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Review: In ‘Jackie,’ a Fractured Kennedy Fable

History, lately run amok, is ordered with such tidy, forceful finesse by Natalie Portman's Jacqueline Kennedy in in the piercing "Jackie." Summoning a journalist to Hyannis Port in 1963, not long after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, she coolly sets the record for her late husband's legacy, coining "Camelot" and shaping the mythology. Some details that don't fit the narrative she simply crosses out. "I don't smoke," she tells the Life magazine reporter (Billy Crudup), with a cigarette dangling between her fingers.

100 Dead in Nigeria as Military Jet Mistakenly Bombs Refugee Camp

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers and wounding 200, a government official and doctors said.

Clemency for Manning Turns Attention Turns to WikiLeaks’ Assange

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's decision Tuesday to commute Chelsea Manning's sentence brought fresh attention to another figure involved in the Army leaker's case: Julian Assange.

German Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Outlaw Far-Right NPD Party

BERLIN — Germany's supreme court on Tuesday rejected a bid by lawmakers to outlaw a far-right party accused of promoting a racist and anti-Semitic agenda.

Aussie Open: Federer, Murray, Wawrinka Through to 2nd Round (Video)

MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer shanked a few shots and was unsettled by how nervous he felt after six months on the sidelines, despite the familiar surroundings at the Australian Open.

Key Numbers in the Mystery of MH370

CANBERRA, Australia — The Indian Ocean search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been suspended almost three years after the Boeing 777 vanished. Here's a look at some numbers associated with the tragic mystery:

3 Years Later, Fruitless Search for MH370 Suspended

SYDNEY — After nearly three years, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ended in futility and frustration Tuesday, as crews completed their deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean without finding a trace of the plane.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in 2017 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Associated Press

Vietnam Premier Urges More Investment From Japan

HANOI — Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Tuesday urged Japan to invest more in the Southeast Asian country to become its top foreign investor.

Trump Partner Eyes Indonesia Power, Sees Faults in Democracy

JAKARTA — President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire business partner and possible political proxy in Indonesia nurses big leadership ambitions in the vast but perennially lagging Southeast Asian nation, which he says isn't developed enough to have a successful democracy and needs strong leadership.

Gene Cernan, Last Man to Walk on the Moon, 82

HOUSTON — Astronaut Gene Cernan traced his only child's initials in the dust of the lunar surface. Then he climbed into the lunar module for the ride home, becoming the last person to walk on the moon.

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