Federal grants aid West Texas school rebuilds
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced 20 million dollars in grants to West Independent School District to reconstruct two schools destroyed by the April 17 fertilizer plant blast. Superintendent Marty Crawford says two campuses may suffer up to 53 million dollars in damage while the district has received over 30 million dollars from its insurer.
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Dallas
Texas
West
Federal Emergency Management Agency
West Independent School District
Marty Crawford
Nevada drops defense of same sex marriage ban
Nevada withdraws its brief supporting the voter approved ban on same sex marriage after reviewing changes in the legal landscape. Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto says the state filed the motion in the 9th Circuit case challenging the ban. The state bans same sex marriage via constitutional amendment approved in 2000 and 2002. Eight couples sued, saying the domestic partnership law creates second class status. They lost district court, appealed to the 9th Circuit.
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Nevada
U.S
Catherine Cortez Masto
U.S. Court of Appeals For
9Th Circuit
District Court
Health care employer mandate delayed again to 2016
The Treasury Department and IRS issued final rules delaying the employer mandate for firms with 50 to 99 workers until 2016 while allowing 2015 reporting on coverage. Larger employers begin phased coverage in 2015, with 70 percent then 95 percent by 2016. Reactions split, critics call it political, supporters note flexibility.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Mark J. Mazur
Treasury
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Eric Cantor
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Amanda Austin
National Federation For Independent Business
Flooding hits towns west of London after record rainfall
River Thames area towns such as Chertsey Shepperton Green Egham and Datch et face severe floods after two months of heavy rain. Somerset roads remain cut off with daily rain forecast through Friday as Royal Marines help pile sandbags to shield 150 homes.
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London
Thames
Chertsey
Shepperton Green
Egham
Datchet
Somerset
England
Met Office
Britain
Plymouth
Prince
Syria peace talks falter in second round in Geneva
In Geneva the second round of Syria peace talks opens poorly as both sides accuse each other of cease fire violations and an Islamist offensive. Mediator Brahimi urges focus on halting fighting and creating a transitional government while the government pushes to define counterterrorism first. A news conference is canceled amid fresh tensions.
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Geneva
Syria
Lakhdar Brahimi
Brahimi
Homs
Syrian Red Crescent
EU warned sanctions possible over Ukraine protest violence
Czech Foreign Minister Zaoralek says the EU should be ready to impose sanctions if Kyiv violence escalates. He cites abuses at Kiev borders as unacceptable and warns of Soviet style repression. protests have left at least six dead. EU ministers agree sanctions kept in reserve pending talks progress.
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Brussels
European Union
Ukraine
Lubomir Zapralek
Viktor Yanukovich
Kiev
Yanukovich
Russia
Dmytro Bulatov
Frank- Walter Steinmeier
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Nigel Gray
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U.N
Security Council
China
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