Roundup of funerals and swaps across nations
A New York wake honors Officer Rafael Ramos with a flag-draped coffin as Vice President Biden and Mayor de Blasio attend. In Ukraine Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels swap nearly 370 prisoners, the largest swap to date. South Carolina mourns James B. Edwards, former governor and Reagan energy secretary. San Diego marks the passing of J. Robert Beyster founder of SAIC. The reports come from wire services.
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New York
Rafael Ramos
Queens
Bill de Blasio
de Blasio
Ramos
Wenjian Liu
Brooklyn
Ismaaiyl Brinsley
Liu
Donetsk
Ukraine
Russia
RIA Novosti
Interfax
Svyatoslav Tsegolko
Petro Poroshenko
Charleston
S.C
James B. Edwards
South Carolina
Edwards
Barry Goldwater
State Senate
St. Philip’s Church
St. Luke’s Chapel
Medical University of South Carolina
San Diego
Calif
J. Robert Beyster
Science Applications International Corp
Beyster
University of Michigan
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Westinghouse
The Interview tests Hollywood with day and date release
Sony’s The Interview debuts in theaters and on digital platforms, earning 1.04 million from 331 locations on Thursday and prompting debate over whether day and date releases could reshape major studio strategies. Analysts warn the shift may be gradual and theater chains fear broader adoption.
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Los Angeles
Sony
Rory Bruer
Sony Pictures
Hollywood
Box OfficeGuru.com
Gitesh Pandya
Warner Bros
Regal
Cinemark
Pakistan grants broader powers to military against militants
Ten days after the Peshawar school massacre the government authorized Gen Raheel Sharif to pursue, detain, and verdict Islamist militants nationwide. The plan expands operations beyond the Taliban to all jihadist and sectarian groups, with mass executions and arrests approved as part of a national action strategy.
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Islamabad
Peshawar
Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif
United States
Afghanistan
India
Army
Raheel Sharif
Sharif
Peshawar School
European Union
Interior Ministry
Taliban Movement
Taliban
Karachi
Waziristan
Obama
Imran Khan
Russia names NATO top threat in new military doctrine
Moscow declares NATO the main threat and signals possible use of precision conventional weapons for deterrence while upholding nuclear options. The document cites Arctic interests and expansion of NATO near Russia as provocations, and notes recent Iskander drills and RS-24 Yars tests amid strained East West relations.
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Moscow
Russia
NATO
Vladimir Putin
European
Ukraine
Kremlin
Arctic
U.S
Baltics
Iskander
Kaliningrad
Poland
Lithuania
Plesetsk
Putin
Oana Lungescu
West
Crimean
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