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MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's president is meeting today with President Barack Obama and other top NATO leaders in Wales despite a warning from Russia's foreign minister that Kiev's NATO ambitions could derail peace talks in eastern Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in televised remarks today that Ukrainian efforts to join NATO are "a blatant attempt to derail all the efforts" to seek a peaceful solution.
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — The mounting militant threat in the Middle East is getting a lot of attention from NATO leaders, even as the Ukraine crisis persists and other issues demand attention. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron insist their nations will "not be cowed" by Islamic State extremists who have killed two American journalists.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two staff members have sustained minor injuries in a violent disturbance involving more than 20 teens at the same Nashville juvenile detention center where more than 30 escaped on Monday. About 28 teens, some part of Monday's breakout, got out of their dorm and roamed the campus until the incident was brought under control. Video shot by Nashville station WTVF showed teens chasing and assaulting an apparent staff member.
LONDON (AP) — Some experts say that while the evidence is mixed for using infection-fighting antibodies from Ebola survivors' blood as a treatment, it's worth a shot since there are no licensed drugs or vaccines available. West Africa is struggling to contain the biggest ever outbreak of Ebola. Using blood of survivors is one of the experimental Ebola treatments under discussion at a two-day meeting that began today in Geneva.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food restaurants in 150 cities, including Detroit, Chicago and New York, could be focal points of a workers' walkout to protest low wages and push employers to pay them at least $15 an hour. Workers from McDonald's, Taco Bell, Wendy's and other fast-food chains are expected to participate and organizers say there will be peaceful civil disobedience to draw more attention to the issue.
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