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In Miami, Mixed Emotions Over Release Of Cuban Spies

6:26pm December 23, 2014

by John Burnett

Obama's release of three Cuban spies sparked outrage among Miami's white-haired Cuban exiles, but the exiles' American-born children and grandchildren see a bright future in U.S.-Cuba relations.

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North Korea's Internet Outage Could Just Be Bad Timing

6:26pm December 23, 2014

North Korea's nationwide outage, which came after President Obama promised a response for the Sony hack, was not likely caused by the U.S., Internet analyst Doug Madory tells NPR's Audie Cornish.

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Woman Who Challenged Facebook's Age Limit Dies At 114

6:03pm December 23, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Anna Stoehr became an Internet celebrity at age 113, when she owned up to fibbing to join Facebook. Stoehr was born before the Wright brothers took their historic first flight.

The Satanic Temple holiday display at the Florida Capitol on Monday — before it was vandalized.

Satanic Temple's Holiday Display Vandalized In Florida Capitol

5:50pm December 23, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

A woman is in custody and the atheist group behind the display said it plans to press charges. The diorama of Lucifer falling into the flames of hell was part of the rotunda's free speech zone.

U.S. Deal May Not Change Life Much For Everyday Cubans

4:24pm December 23, 2014

Melissa Block talks to Steve Wicary, a freelance journalist based in Havana, about reactions on the ground in Cuba, to the announcement that the U.S. and Cuba will normalize relations.

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Jake and Natalie Peterson and their son Garrett in October 2014.

Baby Thrives Once 3-D-Printed Windpipe Helps Him Breathe

4:20pm December 23, 2014

by Rob Stein

Michigan doctors used 3-D printing to custom-make a splint to prop open Garrett Peterson's defective windpipe last January. He's home with his parents this Christmas, as "normal life" begins.

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James Franco (left) and Seth Rogen, stars of The Interview, arrive for the film's Los Angeles premiere on Dec. 11. The comedy about a CIA plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was pulled from theaters after a cyberattack on Sony Pictures, th

The 5 Business Stories That Made 2014 A Memorable Year

3:26pm December 23, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

From hack attacks to the bottom falling out of oil, 2014 has been a year of big swings at the top and stagnation at the bottom.

U.S. Economy Grew At A 5 Percent Rate; Dow Surpasses 18,000

2:55pm December 23, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Posting the strongest results in more than a decade, the U.S. economy blew past the consensus estimate of 4.3 percent growth put forth by economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.

FDA Proposes End To Lifetime Ban On Gay Blood Donors

2:40pm December 23, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Men who haven't had sex with other men in a year will be allowed to donate blood under a proposed change in FDA policy.

Michel Martin with five Latino influencers from the Charlotte business community. Alina Bartlett, Jorge De La Jara, Carlos Salum, Deborah Aguiar-Vélez, and Milagritos Aguilar.

'Going There' In 2014

1:57pm December 23, 2014

by Michel Martin

Michel Martin has spent much of the last few months on the road, and she has been moved by the people she's met and the stories they've shared with her. She remembers her Top 5 moments of 2014.