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Ukraine Agreement, Judging the Judging
Friday, February 21, 2014
Ukraine: President Viktor F. Yanukovych today agreed to restore the Ukraine constitution and call elections by the end of the year. In an agreement that could defuse the country’s crisis, Yanukovych promised not to declare a state of emergency or …
Kiev Truce Smashed, Shoe Threat, Two Gold
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Ukraine: A brief truce was broken by gunfire today and at least 20 people were killed in Ukraine’s capital city Kiev. Police had moved in using stun grenades and were repulsed by gunfire. Shots came from both sides during the …
Kiev Flames, Sochi Gold, Sochi Complaints
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
World: Twenty-five people died and hundreds were injured as riot police spearheaded by armored cars and water cannon made a bloody assault on protesters in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. Nine policemen were among the dead. When the armored …
Aleppo Empties, Kim Threatened, Art Smash
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
World: A half million people have fled the fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo in recent weeks, according to the United Nations. In some areas of nearby Turkey the refugees outnumber the residents. Secy. of State John Kerry …
Pilot Hijacks, Snake Preacher Dies
Monday, February 17, 2014
Hijacked: The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane locked his colleague out of the cockpit and hijacked the jet to Geneva seeking asylum in Switzerland. The plane with 202 passengers was originally bound from Addis Ababa to Rome, but the …
Flat Earth, Border Blast, Jamzilla
Sunday, February 16, 2014
World: Secy. Of State John Kerry basted climate change deniers in a speech to students in Indonesia. “We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts,” Kerry said. “The …
Sochi Crash, Saudis Send Missiles
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Sochi Accident: Russian Olympic skicross racer Maria Komissarova broke and dislocated her spine during a training run this morning. Her condition was so serious she underwent surgery in a mountainside hospital rather than be transported to the city. Skicross is …
Big Melt, Big Deal, Big Argument
Friday, February 14, 2014
The Big Melt: All that snow and ice that crippled the East Coast from Atlanta to Boston is melting today. Atlanta, 43, Washington, 40, NYC, 36. But a new storm is moving in over the weekend. The Deal: Comcast is …
Winter Whiteout, When You Make People Laugh
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Frozen: The East Coast is crippled by a snowy, icy storm that stretches all the way from Georgia to Maine. Atlanta and Washington are shut down. There’s snow and sleet in New York, turning to rain and snow. Nearly 5,800 …
House Gives In, Tomato Goes Splat
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Nation: After three years of budget confrontations, the Republican-controlled House voted to raise the national debt ceiling with no fight. Only 28 Republicans voted in favor, Speaker John Boehner among them. Boehner’s decision to let the debt limit pass set …
