yahoo.com Article Reprint London (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry arrived in London on Friday on an 11th-hour mission to head off a possible Russian annexation of Crimea on the heels of a breakaway
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Obama, Citing a Concern for Families, Orders a Review of Deportations
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Article Reprint WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday that deportations of illegal immigrants should be more humane, and to make that happen, he has ordered a review of his administration’s enforcement
Read moreWife of Florida congressman Alan Grayson drops restraining order against him
rawstory.com Article Reprint ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – The wife of Florida Congressman Alan Grayson dropped her request for a permanent restraining order against him, according to a court filing on Wednesday.
Read moreThree more die in Venezuela unrest, students battle troops
By Andrew Cawthorne and Diego Ore Article Reprint (Reuters) – Protesters battled soldiers in the streets of Caracas again on Wednesday as three more fatal shootings raised to 25 the death toll from a
Read moreEU moves toward sanctions on Russians, Obama meets Ukraine PM
By Martin Santa and Aleksandar Vasovic Article Reprint The EU agreed on a framework on Wednesday for its first sanctions on Russia since the Cold War, a stronger response to the Ukraine crisis
Read moreCabbie Newspaper Threatens to Out ‘Secretly Gay’ Aldermen Over Ridesharing
By Tanveer Ali Article Reprint (HUMBOLDT PARK, CHICAGO) — A newspaper serving the taxi industry threatened to out “five secretly gay aldermen” unless the city meets demands regarding the growing ridesharing business in Chicago.
Read moreBoston is Amping Up Security for Marathon
Marathon officials announce sweeping security precautions ahead of next month’s race, including more than double the number of police officers who were stationed there last year, when two deadly explosions rocked the finish line By:
Read moreJudge Orders NSA to Stop Destroying Phone Records
A federal judge tells the National Security Agency to stop purging the records, collected more than five years ago, and to preserve them until at least March 19 as he considers whether they’ll be used
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