Mideast protests surge as crackdowns intensify across capitals
Demonstrations flare across Bahrain Libya Yemen Egypt and Iraq as security forces clash with protesters. Bahrain reports four dead after tanks clear a central square. Libya sees at least 14 arrests and up to 20 killed in two days of clashes. Sanaa and other Yemeni cities endure seven straight days of protests as police and government supporters clash. Egypt sees 1500 Suez Canal Authority workers striking for higher pay amid broader unrest. Kurdish and other Iraqi protests continue with deadly force in Sulaimaniyah and southern cities.
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GOP Dems clash over looming government shutdown risk
Washington Republicans and Democrats traded charges over a possible shutdown as funding runs out on March 4 for most agencies. House Speaker Boehner vows to block current funding, while Senate Leader Reid accuses threats of pressuring without negotiation. The House works on a $61 billion year‑budget cut plan to keep government operating to Sept. 30, targeting CNCS and Corporation for Public Broadcasting among others.
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Wisconsin Democrats Flee Capitol to Block Anti-Union Bill
Fourteen Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers vanished from the Capitol delaying a Senate vote on a bill to curb collective bargaining for public workers. Governor Scott Walker pressed for a return to the chamber as protesters crowded the State House, while Republicans seek to press ahead without full Democratic attendance.
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Deadly boat accident in Ha Long Bay claims international victims
In Ha Long Bay Vietnam twelve tourists from the United States Britain Australia Japan Russia France Sweden and Switzerland died when their overnight boat sank near a small island. Nine foreigners and six Vietnamese survived by leaping into the water and swimming to nearby boats anchored in the area.
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Father of The 5 Browns pleads guilty in Utah
Keith Brown 55, father of The 5 Browns, pleads guilty in Fourth District Court in Provo to three felony counts for sexually abusing his daughters when they were children. He has facial scars from a car crash noted in court records. Prosecution charged one first degree sodomy on a child and two counts of sexual abuse of a child.
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