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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — There's word of an al-Qaida advance in Yemen. Military officials and residents say al-Qaida has taken control of a major airport, a sea port and an oil terminal in the southern part of that country after brief clashes with troops. Al-Qaida's Yemeni branch has long been seen as the group's most lethal franchise.
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official says more than 2,000 families have fled from the city of Ramadi. This, as the Islamic State group advances on the provincial capital of western Anbar province. The extremist group has controlled the nearby city of Fallujah for more than a year. The advance is widely seen as a counter-offensive after the group lost the city of Tikrit earlier this month.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the killing of top opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was "tragic and shameful." Nemtsov was shot dead on Feb. 27 just outside the Kremlin. Putin, speaking in a live television call-in show today, praised the Russian law-enforcement agencies for nabbing the suspected perpetrators days after the killing. He said, however, that he doesn't know if it will be possible to track down the mastermind. The five suspects, all of them Chechens, have remained in custody.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court appears to be reluctant to block the Obama administration's far-reaching plan to address climate change. The court in Washington heard arguments today in two cases challenging the EPA's plan to cut heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants. Two of the three judges seemed to agree with government lawyers that the lawsuits are premature, because the agency hasn't yet made the rules final.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators want to limit how employers use financial penalties and rewards to get employees to take part in workplace wellness programs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says employers can use financial incentives of up to 30 percent of the cost of premiums for single coverage, as long as certain other safeguards are met.
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