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1. 4 killed in shootout involving U.S.-registered boat, Cuban officials say

   

   Cuba's government said Wednesday that its soldiers killed four people aboard a speed boat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. Cuba's Interior Ministry issued a statement that noted the boat was roughly 1.6 kilometres northeast of Cayo Falcones, off Cuba's north coast.

2. Democrats investigating whether U.S. DOJ withheld Epstein documents about abuse accusation against Trump

   

   Democratic lawmakers on the House oversight and government reform committee promised on Tuesday to investigate allegations that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withheld material about an accusation against U.S. President Donald Trump from the Epstein files.

3. Trump sticks to celebratory script in state of the union, with one angry detour

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a state of the union address that, by his standards, came across as relatively focused and disciplined, giving a preview of how the Republicans may try to campaign to keep control of Congress in this fall's midterms.

4. Harvey Weinstein hires Luigi Mangione's and Sean 'Diddy' Combs's lawyers

   

   Harvey Weinstein has hired Luigi Mangione and Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyers to represent him at his third New York rape trial, reshaping his legal team after declining to end the matter with a guilty plea. The lawyers, Jacob Kaplan, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, take over for Weinstein's longtime lawyer, Arthur Aidala, who ceded his courtroom role to focus on the ex-studio boss' appeals and pending civil matters.

5. Any trade deal with Canada will include tariffs, says Trump's trade rep

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump's point man on trade talks says Canada needs to accept that tariffs will be a part of any deal with the administration, including renewal of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.