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United Kingdom U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, left, listens as Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters. The U.N. Security Council placed North Korea's bleak human rights situation on its agenda Monday, a groundbreaking step toward possibly holding the nuclear-armed but desperately poor country and leader Kim Jong Un accountable for alleged crimes against humanity. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) United Kingdom U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, left, listens as Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters. The U.N. Security Council placed North Korea's bleak human rights situation on its agenda Monday, a groundbreaking step toward possibly holding the nuclear-armed but desperately poor country and leader Kim Jong Un accountable for alleged crimes against humanity. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

By Associated Press December 23, 2014 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. N KOREA INTERNET SERVICE RETURNS AFTER OUTAGE

Key North Korean websites are back online after an hours-long shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to a cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blames on Pyongyang.

2. NYC MAYOR CALLS FOR PAUSE IN PROTESTS

Bill de Blasio, accused of creating mistrust that contributed to the execution of two officers, said it’s time to support grieving families.