Roundup: Counselors at school day after shooting
Social workers offered counseling at Independence High School in Glendale, Arizona, a day after two 15 year old girls died in a murder suicide at the campus. Police recovered a weapon and a death by own action note and said the victims were close friends.
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Glendale
Ariz
Phoenix
Independence High School
Rob Ambrose
Tracey Breeden
Phuong Kieu
May Kieu
Phoenix TV
KNXV
Taiwan earthquake toll rises to 116 in Weiguan Jinlong collapse
Taiwan officials say the death toll from last week’s 6.4 magnitude quake in the south is at least 116 with 550 injured and 1 missing. The majority died when the Weiguan Jinlong building collapsed on February 6.
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Taiwan
Taipei
Weiguan Jinlong
Central Emergency Operation Centre
Lin
Lai Ching-te
Lai
Central
Syria truce hopes dim at Munich Security Conference
As Aleppo tightens around rebel pockets and Lavrov cites a 49 percent likelihood for a weeklong truce, Kerry urges Russia to change tactics. Turkey and Saudi may consider ground actions against ISIS while diplomats push to expand humanitarian aid and a brief ceasefire.
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Munich
Syria
Aleppo
Russia
U.S
John Kerry
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Islamic State Group
United States
Iran
Sergey Lavrov
Lavrov
Medvedev warns NATO fuels new Cold War at Munich
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev accused NATO of rekindling a Cold War amid heightened maneuvers near Russia and sanctions over Crimea. NATO chief Stoltenberg defended the moves as a necessary response to Moscow’s aggression. Kerry said the U.S. will boost European security with greater defense spending and forces deployment in Europe.
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Munich
Russia
NATO
Alliance
Moscow
Dmitry Medvedev
Crimea
Medvedev
Europe
United States
Jens Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg
Associated Press
Ukraine
U.S
John Kerry
Washington
European
Pope Francis Urges Mexico Elite to Confront Drug Violence
In a tough message to government and church leaders, Pope Francis pressed Mexico’s political and ecclesial elites to ensure security justice and compassionate pastoral care. He warned that privilege for a few fuels corruption and the drug trade and urged bishops to denounce the drug trade and serve the poor. The five day trip highlights church and state failings amid violence poverty and disappearances.
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Mexico City
Pope Francis
Mexico
Francis
Ecatepec
Chiapas
Morelia
United States
Ciudad Juarez
Afghan coalition leader prepares to hand over command
Gen. John Campbell, commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, signals that international forces will stay long term as Lt. Gen. John Nicholson Jr. prepares to take over in March. Campbell notes Obama’s shift from troop cuts to sustaining 9,800 troops this year, with broader counterterrorism authority expanding to target Islamic State militants near the Afghan border.
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John Campbell
Afghanistan
U.S
Campbell
John “Mick” Nicholson Jr
Obama
New Authority
Afghanistan-Pakistan
Europe
United States
Pentagon
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West
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Guadalupe Basilica
Nicole Winfield
Palace
Tim Craig
Washington Post
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