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West rains on Putin's WWII parade as Ukraine crisis takes toll
Seventy years ago they crushed Nazi Germany together but raging tensions over Ukraine mean Russia's former World War II allies in the West will snub the Kremlin's showcase victory anniversary celebrations. As top Western leaders give President Vladimir Putin's Red Square parade on May 9 the cold…AFP- Yahoo SearchSponsored
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France displaces Britain as key US military ally
Once a source of irritation for the United States, France has nudged aside Britain to become the US military's key European partner. The growing ties between the two militaries were on display this month when France's top military officer, General Pierre de Villiers, hosted his US counterpart,…AFP
The Secret Submarine Base Norway Accidentally Handed to the Russians
Norway is ruing the day it sold off a key submarine base near the Russian border and now, with President Putin flexing his muscles in the region, there is growing alarm among Nato chiefs that the west has left itself woefully unprotected. Only six years ago, Norwegian politicians decided that…NewsweekBoehner mocks administration reaction to Israeli election
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday defended his invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress earlier this month and mocked the Obama administration's chilly reaction to the Israeli prime minister's election victory.Associated Press
US says deal would bar Iran nuclear bomb 'in perpetuity'
The Obama administration insisted before skeptical lawmakers Thursday that any deal with Iran would ensure for "perpetuity" that it could not develop nuclear weapons. A comprehensive accord would also see "phased, proportionate" relief from tough sanctions that have severely constrained Iran's…AFP
Russia's massive military exercises are a clear warning to NATO
Russian military exercises, the latest in a series across the country, have taken on a threatening posture. While the most recent installment is not the largest exercise Russia has conducted, the areas involved and the forces included seem to have been deliberately chosen to send a warning to NATO;…Business Insider
NATO allies come to grips with Russia's 'hybrid warfare'
NATO allies are scrambling to protect vulnerable Baltic partners from the threat of hybrid warfare, a Russian tactic that officials and experts say is based on deception rather than formal declaration of war. Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of anonymous "little green men" to slice Crimea…AFP
Obama Planning Drastic Shake-Up in Policy Toward Israel
The historic victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in a campaign defined by hard-line policies is prompting the Obama administration to consider a major shift in its strategy toward Israel. The White House on Wednesday suggested it could reverse its decades-old policy of…Newsmax
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed Thursday that the United States and Israel are each other's greatest allies and have no choice but to work together. Ties between Israel and the United States have plunged to an all-time low, after Netanyahu angered the Obama administration by…AFP
The Obama administration is exempting a key White House office from handing over their records
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Russian President Vladimir Putin recently disappeared from public life for 10 days. The celebration was, by itself, an act of defiance directed at Western powers, including the European Union and the United States, which view the Russian takeover of Ukraine as a serious breach of international law.…The Fiscal Times
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Hit-And-Run Driver Sought in Crash Near USC That Left Elderly Woman in Critical Condition
Police have released surveillance video with the hope someone can help them identify the hit-and-run driver who struck an elderly woman in a crosswalk at a crowded intersection near USC in broad daylight earlier this week. Mark Mester reports from Exposition Park for the KTLA 5 Morning News on…KTLA - Los Angeles 
Netanyahu faces pressure over Palestinian state after win
Benjamin Netanyahu weighed up options Thursday for a new Israeli rightwing coalition as Western governments cranked up the pressure on the premier for ruling out a Palestinian state during his campaign. Both the European Union and the United States gave a cool reception to Netanyahu's upset victory…AFP
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Is Putin about to provoke conflict beyond Ukraine?
A show of force by the Russian military on the anniversary of its annexation of Crimea has led to fears that Putin could seek more "foreign distractions."CNBC- odometer.comSponsored
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World No Longer Bound to Defend Israel Internationally
AMMAN -- The Israeli electorate had a choice to make. By re-electing a leader who publicly reneged on his commitments to peace and a two-state solution, they voted against peace. What remains now is how the Palestinians and the world will react to the closure of the charade that was called the…Huffington Post
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Benjamin Netanyahu: I’m not a racist
In his first interview since Tuesday’s election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his speech before both houses of Congress was not an “attempt at partisanship” and denied accusations of racism. “By coming to the United States, I didn’t mean any disrespect or any attempt at…POLITICO- WayfairSponsored
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Putin urges billionaires to bring money back to Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged a gathering of billionaires and business leaders to bring money back to the country from offshore accounts, warning that funds kept abroad could be frozen.Associated Press
Nearly all fuel in Fukushima reactor has melted, says TEPCO
New tests show almost all of the fuel inside one of the Fukushima plant's reactors has melted, its operator said Thursday, the latest step in the clean up after Japan's worst ever nuclear crisis. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the technology, which uses elementary particles called "muon" to create…AFP
‘Hey, Handicap’: Neighbor Leaves Horrible Note On Amputee’s Car
Ashley Brady lost her leg in 2014. She finally got a special parking spot last week. And now, this.Yahoo Health
House Republicans Just Let The Cat Out Of The Bag
WASHINGTON -- Since taking control of the House in 2010, Republicans have crafted dozens of bills ostensibly devoted to "streamlining and simplifying" the federal government. They've pushed them through the lower chamber, promising to cut red tape and create jobs. But on Tuesday, they let the cat…Huffington Post
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Target minimum wage hike coming
Target is reportedly raising its minimum wage to $9 per hour.Yahoo Finance Video 
Charlie Sheen’s Racist Obama Rant
The man formerly known as Carlos Irwin Estévez has put his foot firmly in his mouth again. Early Thursday morning, the star of Platoon, Wall Street, and Two and a Half Men took to Twitter to vent his frustration with President Obama’s appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter. You see, Obama was engaging…The Daily BeastUK military trainers in Ukraine for medical, tactical drills
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Around 30 British military personnel have arrived in Ukraine to provide medical and tactical training to the country's troops, officials said Thursday.Associated Press
Boko Haram 'slaughter wives' in NE Nigeria: witnesses
Dozens of Nigerian women who were forced to marry Boko Haram fighters were reportedly slaughtered by their "husbands" before a battle with troops in the northeast town of Bama, multiple witnesses said Thursday. Five witnesses who recounted the massacres to AFP said the Islamist militants feared…AFP- Suggest.comSponsored
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Since Pope Francis began his tenure as the leader of the Catholic Church two years ago, he's made a name for himself with his modest lifestyle and fearless approach to the church's stance on non-traditional issues. Catholic priest Stan Chu Ilo told HuffPost Live that the pontiff's legacy has been…Huffington Post
Jon Stewart looks at Netanyahu's win and sees America
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu veered to the right at the end of his successful re-election campaign, vowing he will never allow a Palestinian state and warning conservative Israeli Jews that his center-left opponents were bussing Arabs to the polls. "How dare you," Jon Stewart said on…The WeekWhy Germany, France, and Italy Are Joining a New Chinese-Led Bank Against U.S. Urging
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Obama official: Congress should freeze its Iran penalties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama administration officials told a House committee on Thursday that if a nuclear deal is struck with Iran, lawmakers should leave congressionally imposed sanctions in place for years.Associated Press- Medix SelectSponsored
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US aircraft strike IS drone in Iraq: officials
US warplanes have bombed a small drone used by Islamic State extremists in Iraq, marking the first time American-led forces had targeted an unmanned aircraft flown by the jihadists, officials said Wednesday. The strike took place on Tuesday near the western city of Fallujah, destroying "a remotely…AFP
Scott Walker's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
WASHINGTON -- Scott Walker was supposed to be the principled candidate who could appeal to both the Republican party's conservative base and its so-called establishment wing in the 2016 presidential primary. It appears, however, that he may have succeeded in alienating both groups this week when he…Huffington Post
IS 'may have committed genocide'
BBC NewsSteven Penn@Steven218Reply Retweet FavoriteRT @BBCWorld: IS jihadists may have committed genocide & war crimes against Iraq's minority Yazidi community, the UN says http://t.co/vMysH…2 hrs ago
Pakistan convict dressed in white for hanging before last-minute stay
Lawyers for Shafqat Hussain say he was just 14 in 2004 when he was burnt with cigarettes and had fingernails removed until he confessed to the killing of a child, a case that has angered rights groups and prompted mercy appeals from his family. Hussain's hanging was postponed indefinitely, his…Reuters- Answers TodaySponsored
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Obama’s Netanyahu Snub Signals a Broken Relationship
Tuesday’s elections in Israel, which appear likely to give Benjamin Netanyahu another term as Prime Minister, may have been a signal that it’s time for the White House to repair President Obama’s chilly relationship with the hard-right Israeli premier. But if so, someone in the administration…The Fiscal Times
Russia stirs anger with South Ossetia 'annexation' deal
Russia on Wednesday signed a wide-ranging alliance with Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia that will further cement its control over the territory despite fierce condemnation from the West. President Vladimir Putin inked a deal in Moscow with South Ossetian leader Leonid Tibilov that…AFPAaron Schock's father had the best response to his son's scandals
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Russian Navy Carries Out Mock Attack on Nuclear Submarine
Russian naval units launched an air-and-sea practice offensive on a nuclear submarine today in the Barents Sea, which Russia shares with Norway. The drill is part of Russia’s massive snap military drills which are due to continue until 21 March. The ‘strike and search group’, as the Russian…Newsweek- Minq.comSponsored
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How will Netanyahu’s win weigh on any Iranian nuclear deal?
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Yemen president flees palace after jet attack
An air raid on the presidential palace in Yemen's southern city of Aden and intense fighting at the airport Thursday raised fears for President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled his residence. Hadi was forced to evacuate the palace in the country's major southern city, presidency sources said, after…AFP
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Netanyahu Will Make History
Well, it’s pretty clear now: Benjamin Netanyahu is going to be a major figure in Israeli history — not because he’s heading to become the longest-serving Israeli prime minister, but because he’s heading to be the most impactful. Having won the Israeli elections — in part by declaring that he will…New York Times
Senator McCain raps Air Force on Russian rocket engines
Senator John McCain on Wednesday criticized the U.S. Air Force's "troubling lack of urgency" in ending dependence on Russian rocket engines for space launches, saying there was still no strategy to replace them a year after Moscow seized the Crimea. "Continued reliance on Russian rocket engines is…ReutersOddball 'Crystal' Survived Crash to Earth Inside Meteorite
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Michelle Obama tells Japan PM: 'Let's do lunch'
Michelle Obama suggested a lunch date with Shinzo Abe at his wife's restaurant on Thursday, offering the Japanese prime minister a place at her table next time she is in town. The US first lady gave a ringing endorsement of Akie Abe's "izakaya" -- a traditional Japanese-style pub -- after eating…AFP- UberSponsored
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The US mission to NATO just called out Putin's Crimea narrative
"An evolution of views"Business InsiderWhite House challenges Netanyahu after election win
The White House gave a tepid acknowledgement of Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection on Wednesday, stressing that his election pledge to block the creation of a Palestinian state runs against US policy. After an election campaign that was marked by open hostility between Obama and Netanyahu, the White…AFP
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CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Two Russian journalists planning to travel to Moldova to present a documentary on Crimea have been banned from the country for five years, authorities said Thursday.Associated Press
At Iran talks, Kerry can't get into gear
US Secretary of State John Kerry has a history with broken planes but during Iran nuclear talks in Switzerland this week even his bike needed fixing. In what sceptics might call a metaphor for the talks in Lausanne, Kerry's orange racer on Monday couldn't get into gear properly, Lionel Schumann of…AFP
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UK troops start training mission in Ukraine: ministry
British troops have begun a training mission in Ukraine, helping government forces fighting pro-Russian separatists, the Ministry of Defence in London said Thursday. The BBC reported that 35 personnel are in the southern city of Mykolaiv as part of a two-month mission, although the ministry…AFP- Motif InvestingSponsored
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland will reciprocate if Russia continues to bill for Poland's diplomatic buildings in Russia, the foreign minister said Wednesday.Associated Press
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Krauthammer: White House reaction to Netanyahu victory 'unseemly'
Charles Krauthammer told viewers Wednesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that the Obama administration’s reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory last night “has become unseemly.”Fox News- Answers LifestyleSponsored
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Then, 47 Republican senators wrote to the Iranian leadership to tell them that Congress will need to approve any deal Obama may make with Tehran over its nuclear program. Finally, we had a senior advisor to the Iranian president saying that Iran has become a Middle Eastern empire whose capital is…The Fiscal Times
California man fatally impaled on fence after falling from tree
The body of the man, who was not named, was found by officers early on Wednesday morning in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, said Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Officer Liliana Preciado. "This is being investigated as an accidental death." About a dozen beer cans were…Reuters
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Russia is modernizing its increasingly aggressive air force
Although Moscow has the world's second-largest air force, which includes strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons thousands of miles around the world, its fleet is old. To compensate, Russia is rapidly attempting to modernize its air force.Business InsiderAnalysis: Why Netanyahu? It's more than just nationalism
JERUSALEM (AP) — It's a mystery to many: Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign gained steam when he ruled out the creation of a Palestinian state, and he seems determined to continue settling occupied land with Jews.Associated Press
Many Democrats want independent Clinton email probe: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats’ support is softening for Hillary Clinton, their party’s presumed 2016 presidential front-runner, with many favoring an independent review of her personal email use when she was secretary of state. Support for Clinton's candidacy has dropped about…Reuters
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DR Congo to expel foreign pro-democracy activists
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Dem Vow on Iran: ‘Any Attempts to Sidestep Congress Will Be Resisted on Both Sides of the Aisle’
The leading Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee told Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken this morning that “there really can’t be any marginalization of Congress” on Iran nuclear negotiations. “Any attempts to sidestep Congress will be resisted on both sides of the aisle,” Rep. Eliot…pjmedia.comWhat's behind Russia's massive muscle-flexing?
The Kremlin insists that this mobilization, the biggest since the cold war, is simply an internal check to ensure that Russia's longstanding rearmament program is producing results. "Such NATO actions lead to destabilization of the situation and increasing tensions in northeastern Europe," Tass…Christian Science MonitorThese Japanese Engineers Invented $7,900 Bike Wheels
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Elon Musk says that updates to Tesla software will make it 'impossible to run out of range'
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Mutiny on the Bounty descendants to lose self-rule
A remote Pacific island whose residents are descendants of the swashbuckling British sailors and Tahitian women immortalised in the "Mutiny on the Bounty" movies is set to lose its right to self-rule. Norfolk Island, 1,500 kilometres (900 miles) east of the Australian coast and settled by the…AFP
Lightning may be about to strike in Congress
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Centrist runner-up says he won't join new Israeli coalition
JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of a center-left union that came in second in Israel's election said Thursday he would not join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, accusing him of rallying voters with racist remarks on election day.Associated Press
