Crimea to vote on joining Russia amid Crimea crisis
Crimea lawmakers unanimously voted to join Russia and plan a referendum in 16 days while Russia faced Western sanctions. Obama condemned the move calling it illegal, and EU leaders suspended talks with Moscow as tensions surged over Ukraine’s future and NATO allies weighed further actions.
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Texas abortion clinics in Rio Grande Valley and Beaumont close
The last abortion clinic in the Rio Grande Valley and the remaining clinic between Houston and the Louisiana border shut down, increasing Texas closures to 19 since lawmakers passed new restrictions. With 24 clinics remaining for 26 million women, experts warn further losses loom as rules requiring hospital admitting privileges and surgical facilities bite. Whole Woman's Health CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller calls the closures devastating for communities and patients seeking care.
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Cost pressures shape college choice and aid impact
UCLA survey of 165,743 first-time freshmen finds 57 percent enroll at their top choice, down from prior years, with cost and net price driving decisions. Colleges cutting net costs gain an edge, while interest in online degrees remains limited.
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Judge rules Texas man can be tried in childhood crime
In Conroe Texas a judge ruled Don Willburn Collins can be tried as an adult for murder in the 1998 dousing and burning of Robert Middleton when Middleton was a child. The case hinges on a 2011 death from burns amid a long legal struggle over age and retroactivity.
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