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Flight 370: Conflicting Reports Denied

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Flight 370: Confusing and conflicting reports continue to leak from the investigation into the missing Malaysian airlines jet. Reports that a Chinese satellite spotted debris off Vietnam, and that the plane flew for hours after it went silent, both are …

Search in Confusion, Feinstein Blasts CIA

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Flight 370: The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet appears to be in disarray as authorities have given conflicting reports about whether the plane took a hard left turn off course. The jet with 239 people on board should …

No Terror Link, Obama Between Ferns

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Flight 370: Authorities say the two men who boarded the missing Malaysian Airlines jet with stolen passports are unlikely to have links to terrorism. One was a 19-year-old Iranian flying to Germany to meet his mother, they said.   Searchers …

Without a Trace, Dead Again

Monday, March 10, 2014

Lost Flight: Malaysian authorities say they have identified one of two men who boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight using false identification, but are not revealing who the man was. They said he is not Malaysian and not from the …

Wreckage Spotted, Russia Moves Troops

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Mystery Plane: Vietnamese search aircraft spotted pieces of wreckage believed to be from the missing Malaysian Airlines 777 jetliner.  They reported no evidence of survivors.   Investigators say two passengers boarded with stolen passports. The passports belonged to an Austrian man …

Malaysian Jet Down, Ukraine Gas Bill Due

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Plane Down: Searchers found a 12-mile long oil slick between Vietnam and Malaysia today, indicating that a missing Malaysia Airlines jet went down yesterday in the Gulf of Thailand. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing …

Russia Would Welcome Crimea

Friday, March 7, 2014

Ukraine Crisis: Russian parliament leaders are saying they welcome Crimea breaking away from Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation. They are unlikely to have said it without the approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin.   A Kiev court ruled that …

Crimea Parliament Votes to Join Russia

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Ukraine Crisis: In a further political complication, The Crimean parliament today voted to join Russia and called for a public referendum within 10 days. The majority of Crimeans are ethnic Russians. The Ukraine government says Crimea cannot have a unilateral …

EU To Offer Ukraine Aid, E-cig Ban

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Ukraine Crisis: The European Union today is prepared to offer $15 billion in aid to shore up Ukraine. That’s in addition to the $1 billion offered by the US yesterday.   Stocks jumped yesterday as investors relaxed their fears about …

Putin “Reserves the Right” to Use Force

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Ukraine Crisis: Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that he considers the toppling of Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich to be an “unconstitutional coup” and he reserves the right to use force if necessary to protect Russian speakers in Ukraine. “If I …