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This is AP News Minute.
Officials in Oakland say the death toll has risen to 30 from a fire that tore through a warehouse that housed an artist collective. Authorities say crews are starting to get deeper into the building and as they advance, they expect to find more victims.
A wooden box containing Fidel Castro's ashes was placed by his brother and successor into a granite boulder as Cuba mourn the charismatic bearded rebel who seized control of the Caribbean island. The government barred independent coverage of the funeral, later releasing a handful of photos and brief descriptions of the ceremony.
Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed Sunday that State Department officials had not been contacted by president-elect Donald Trump's transition team for background briefings before telephone calls with world leaders. Vice president-elect Mike Pence said Trump's phone call with Taiwan's leader was "a courtesy call" and does not necessarily reflect a shift in U.S. policy.
Tribal elders have asked the military veterans joining the large Dakoda Access pipeline protest in Cannon Ball not to have confrontations with law enforcement officials. About 250 veterans gathered at the Standing Rock Reservation camp on Sunday for a meeting with protesters organizers.
Krysta Fauria, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
