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MOSCOW (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in the Black Sea resort of Sochi today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin confirmed about an hour before Kerry's scheduled arrival that Putin would be attending the meeting. It is Kerry's first visit to Russia since the Ukraine crisis began and U.S. officials say Kerry plans to test Putin's willingness to push pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine to comply with a ceasefire.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate today takes a much-anticipated vote on whether to start debate on a fast-track trade bill. President Barack Obama wants to be able to present Congress with proposed trade agreements it can either ratify or reject, but not change. If successful, Obama's likely to ask Congress to approve a long-negotiated Pacific Rim trade accord with 11 other nations. The Senate needs 60 votes to merely start a full-blown debate on the legislation.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Another strong earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mt. Everest. The U.S. Geological Survey says today's quake had a magnitude of 7.4 in an isolated area. It comes after an earthquake on April 25 killed more than 8,150 people and injured more than 17,860 as it flattened mountain villages and destroyed buildings.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Officials in Nepal and child rights groups are concerned that the hundreds of thousands of children forced into camps after last month's earthquake are at risk of exploitation, abuse and even human trafficking. Radio messages have been broadcast warning people not to leave their children without a guardian and to look out for suspicious people in the camps.
LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — More troubles for George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in the death of black teen Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman's attorney says yesterday, a bullet just missed Zimmerman's head during a dispute with a man he got into a road rage incident with last year. No charges have been filed against either man in Lake Mary, Florida. Since being found not guilty in Trayvon Martin's death, Zimmerman has had run-ins with an ex-wife, girlfriends and random strangers.
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