Thousands march for gun control in Washington
Thousands rallied in Washington from the Capitol to the Washington Monument in support of gun control. Marchers carried signs honoring Newtown victims and called for a ban on military style rifles, universal background checks, and high capacity magazines while officials including Mayor Vincent Gray joined the march and Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke on safety and action.
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Port Said Riot Follows Soccer Fans’ Death Sentences
Cairo and Port Said saw violent protests after death sentences were handed to 21 of 73 defendants in Egypt’s worst soccer violence case. Rioters clashed with police over two days, as the military deployed troops in Port Said and Suez amid fears of curfews. The unrest comes on the eve of the revolution’s anniversary, highlighting ongoing tensions with judiciary and security reforms under President Mohammed Morsi.
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Birth control mandate stirs faith groups and courts
Religious groups challenge the birth control coverage rule in the Affordable Care Act as for profit businesses press suits. Courts show split rulings while HHS develops an accommodation for faith groups and aims to publicize revisions by March end.
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Anonymous hijacks U.S. Sentencing Commission site over Swartz death
The hacker group Anonymous claimed a Saturday breach of the U.S. Sentencing Commission site to protest Aaron Swartz’s death, warning that a line was crossed. FBI probes the incident as Swartz supporters recall his robotics and online activism.
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Friar accused of abuse kills self in Pennsylvania
Franciscan Brother Stephen Baker, 62, was found dead from a knife wound at St. Bernardine Monastery in Hollidaysburg. He had been named in settlements involving 11 men alleging abuse at John F. Kennedy High School Warren Ohio, 1986-90. Police did not disclose a note. The Altoona Johnstown Diocese had earlier said it received 2011 complaints of possible abuse at Bishop McCort High School Johnstown.
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Garment Factory Fire Kills Seven in Dhaka
A two story garment factory in Dhaka Bangladesh caught fire killing seven female workers and injuring five others as police and fire officials described. The blaze occurred two months after a separate factory fire near the capital killed 112 workers.
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