Ukraine loses Vuhlehirsk heightens Debaltseve risk
The military acknowledged losing Vuhlehirsk to separatists after heavy fighting and armor assaults. Defense officials say operations continue to eject rebels, warning the town’s fall complicates the defense of Debaltseve, a key railway hub between Donetsk and Luhansk.
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Artemivsk
Ukraine
Vuhlehirsk
Defense Ministry
Vladislav Seleznyov
Obama urges surge in spending end to austere budget vows
President Obama calls for a 74 billion dollar spending surge to boost defense and domestic programs, arguing to end mindless austerity. He unveils the plan in Philadelphia and faces Republican resistance over pay-fors and sequester cuts while noting a recovering economy and shrinking deficits.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
Obama
Philadelphia
House
Pentagon
Senate
John Cornyn
Texas
Sen
Pat Toomey
Pennsylvania
GOP
Gas Explosion Kills Two at Mexico City Maternity Hospital
A gas leak from a tanker at the Cuajimalpa hospital caused a blast that killed a 25 year old woman and a newborn while injuring 73 others. Rescuers worked through collapsed structures as 21 babies and several adults were hospital bound in serious condition.
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Mexico City
Armando Ahued
Felicitas Hernandez
Hernandez
Maternity and Children’s Hospital
Cuajimalpa
Senate backs Keystone XL pipeline bill in bipartisan vote
The Senate approved a 62 to 36 measure backing the Keystone XL oil pipeline despite a veto threat. Nine Democrats joined 53 Republicans, urging Obama to sign. Critics argued the plan benefits foreign oil and risks exports, while supporters cited job creation and energy security.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Barack Obama
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
State Department
House
Obama
John Boehner
U.S
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Environment Committee
TransCanada Corp
Russ Girling
TransCanada
Philadelphia
Nebraska
Congress
Trans Canada Corp
Fort Hood gunman seeks to keep top defense lawyer
At Fort Leavenworth, Nidal Hasan asked to keep Lt. Col. Kris Poppe as his lead appeals lawyer, while questioning possible changes to counsel. Hasan, on military death row for the 2009 Fort Hood rampage, is facing review delays and a battle over who represents him in appeals and trial matters.
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Los Angeles
California
Charles Goodman
Disneyland
Fort Hood
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Texas
Nidal Hasan
Kan
Hasan
U.S. Supreme Court
Kris Poppe
Poppe
Col
Tara Osborn
Army
Osborn
Maj. Hasan
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