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Trump scorns probe into FBI pre-election handling of Clinton emails
Donald Trump responded with derision on Friday to news of an investigation into the FBI decision to make public an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails days before the Nov. 8 presidential election, a decision that Clinton said was a factor in her defeat.
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Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
WASHINGTON The Obama administration on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U.S. immigration policy.
Obama's EU envoy says Brexiteer Farage misleading Trump
BRUSSELS Barack Obama’s envoy to Brussels warned Donald Trump against the "lunacy" of backing an EU break-up, saying Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage may have given the incoming U.S. president a false impression that more countries might follow Britain out of the bloc.
JPMorgan profit climbs 24 percent, beating forecasts, on trading surge
JPMorgan Chase & Co reported a 24 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits on Friday, beating analyst expectations, as its Wall Street business benefited from a surge in trading activity following the U.S. election.
Diesel cheating inquiries widen to Renault and Fiat
PARIS/MILAN European carmakers were drawn into widening investigations into diesel emissions cheating on Friday, with French prosecutors examining Renault and British authorities seeking answers from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV.
Iraqi forces reach second Mosul bridge, enter university complex: military
MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD Iraqi special forces stormed the Mosul University complex in the city's northeast on Friday and pushed Islamic State further back to reach another bridge across the Tigris river, the military said.
New North Dakota governor expects controversial pipeline to be built
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, who took office last month in the height of tensions surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline, said he believed the line would eventually be built and asked opponents to clean their protest camp before spring floodwaters create a potential ecological disaster.
Mexico names new U.S. ambassador, starts role after Trump inauguration
MEXICO CITY Mexico named Geronimo Gutierrez, the head of the North American Development Bank, as the new ambassador to the United States, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.