Merkel campaigns as refugee numbers fall in key states
German Chancellor Angela Merkel touted a drop in refugee arrivals as she defended her Turkey migration deal ahead of state elections in Baden Wurttemberg Rhineland Pfalz and Saxony Anhalt. She warned the challenge remains and urged voters to weigh her border policy against the rising political stakes.
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Haigerloch
Germany
Angela Merkel
Turkey
Merkel
Christian Democratic Union
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saxony-Anhalt
Black Forest
Syria at critical juncture amid fragile ceasefire talks
The article notes Syria at a fragile crossroads after five years of war with a two week ceasefire in place and renewed peace talks looming. Key figures warn that divisions over Assad's fate threaten negotiations, while some see a shift from guns to politics despite lingering risk of collapse.
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Los Angeles
Midwest
Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino
San Fernando Valley
Mexico
Serrano-Vitorino
U.S
Kansas City
Kan
Missouri
Beirut
Syria
Bassam Barabandi
Bashar Assad
Barabandi
Europe
Aron Lund
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Damascus
Daraa
Tugboat crashes into barge on Hudson. 1 dead, 2 missing
A 90-foot tugboat named Specialist hit a stationary barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge construction on the Hudson River early Saturday. One crew member, Paul Amon, 62, of Bayville New Jersey, is confirmed dead. two others are missing and presumed dead as divers search in 40 foot deep water amid a 5000 gallon fuel spill. Authorities from New York State Police U.S. Coast Guard and Westchester and Rockland counties led the search while Gov. Cuomo said divers would assess safety before resuming. The accident involved three tugs pushing a barge from Albany to Jersey City. the other tugs were not involved. The spill prompted containment efforts with booms and a diesel cleanup plan. The bridge project operator cooperative in the investigation.
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New York
Hudson River
New York City
New Tappan Zee
New York State
U.S. Coast Guard
Fire
Westchester
Rockland
Robert Astorino
Paul Amon
Bayville
N.J
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo
Albany
Jersey City
Tappan Zee
U.S. Geological Survey
State Department of Environmental Conservation
James Mercante
Mercante
Tappan Zee Constructors
Japan marks fifth anniversary of tsunami tragedy
Japanese ceremonies in Tokyo and along the northeast coast mark five years since the 9.0 magnitude offshore quake and deadly tsunami that killed over 18,000 people. Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged ongoing support for evacuees as reconstruction advances with a 57 billion dollar plan through 2020.
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Rikuzentakata
Japan
Tokyo
Fukushima
Akihito
Michiko
Shinzo Abe
Tohoku
Abe
Unrest at Holman Prison in Alabama Injures 2 Officials
A riot at William C. Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore left two corrections officers stabbed and two injuries among staff as inmates set a fire and seized a dormitory. About 100 inmates were involved and the facility remained on lockdown as authorities deployed three emergency response teams.
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Alabama
William C. Holman Correctional Facility
Alabama Department of Corrections
Bob Horton
Atmore
Horton
Holman
Dor
Mitory
Carter Davenport
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John Kerry
House
Colin Powell
Sudan
Darfur
Associated Press
Tappan Zee Bridge
Tarrytown
N.Y
Emily Wang and
Mari Yamaguchi
Iwate Prefecture
Ala
Department of Corrections
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