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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee dies at 89
 

Harper Lee, author of the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of the greatest literary successes of the last century and the basis for a classic 1962 film of the same name, has died, according to her hometown publication, AL.com. She was 89.

 
Reid says Obama will name Scalia replacement in a few weeks

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada said Thursday he believes President Barack Obama will nominate a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in a little over three weeks.

 
South Carolina congressman to endorse Hillary Clinton

U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the No. 3 Democrat in the House and a prominent African-American leader, will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday, NBC News reported on Thursday.

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Obama will visit Cuba in March, meet with President Castro

President Barack Obama on Thursday said he will visit Cuba on March 21 and 22 and meet with Cuban President Raul Castro, in the first U.S. presidential trip to the country in nearly 90 years as relations between the former adversaries thaw.

 
Apple phone case stirs up privacy vs. law enforcement issues

A court order demanding that Apple Inc help the U.S. government unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is shaping up as a crucial test case of how far the government can go in forcing technology companies to help security and intelligence investigations.