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HAVANA (AP) — In a long-anticipated moment, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have met in Havana. They shook hands warmly and smiled for the cameras as they greeted each other at the Revolutionary Palace. It was the leaders' first meeting since Obama arrived in Cuba yesterday. And it marked a milestone in the new era of closer relations between the two countries. The men then watched a display of Cuban troops. Obama and Castro have met before. They first shook hands in 2013 in South Africa at Nelson Mandela's funeral.
HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama's first stop on his first full day in Cuba was Revolutionary Square, home to a memorial to Cuba independence hero Jose Marti (mahr-TEE'). He arrived midmorning for a brief wreath-laying ceremony. Standing in a lineup of Cuba and U.S. officials, the president listened as a military band played both the Cuban and American national anthem. He watched as three Cuba soldiers carried a massive wreath of red and white roses to the base of the Marti memorial.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton is offering a preview of what could be an early line of Democratic attacks against Donald Trump. Speaking to a major pro-Israel lobby in Washington, Clinton described Trump as unqualified to handle heated international conflicts as commander in chief. Clinton also used the address to highlight her decades of work in the Mideast.
BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian prosecutor says authorities do not know the "exact path" taken by suspect Salah Abdeslam after he fled the scene of the deadly attacks on Paris in November. Abdeslam was arrested in Brussels on Friday after four months on the run. He slipped through police fingers on multiple occasions, including the day after the attacks. He was found living 500 yards from his childhood home.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are moving to ban most surgical gloves made with powder. It's a feature designed to make them easier to wear, but one that actually poses health risks to patients. The Food and Drug Administration says the powder can cause breathing problems. It can also inflame wounds and cause scar tissue on internal organs following surgery. Most powdered gloves have already been phased out and only six manufacturers are still registered to make them in the U.S.
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