Texas hospital ends life support for brain dead pregnant woman
Marlise Munoz, brain dead at 23 weeks pregnant, had life support removed after Judge R H Wallace Jr ruled state law allowed withdrawal. Erick Munoz and Marlise’s parents sought removal, arguing her wishes and medical reality. Hospital halted appeals and Munoz’s family can bury her. fetus will not be born.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Marlise Munoz
John Peter Smith Hospital
R.H. Wallace Jr
Munoz
Erick Munoz
Erick
Wallace
Haltom City
Ernest and
Lynne Machado
Mourning in Kiev for protester killed in clashes
Thousands in Kiev carried the coffin of Mikhail Zhiznevsky 25 amid chants and national songs. Protests spread to central and eastern Ukraine as authorities clash with demonstrators over Yanukovych's government and EU ties.
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Kiev
Ukraine
Mikhail Zhiznevsky
Nina Uvarov
Zhiznevsky
St. Michael’s Cathedral
Viktor Yanukovych
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipro
Interfax
Zaporozhets
Justice Ministry
Yanukovych
European Union
Independence Square
Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko
Vladimir Neklyaev
Neklyaev
Europe
Cherkasy
Geneva talks yield narrow Syria agreement on Homs civilians
After two days of talks in Geneva the U N mediator and Syria's government announced a limited accord to allow women and children out of the besieged old city of Homs. Assad’s future remains a red line and fighting continues around Homs and other fronts.
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Geneva
Bashar Assad
Damascus
U.N
Syria
Lakhdar Brahimi
Homs
Assad
Faisal al-Mikdad
U.S
Barack Obama
al-Qaida
Brahimi
Moadamiyeh
Nagin Goes On Trial for Bribery in Katrina Era
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin faces a 21 count indictment over bribery and wire fraud tied to contracts during his eight year tenure. Convictions by associates have surfaced as jury selection begins in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Nagin
Ray Nagin
Dallas
C. Ray Nagin
New Orleans City Hall
Democrat
Calif students sue over tenure laws in teachers case
Nine California public school students sue the state over tenure seniority and protections they say keep poor educators. The nonjury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court is set to conclude in March with reform advocates arguing the rules hinder accountability.
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California
Los Angeles Superior Court
Theodore
J. Boutrous
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