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In this April 1, 2015 photo, a man is detained by police special forces in the town of San Juan Opico, El Salvador. The man was detained in what police called a known gang area for not having identification and for having, what police said, the phone numbers of other gang members in his cell phone. Authorities say a recent violent spike is the result of gangs trying to pressure the government to negotiate issues raised as part of a 2-year truce that fell apart in 2014. Others see it as a reaction to the new government’s iron-fist approach to the country’s two major gangs, Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) In this April 1, 2015 photo, a man is detained by police special forces in the town of San Juan Opico, El Salvador. The man was detained in what police called a known gang area for not having identification and for having, what police said, the phone numbers of other gang members in his cell phone. Authorities say a recent violent spike is the result of gangs trying to pressure the government to negotiate issues raised as part of a 2-year truce that fell apart in 2014. Others see it as a reaction to the new government’s iron-fist approach to the country’s two major gangs, Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

By Associated Press April 9, 2015 2 min read

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

1. NEW REVELATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA FATAL SHOOTING CASE

The officer charged with murder of Walter Lamer Scott was allowed to stay on the force despite an earlier complaint he used excessive force against an unarmed man.

2. WHAT WILL TOP OBAMA’S AGENDA IN JAMAICA VISIT

The president is opening a trip to the Caribbean and Central America, where he hopes to capitalize on mutual needs in the face of expanding Chinese influence and weakening power by Venezuela.