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1. 2 NYPD Officers 'Assassinated'
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A gunman fatally shot two police officers in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn before turning the gun on himself, authorities said Saturday. "They were, quite simply, assassinated," Police Commissioner William Bratton said at a news conference

2. Exclusive: 29 Instagram Photos That Defined the World in 2014
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TIME takes a look back at the key moments of 2014: From the toll of war in Gaza to the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., and from the border between Mexico and the U.S. all the way to Mongolia, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone

3. Muhammad Ali Hospitalized
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Ali, widely considered the greatest fighter in boxing history, has been hospitalized with a 'mild case' of pneumonia, reports said

4. U.S. Transfers 4 From Gitmo
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The transfer marks the first repatriation of prisoners to Afghanistan since 2009. 132 detainees are still being held at the Guantanamo complex, which President Barack Obama vowed to shut down early in his presidency

5. Antarctic Tourism Could Pose Threat to Penguins
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A boom in Antarctic tourism--more than 37,000 people visited the continent in 2013--could introduce new, infectious diseases to the continent's penguin colonies, scientists warned in a new study

6. Gas Stations in 24 States Drop Prices to $2 a Gallon
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And with Saudi Arabia's announcement in September that it would keep the oil flowing, despite falling prices, analysts predict that gas prices have not bottomed out just yet

7. North Korea Denies Role in Hack
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North Korea on Saturday warned of "serious" consequences if Washington rejects a probe into the hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, which it believes would prove Pyongyang had nothing to do with the cyberattack

8. Madonna Unexpectedly Releases 6 New Tracks
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Madonna called the surprise release--from her newest album, Rebel Heart--an "early Christmas gift" to her fans, adding that she hoped the completed tracks might deter fans from listening to unfinished songs that had leaked

9. Report: No NFL Team for LA
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According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Roger Goodell has informed teams around the NFL that there will be no franchise relocating to Los Angeles in 2015, though the "NFL to Los Angeles" talks probably won't be going away anytime soon

10. Raul Castro Salutes 'New Chapter' With U.S.
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Cuban president Raul Castro saluted U.S.-Cuban relations on Saturday, while also insisting that the diplomatic thaw will not break Cuba from its Communist past. "Every country has the inalienable right to choose its own political systems," he said

11. Staples Hack May Involve 1.16 Million Credit Cards
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A preliminary investigation found evidence of malware installed in the point-of-sales systems at 115 locations. The malware may have given hackers access to cardholder names, credit card numbers and verification codes

12. Third Ray Rice Video Surfaces
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A third video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice on the night of his assault against his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer, has emerged. Footage shows the couple, handcuffed by police, kissing before they're separated

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