1
Opinion
Sweden Turns Japanese
The sadomonetarists, with their gut dislike of low interest rates, have claimed another victim.
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World
Deadliest Day: Sherpas Bear Everest’s Risks
An avalanche that left at least 12 dead has focused attention on the Sherpas, skilled high-altitude climbers who put themselves at great risk for the foreign teams that pay them.
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World
Pro-Russian Insurgents Balk at Terms of Pact in Ukraine
A U.S.-backed deal to settle the crisis in eastern Ukraine fell flat but appeared to arrest, at least temporarily, the momentum of separatist unrest in the region.
The deal is not yet dead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine#Russian_intervention_in_Ukraine
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Russia, discontent that the change of government in Kiev (27 February 2014) annulled the possibility of drawing Ukraine into the planned Eurasian Customs Union, seized the opportunity to fulfil alternative strategic goals.
Not without the aid of massive Russian propaganda,[130] the Euromaidan revolution caused concern in the Crimea Autonomous Republic and the East and South regions of Ukraine, where Russian speaking population is a substantial minority (a majority in Crimea). In Crimea the unrest was amplified by the presence of unidentified armed men ("little green men")[131] that swarmed the peninsula and blocked the Ukrainian army and law-enforcement effectives. Most of these men were Russian army, as was later confirmed by president Putin in a speech of 17 April 2014.[132]
On 1 March 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin received authorization from the Russian Parliament to deploy Russian troops to Ukraine.[133] Russian troops accordingly mobilized throughout Crimea and the southeast of Ukraine. By 2 March, Russian troops had complete control over Crimea.
On 6 March 2014 the Crimean Parliament voted to "enter into the Russian Federation with the rights of a subject of the Russian Federation" and announced that a referendum on the topic would be held on 16 March.[134] On 15 March 2014 the UN Security Council considered a resolution which would have urged member states not to recognize the results of the referendum, but that resolution was vetoed by Russia.[135][136]
Pro-Russian demonstration in Odessa, 13
April 2014
The referendum was held on 16 March 2014. The referendum asked the
people of these regions whether they wanted to join Russia as a federal
subject, or if they wanted to restore the 1992 Crimean constitution and
Crimea's status as a part of Ukraine. Crimea's election commission
chairman reported the election was attended by observers from 21
countries.[137]
Election officials in Crimea announced 97% of voters had voted in favor
of joining the Russian Federation; local media alleged voter fraud.[138][139]
Many opponents were reported to have boycotted the vote.[140]
The OSCE declined to send observers as it considered the referendum
illegal under the Ukrainian constitution, and as it would only accept an
invitation if extended from Ukraine.[141]
The United States and the European Union stated they considered the vote to be illegal,
and warned that there may be repercussions for the Crimea ballot.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia's move was unacceptable to
the international community.[142]
Crimea and Sevastopol formally declared independence as the Republic of Crimea on 17 March, with both entities requesting they be admitted as constituents of the Russian Federation.[143] Russia recognized their independence on the same day.[144][145][146] On 18 March 2014, Russia and Crimea signed a treaty of accession of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol in the Russian Federation. During the transition period which is scheduled to last until 1 January 2015, both sides will resolve the issues of integration of the new subjects “in the economic, financial, credit and legal system of the Russian Federation.”[147] Ukraine, the United States and the European Union have stated they won't recognize Crimea's annexation to Russia.[148][149] Several days after the UN Security Council resolution was vetoed by Russia, the United Nations General Assembly subsequently voted by 100 votes to 11 (with 58 abstentions) in favor of a non-binding statement opposing Russia's annexation of the peninsula.[150]
In parallel to the Crimean crisis, unrests began in the Eastern and Southern regions of the mainland Ukraine. In several cities in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions armed men, declaring themselves as local militia, seized government buildings, police and special police stations in several cities of the regions. In Donetsk the rebels declared the Donetsk People's Republic[151] The hostilities between the pro-Russian militia and Ukrainian forces escalated initially with few casualities. The first major incident occurred when pro-Russian group tried to enter the Kramatorsk military airport near Slaviansk. Three invaders were shot, several wounded.[152]
On 17 April 2014 the foreign ministers of EU, Russia, Ukraine and USA held a meeting in Geneva. Talks in Geneva included Catherine Ashton for the EU, Sergei Lavrov for Russia, John Kerry for USA and Andrii Deshchytsia for Ukraine. The meeting yielded a Joint Diplomatic Statement [153] in which the parties requested that all unlawfull militias lay down the arms and vacate seized government buildings, and also establish a political dialogue that could lead to more autonomy for Ukraine's regions.
The Geneva pact left many issues unanswered, chief among them who will disarm the militants. The Wall Street Journal article[154] stated that on the same day in a lengthy (4 hours) TV "discussion with the people"[155] Russian President Vladimir Putin negated many hopes that could be read into the Joint Diplomatic Statement. He said 'I very much hope that I will not have to exercise this right' (to send the Russian troops to Ukraine.) He accused the Kiev government of committing 'a serious crime' by threatening to employ the military to quell unrest. The New York Times[156] precised that Putin reserves the right to use armed force to protect ethnic Russians in the whole "Novorossiya" area, from Kharkiv to Odessa.
Notably absent from the Geneva Diplomatic Statement are wordings on territorial integrity of Ukraine (contained in the Budapest memorandum Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994) and on the federalisation of Ukraine. The two areas of interest (first for Ukraine, second for the Russian side) were part of the diplomatic struggle. Annexation of Crimea is glossed over and any constitutional changes in Ukraine left to further tug-of-war.
In a resounding statement by Jonathan Eyal of RUSI, a British strategic think-tank, asserts that Russia's Ukraine strategy ends Europe's dream of the stable territorial status quo created in Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union[157]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine#Russian_intervention_in_Ukraine
"
Russia, discontent that the change of government in Kiev (27 February 2014) annulled the possibility of drawing Ukraine into the planned Eurasian Customs Union, seized the opportunity to fulfil alternative strategic goals.
Not without the aid of massive Russian propaganda,[130] the Euromaidan revolution caused concern in the Crimea Autonomous Republic and the East and South regions of Ukraine, where Russian speaking population is a substantial minority (a majority in Crimea). In Crimea the unrest was amplified by the presence of unidentified armed men ("little green men")[131] that swarmed the peninsula and blocked the Ukrainian army and law-enforcement effectives. Most of these men were Russian army, as was later confirmed by president Putin in a speech of 17 April 2014.[132]
On 1 March 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin received authorization from the Russian Parliament to deploy Russian troops to Ukraine.[133] Russian troops accordingly mobilized throughout Crimea and the southeast of Ukraine. By 2 March, Russian troops had complete control over Crimea.
On 6 March 2014 the Crimean Parliament voted to "enter into the Russian Federation with the rights of a subject of the Russian Federation" and announced that a referendum on the topic would be held on 16 March.[134] On 15 March 2014 the UN Security Council considered a resolution which would have urged member states not to recognize the results of the referendum, but that resolution was vetoed by Russia.[135][136]
Crimea and Sevastopol formally declared independence as the Republic of Crimea on 17 March, with both entities requesting they be admitted as constituents of the Russian Federation.[143] Russia recognized their independence on the same day.[144][145][146] On 18 March 2014, Russia and Crimea signed a treaty of accession of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol in the Russian Federation. During the transition period which is scheduled to last until 1 January 2015, both sides will resolve the issues of integration of the new subjects “in the economic, financial, credit and legal system of the Russian Federation.”[147] Ukraine, the United States and the European Union have stated they won't recognize Crimea's annexation to Russia.[148][149] Several days after the UN Security Council resolution was vetoed by Russia, the United Nations General Assembly subsequently voted by 100 votes to 11 (with 58 abstentions) in favor of a non-binding statement opposing Russia's annexation of the peninsula.[150]
In parallel to the Crimean crisis, unrests began in the Eastern and Southern regions of the mainland Ukraine. In several cities in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions armed men, declaring themselves as local militia, seized government buildings, police and special police stations in several cities of the regions. In Donetsk the rebels declared the Donetsk People's Republic[151] The hostilities between the pro-Russian militia and Ukrainian forces escalated initially with few casualities. The first major incident occurred when pro-Russian group tried to enter the Kramatorsk military airport near Slaviansk. Three invaders were shot, several wounded.[152]
On 17 April 2014 the foreign ministers of EU, Russia, Ukraine and USA held a meeting in Geneva. Talks in Geneva included Catherine Ashton for the EU, Sergei Lavrov for Russia, John Kerry for USA and Andrii Deshchytsia for Ukraine. The meeting yielded a Joint Diplomatic Statement [153] in which the parties requested that all unlawfull militias lay down the arms and vacate seized government buildings, and also establish a political dialogue that could lead to more autonomy for Ukraine's regions.
The Geneva pact left many issues unanswered, chief among them who will disarm the militants. The Wall Street Journal article[154] stated that on the same day in a lengthy (4 hours) TV "discussion with the people"[155] Russian President Vladimir Putin negated many hopes that could be read into the Joint Diplomatic Statement. He said 'I very much hope that I will not have to exercise this right' (to send the Russian troops to Ukraine.) He accused the Kiev government of committing 'a serious crime' by threatening to employ the military to quell unrest. The New York Times[156] precised that Putin reserves the right to use armed force to protect ethnic Russians in the whole "Novorossiya" area, from Kharkiv to Odessa.
Notably absent from the Geneva Diplomatic Statement are wordings on territorial integrity of Ukraine (contained in the Budapest memorandum Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994) and on the federalisation of Ukraine. The two areas of interest (first for Ukraine, second for the Russian side) were part of the diplomatic struggle. Annexation of Crimea is glossed over and any constitutional changes in Ukraine left to further tug-of-war.
In a resounding statement by Jonathan Eyal of RUSI, a British strategic think-tank, asserts that Russia's Ukraine strategy ends Europe's dream of the stable territorial status quo created in Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union[157]"
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U.S.
50 Years Into the War on Poverty, Hardship Hits Back
A half-century after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared “war on poverty,” McDowell County, W.Va., is a sobering reminder of how much remains broken, in drearily familiar ways and utterly unexpected ones.
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Opinion
The Public Health Crisis Hiding in Our Food
A new British study shows many lives can be saved by cutting salt.
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U.S.
North Carolina Shows Strains Within G.O.P.
In North Carolina’s high-profile Republican primary for Senate, the divisions gripping the party nationally are playing out loudly and expensively.
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N.Y. / Region
The Toddler Who Survived, and the Cop Who Became Her Mom
As a baby, Christina Rivera survived a massacre in Brooklyn whose 10 victims included her mother. Police Officer Joanne Jaffe cared for her that night, the first link in a bond that led Ms. Jaffe to adopt Christina.
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Fashion & Style
Video: Intersection: Oakland’s Style
“People are antinormal,” Sarah Barnekow said of the style in Oakland, Calif.
9
World
Messages From Students on South Korean Ferry
Texts sent by Danwon High School students as their ferry began sinking on Wednesday morning express love, fear and despair.
10
Opinion
Running Out of Time
There are years, not decades, left to start reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and American leadership is urgently needed.
We are already committed to the higher temperatures.
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U.S.
Justice Stevens Suggests Solution for ‘Giant Step in the Wrong Direction’
In his new book, Justice John Paul Stevens proposes six amendments, one of which would address the Citizens United ruling on campaign finance.
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U.S.
Swim to Sea? These Salmon Are Catching a Lift
California’s drought has left rivers too shallow for salmon, so the government is trucking and barging them to the sea in the hope they will return.
13
Sports
In a Hole, Golf Considers Digging a Wider One
The golf world has lost five million players in the last decade, spurring a growing revolution to create alternative forms of the game.Golf
Golf rules are the game.
Change the rules and play another game that is not golf.
Just a bad idea.
14
Business Day
Goldman, Citi, UBS ... and a Guy in an Office
Paul J. Taubman has single-handedly accounted for $175 billion in deals over the last year, which has had Wall Street bankers buzzing with a mix of admiration and envy.
15
World
Photos Link Masked Men in East Ukraine to Russia
Photos and descriptions suggest that many of the mysteriously well-armed gunmen in eastern Ukraine are Russian military and intelligence forces.
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N.Y. / Region
With Farm Robotics, the Cows Decide When It’s Milking Time
Farms in upstate New York and elsewhere are using automatic milkers that scan and map the underbellies of cows, extract the milk, and monitor its quality, without the use of human hands.
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U.S.
Covert Inquiry by F.B.I. Rattles 9/11 Tribunals
The F.B.I.’s inquiry became the focus of the pretrial hearings at Guantánamo this week, after the contractor who was visited by the F.B.I. disclosed it to the defense team.
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World
Video: Slovyansk Buries 3 Killed in Unrest
Residents in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk buried three men killed in a gunfight at a roadblock on Easter Sunday.
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U.S.
Jeb Bush’s Rush to Make Money May Be Hurdle
Mr. Bush’s efforts to capitalize on his résumé and reputation have thrust him into situations that may prove challenging to explain should he mount a campaign for the presidency.
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Buyers Find Tax Break on Art: Let It Hang Awhile in Oregon
A lucrative, little-known tax maneuver has produced a startling pipeline of art moving across the United States as collectors cleverly — and legally — exploit the tax codes.
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