White House narrows Supreme Court pick to three judges
The White House has trimmed the field to three federal appellate judges Sri Srinivasan Merrick Garland and Paul Watford as potential Supreme Court nominees to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Garland and Srinivasan sit on the D C Circuit with long service, while Watford sits on the 9th Circuit. It was unclear if Jane Kelly and Ketanji Brown Jackson remain in contention.
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Michigan auditors probe health agency in Flint lead cases
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder says auditors will probe the Department of Health and Human Services over handling elevated lead levels in Flint water and a rise in Legionnaires disease. The probe will cover Flint and Genesee County, with the Auditor General and inspector general to investigate. A separate incident in Minnesota involved a Joe's Crab Shack displaying a racist 1800s image, triggering city condemnation. Syrian opposition says it will attend Geneva peace talks while accusing Assad’s government of escalating the war.
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Nancy Reagan funeral draws hundreds to Simi Valley
Hundreds gather at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley to bid farewell to Nancy Reagan who died at age 94. Patti Davis recalled her mother’s devotion as speakers noted Nancy and Ronald Reagan planned their burials together facing the Pacific. Tom Selleck circulated among guests while music and choir performances accompanied the service.
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Russian ex-press minister Lesin found dead in Washington
U S law enforcement sources say investigators probe whether Mikhail Lesin was assaulted before his death from blunt force to the head at the Doyle Washington Hotel in November. No suspects identified. motive under review. Lesin, 57, served as Putin's press minister and later headed Gazprom Media before relocating to Los Angeles.
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Fifth year of Syria war called worst yet by aid groups
BEIRUT A report signed by 30 aid agencies says the fifth year of Syria's civil war brought at least 50 000 more deaths and 1.5 million more in humanitarian need while nearly a million Syrians were forced to flee. It notes 200 000 houses damaged, 2 million children out of school, and a 44 percent rise in hospital attacks.
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