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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says President Barack Obama is looking to nominate a Supreme Court candidate who's been supported by Republicans in the past. Republicans have threatened to block any action on an Obama nominee, and instead want the next president to nominate a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last week. Biden tells Minnesota Public Radio today that "there are plenty of judges" who seemingly fit the criteria that the White House has established.
GENEVA (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says it's made the decision not to formally inform Syria's government or its Russian allies about the location of some medical facilities like one hit by a deadly airstrike this week. The charity says repeated attacks against health facilities during Syria's five-year civil war has led medical staffers to ask the group not to provide GPS coordinates of some sites. One facility alone was hit four times Monday, killing at least seven people. Eight remain missing.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says it has evidence that Kurdish militias were behind yesterday's bombing attack in Ankara that killed 28 people. And today, the Turkish military retaliated, carrying out airstrikes across the border in northern Iraq on the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. Also, Turkey's state-run news agency says six soldiers were killed today in a Kurdish rebel bomb attack in southeast Turkey.
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 2.9 million sports utility vehicles because of seat belts that might fail in a crash. More than 1.1 million of those SUVs are in the U.S. The recall covers RAV4 SUVS from the 2005 through 2014 model years, the RAV4 electric vehicle from 2012 through 2014, sold in North America, and the Vanguard sold in Japan from 2005-2016.
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A former employee of a Waffle House in north Georgia is facing felony charges for allegedly spiking a co-worker's drink with methamphetamine. The employee had to be hospitalized. Authorities say 43-year-old Sonserea Dawn Evans faces aggravated battery and drug charges. The spiking allegedly happened in December in Dawsonville, but the employee is still under medical care.
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