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DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities have reasserted control over a government building in the country's second-largest city. They evicted pro-Russian protesters, and detained dozens of people. But in another city about 150 miles to the south, demonstrators are digging in for a third day at an 11-story regional administration headquarters. And the makings of an improvised self-appointed government are taking shape there. Both cities are in Ukraine's east, where there is a lot of hostility toward the government that took power in Ukraine in February.
BEIRUT (AP) — State media in Syria say Iran has delivered 30,000 tons of food to help Syrian officials deal with shortages caused by the country's civil war. The aid from Iran is part of that country's broader support for Syria's President Bashar Assad. Syrian state TV is also reporting today that government forces have made further advances against rebels near Damascus.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key U.S. senator is demanding to know who came up with the idea for the United States to launch a secret "Cuba Twitter" social network system. Speaking at a Senate subcommittee hearing today, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont called the project "cockamamie." A top official at the U.S. Agency for International Development said the Twitter-like project was first designed during 2007 and 2008 when George W. Bush was in his second term as president.
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — President Barack Obama is planning to visit the scene of the landslide in Washington state later this month. That word comes from the congresswoman representing the area. The death toll rose today to 34 with the addition of one more person to the number of victims. Medical examiners are still working to identify four of the dead. A dozen people are still listed as missing.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are moving higher as the market stabilizes after a three-day slump. Technology stocks, which have taken a beating over the past week, have risen the most today. Investors will start to focus on company earnings this week. Aluminum maker Alcoa reports earnings after the close of trading today.
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