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Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise
April 21, 2014
10:33 AM ET
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Monday launched a high-profile visit to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to Ukraine and push for urgent implementation of an international agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions even as violence continues.
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Syria to hold presidential election on June 3
April 21, 2014
11:48 AM ET
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria announced Monday that presidential elections will be held June 3, setting the stage for President Bashar Assad to win a new, seven-year term in the midst of a civil war that has torn apart the country and makes it impossible for millions to vote. The opposition dismissed the election as a farce.
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Yemen says 55 al-Qaida militants killed in camp
April 21, 2014
11:59 AM ET
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's interior ministry says 55 al-Qaida militants were killed in an hours-long series of strikes on a training camp operated by the group in the country's south.
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Airport: Teen stowaway scaled fence in dark
April 21, 2014
12:03 PM ET
HONOLULU (AP) — Airport officials in San Jose, Calif., say a 16-year-old boy who stowed away aboard a Hawaii-bound flight scaled a perimeter fence at the California airport while it was dark.
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Boston Marathon begins under tight security
April 21, 2014
12:04 PM ET
BOSTON (AP) — With security tight along the 26.2-mile route, nearly 36,000 runners crossed the starting line at the Boston Marathon on Monday in a "Boston Strong" show of resilience a year after the bombing that turned the race into a scene of carnage.
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