Agreement

The United Nations Security Council unanimously endorsed the Iran nuclear agreement on Monday.
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Venezuela Bans Another Opposition Politician From Holding Office for Ten Years

Pablo Perez, the former Governor of Zulia State in Venezuela says that he has been banned from holding public office for 10 years.
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Stephen Hawking, Russian Billionaire Team Up to Look For Extraterrestrial Life, Invest $100 Million

British physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian tech billionaire Yuri Milner have teamed up to search for extraterrestrial life.
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FIFA Announces New Date for Presidential Elections, Comedian Douses Sepp Blatter in Dollar Bills in Comedic Stunt [Watch]

FIFA has announced Feb. 26, 2016 will be the date when the global governing body of soccer will hold elections for its next president.
After 21-Year Draught, U.S. Wins International Math Olympiad

US Wins International Math Olympiad After 21-Year Drought

American athletes may be used to topping the medal count at the Olympic Games, but it took no fewer than 21 years for the United States to finally triumph again at the International Math Olympiad.
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Apparent Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 28 in Turkish Border City

In the Turkish border town of Suruc, 28 people at a political rally have died as a result of a suicide bombing
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Homicides Among Brazilian Youth on the Rise: Report

Brazil, the largest South American and Portuguese-speaking country, has doubled the murder rate of its young in the past 20 years. Approximately 28 Brazilian children and adolescents are murdered every day.
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Report: Evidence Shows ISIS Using Chemical Weapons Against Kurds

ISIS might be using chemical weapons in their mortar attacks against Kurds positioned in Iraq and Syria. Though ISIS' first alleged use of chemical substances, this is the first time it has been deployed via a projectile.
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Peru Faces Old Debt from Bonds Issued to US Guano Company Now Worth Millions

Peru is seeing a very old debt resurface. The country issued 14 bonds to a U.S. guano consignment company almost 150 years ago in 1875 to pay off a debt. Now, an Illinois firm wants to cash in the money.
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Photos, Video Surface of Queen Elizabeth II Learning Nazi Salute, Palace Denounces Photos [Watch]

Photos of Queen Elizabeth II performing the Nazi salute as a child were recently published in a newspaper.
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Loch Ness Monster Hunter Says Nessie is Mostly Likely a Large Catfish

After spending more than two decades searching for the Loch Ness monster, Steve Feltham has come to conclude that the legendary creature is nothing more than a giant catfish.
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