NEWS QUICKIE

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US AND CUBA MAKE HISTORY
President Obama and Raul Castro speak, making it a historic moment and following decades of cold war.

PAKISTAN VOTES TO KEEP OUT OF YEMEN
Parliament passes a resolution asking all warring parties to resolve the conflict through diplomatic dialogue.

TERRIBLE TORNADO
A tremendous tornado hits the tiny town of Fairdale, killing one person, injuring seven and blowing homes away.

N CHARLESTON CHANGED POLICE TACTICS BEFORE SHOOTING
Local cops were given a mandate to be more aggressive in the fight against crime in the South Carolina city.

DEADLY CENSUS SHOOTING
A man kidnaps a woman, shoots and kills a Census Bureau guard before he's eventually cornered and wounded.

RECYCLED SOAP SAVES LIVES
Half-used bars of soap are exported to developing countries, where improved hygiene can be life-saving.