Russia's surprise withdrawal resonates from battlefield to peace talks
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s snap decision to pull warplanes from Syria on Tuesday rearranged the lines of the grinding conflict — and solidified Moscow’s influence not only on the battlefield but also at the negotiating table. Russian aviators lifted off from air bases in Syria and arrived in Russia to a hero’s welcome six months after the Kremlin’s stunning decision to send forces to help its key Middle East ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But Russia said it would leav..>> view originalSuper Tuesday II: Turnout reported high in Missouri, Ohio, Chicago ...
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WASHINGTON — Former city and federal officials pointed fingers at one another for failing to protect the 100,000 citizens of Flint, Michigan, from lead-laced water at a congressional hearing Tuesday as Republicans targeted for blame an Environmental Protection Agency executive who resigned as the crisis worsened. Amid withering criticism, Susan Hedman sought to defend the EPA’s actions to deal with the contamination in the predominantly African-American city. “I don’t think anyone at EPA did an..>> view originalWhat AlphaGo's sly move says about machine creativity
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(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) After a second straight loss in San Jose, an unfamiliar feeling settled on the Washington Capitals. “We hate to lose,” Jay Beagle said. “It’s one of those things where when we lost in San Jose, the bus ride back is more quiet, dinner is quiet, nobody was happy. It’s just that hatred of losing a game and especially two games in a row. It didn’t sit well with us. But that’s just a competitive group. We want to win every night, we know we can give oursel..>> view originalThree Chicago police officers injured in shooting, attacker killed
Three police officers are expected to survive after they were shot during a chase of a suspect on Chicago's West side. The suspect was shot dead. (Reuters) Three Chicago police officers were shot and injured Monday night in the city’s West Side, suffering injuries that were not life-threatening during a shootout that killed their attacker, authorities said. All three officers were taken to the hospital on Monday night, and by Tuesday morning two of them had been released. The third was sti..>> view originalCDC warns doctors about the dangers of prescribing opioid painkillers
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
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