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In this Sept. 29, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama stands with Cuba's President Raul Castro before a bilateral meeting at the United Nations headquarters.(Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP)
White House to announce Obama's visit to Cuba
The White House will announce on Thursday the details of a multi-stop presidential trip to Latin America<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— including Cuba<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— in the coming weeks, senior<span style="color: Red;">*</span>administration officials said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The visit could come as soon as March. Obama has made no secret about wanting to visit Cuba ever since he broke the diplomatic freeze between the two governments that had been maintained<span style="color: Red;">*</span>by 10<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. presidents.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>He would become<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the first sitting U.S. president to visit the communist island in nearly 90 years.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Obama said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>during an interview<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in December that he was interested in visiting Cuba before the end of his term<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but that the "conditions have to be right."
U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Cuba's President Raul Castro reach out to shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas at the ATLAPA Convention Center on April 11, 2015 in Panama City.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images)
Study: Military fails to treat new cases of war-related stress
The U.S. military is struggling to provide adequate therapy sessions for thousands of active-duty troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, a study released Thursday finds. The RAND Corp. study of 40,000 cases found that only a third of troops with PTSD and less than a quarter who are clinically depressed get the minimum number of therapy sessions after being diagnosed. But the study also found vast improvement in how the military follows up after servicemembers with PTSD are released from mental hospital care — a crucial period when many suicides occur.
A massive new RAND Corp. study shows the U.S. military is struggling to provide follow-up therapy sessions for for troops with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression after being diagnosed, a period when many suicides occur.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Scott Olson, Getty Images)
EU summit faces twin hurdles
European leaders face twin challenges as they kick off a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday: keeping Britain as a member of the 28-nation European Union and finding a common solution to Europe's divisive migrant issues. British Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking concessions on issues such as economic competitiveness, sovereignty rights<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and labor policies before Britain holds a referendum on staying in the EU. On the migrant crisis, the EU<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has come up with a plan for stemming the flood of people fleeing wars or poverty, but it has stalled amid disagreements over costs and responsibilities.
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for a meeting with European Parliament President Martin Schultz and leaders of political parties at the European Parliament in Brussels on Feb. 16, 2016.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: AP)
Let's make a deal:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>NBA trade deadline looms
NBA teams looking to shake up their lineup through trades this season have until 3 p.m. ET Thursday to make their deals. As <span style="color: Red;">*</span>the deadline ticks down, teams will be scrambling to secure an NBA superstar who will propel them into title contention or find some key pieces to a more long-term puzzle. Big-name players involved in trade talks — or at least speculation — include<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Houston's Dwight Howard and Atlanta's Al Horford. Of course, moves that look good on paper sometimes end in disaster.
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These trades, which occurred close to the deadline since 2000, have impacted the NBA during the season's most pivotal time. USA TODAY Sports
FCC to consider new TV set top-box rules
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday will consider the future of the old-school pay TV set-top box.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The five-member panel<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will look at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>whether rules should be crafted that would require<span style="color: Red;">*</span>cable, satellite and fiber-optic TV providers to adopt an open content protection system.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pay<span style="color: Red;">*</span>TV providers and content companies have banded together to combat the proceeding; the changes<span style="color: Red;">*</span>could foster a new wave of third-party devices<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and software-based apps<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>consumers could use instead. However<span style="color: Red;">*</span>consumer groups back such rules, with the support of companies that also deliver video and programming,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>such as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Google, TiVo and Amazon.
Federal Communication Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, center, and other FCC commissioners during a hearing and vote on net neutrality in Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)
And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>While the West deals with rain and snow, springlike warmth will surge up in the central U.S.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures were higher Thursday.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch tonight?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>American Idol,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Mom<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>London Spy.
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