The headline news from February 22, 2015

The archive of all headlines from February 22, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Battle to RetakeIraqi City WillTest Obama’sISIS StrategyNYT Now

New York Times  22/Feb/2015 00:00:04

American intelligence agencies and the Pentagon are struggling to determine how difficult it will be to retake Mosul, the Islamic State’s de facto capital in Iraq, as planning intensifies for a battle there.

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U.S. threatens new sanctions against Russia

Washingtonpost  22/Feb/2015 01:35:09

Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia’s “land-grabbing” in Ukraine, despite a cease-fire deal, might push the U.S. and its European allies to take new steps to punish Moscow.

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For Asian Americans, a changing landscape on college admissions

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 02:15:08

College admission season ignites deep anxieties for Asian American families, who spend more than any other demographic on education.  

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Russian ’land-grab’

CNN  22/Feb/2015 04:20:03

Ukraine and rebels swap prisoners

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Families Beg Teen Girls Not to Join ISIS in Syria

NBC News  22/Feb/2015 05:40:10

World

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Terror video

CNN  22/Feb/2015 05:55:01

Al-Shabaab calls for attacks in West

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Headed for Syria?

CNN  22/Feb/2015 06:05:02

Come home, says family of missing UK girl

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Oscar’s Formidable Foreign Films

Wall Street Journal  22/Feb/2015 06:15:09

Poland’s ‘Ida’ is the favorite, but Russia’s ‘Leviathan’ and Mauritania’s timely ‘Timbuktu’ are in the mix; a look at this contentious category.

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Ukraine rebels ’agree’ weapons dates

BBC  22/Feb/2015 06:20:03

Rebels in eastern Ukraine agree to begin a pullout of heavy weapons, a Russian general involved in implementing a truce deal says.

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Ukraine rebels ’agree’ weapons dates

BBC  22/Feb/2015 06:40:03

Rebels in eastern Ukraine agree to begin to pull back heavy weapons from the frontline, a Russian general involved in the truce deal says.

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L.A. fire officials shared test questions used in hiring, audit finds

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 06:40:09

The audit was launched in response to a Times investigation that found that an unusually high number of family members of firefighters were hired by the department.  

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L.A. fire officials shared test questions used in hiring, audit finds

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 06:45:10

The audit was launched after a Times investigation found the department was hiring a high number of firefighters' relatives. One candidate who got copies of questions was a fire captain's son.  

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More Snow Slams East Coast, Ice in Store for South

NBC News  22/Feb/2015 06:50:05

Weather

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L.A. County fire officials shared test questions used in hiring, audit finds

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 07:00:09

The audit was launched after a Times investigation found the department was hiring a high number of firefighters' relatives. One candidate who got copies of questions was a fire captain's son.  

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Mission to retake Mosul

CNN  22/Feb/2015 07:15:02

ISIS claims beheadings after caging soldiers

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Captives paraded

CNN  22/Feb/2015 07:25:02

ISIS claims beheadings after caging soldiers

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Headed for Syria?

CNN  22/Feb/2015 07:55:02

Come home, says family of missing UK girl

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Turkey’s tomb operation

CNN  22/Feb/2015 09:00:03

Turkish forces evacuate site in Syria

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Prop. 47's effect on jail time, drug rehab is mixed so far

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 11:05:09

Even when arrested, drug offenders face little jail time upon conviction. Addicts and their relatives say the new law lets troubled individuals hurt themselves and steal with little consequence.  

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Is This Ex-Military Dictator the Answer to Boko Haram?

NBC News  22/Feb/2015 11:25:07

Missing Nigeria Schoolgirls

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Even as ManyEyes Watch,Brutality atRikers PersistsNYT Now

New York Times  22/Feb/2015 11:45:04

A review of documents revealed 62 cases in which inmates at Rikers Island were seriously injured by correction officers between last August and January, a period of increased attention on conditions at the jail complex.

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Turkey enters Syria to evacuate tomb

BBC  22/Feb/2015 11:50:03

Turkish troops cross into Syria to evacuate and destroy Suleyman Shah’s mausoleum - an enclave where the forefather of the Ottoman empire was buried.

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Turkey enters Syria to evacuate tomb

BBC  22/Feb/2015 12:45:03

Turkish troops enter Syria to evacuate and destroy Suleyman Shah’s mausoleum - an enclave where the forefather of the Ottoman empire was buried.

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Religion’s Role in the History of Ideas

Wall Street Journal  22/Feb/2015 13:10:09

Wesleyan President Michael Roth on the importance of understanding religious experience—and the difficulty teaching it.

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Turkey enters Syria to evacuate tomb

BBC  22/Feb/2015 13:55:02

Turkish troops enter Syria to evacuate and destroy a mausoleum where the forefather of the Ottoman empire was buried.

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Inside the Islamic State ‘capital’: no end in sight to its grim rule

The Guardian  22/Feb/2015 13:55:08

US air strikes have damaged morale in Raqqa, Syria, but a local anti-Isis activist says no one is expecting the group to be driven out

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Denial of parole for Mexican Mafia killer a relief to victim's family

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 14:15:08

Brown's decision came a few hours after the family of one of Enriquez's murder victims contacted the governor's office to oppose Enriquez's release.  

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Denial of parole for Mexican Mafia killer a relief to victim's family

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 14:25:09

Brown's decision came a few hours after the family of one of Rene Enriquez's murder victims contacted the governor's office to oppose Enriquez's release.  

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Oscar’s Formidable Foreign Films

Wall Street Journal  22/Feb/2015 14:45:08

Poland’s ‘Ida’ is the favorite, but Russia’s ‘Leviathan’ and Mauritania’s timely ‘Timbuktu’ are in the mix; a look at this contentious category.

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Marketing gurus help re-imagine Clinton brand

Washingtonpost  22/Feb/2015 15:45:08

Corporate experts are working to both define and to refine a new image — Hillary 5.0 — to replace her very public former roles as first lady, senator, Cabinet member and failed candidate.

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Tragedy on the river

CNN  22/Feb/2015 16:30:02

37 dead in Bangladesh ferry accident

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Slain ISIS Hostage’s Dad: U.S. Put Ransom Policy Ahead of Lives

NBC News  22/Feb/2015 16:40:07

ISIS Terror

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Turkey enters Syria to remove tomb

BBC  22/Feb/2015 17:00:03

Turkish troops swoop down on war-torn northern Syria to move a historic Ottoman burial site, demolishing the mausoleum and evacuating guards at the site.

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Al-Shabaab mall threat ’all the more reason’ to avoid shutdown, says homeland security chief

The Guardian  22/Feb/2015 17:10:07

Somali terror group releases video threatening US, Canada and UK malls but DHS funding will end on Friday if immigration impasse is not solved

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Obama’s “Fake War” against the Islamic State (ISIS). The Islamic State is Protected by the US and its Allies

Globalresearch  22/Feb/2015 17:25:04

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Al-Shabaab mall threat ’all the more reason’ to avoid shutdown, says homeland security chief

The Guardian  22/Feb/2015 17:30:06

Somali terror group releases video threatening US, Canada and UK malls as DHS funding could end Friday over immigration impasse

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Turkey enters Syria to remove tomb

BBC  22/Feb/2015 17:35:03

Hundreds of Turkish forces enter war-torn north Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site.

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Obama’s “Fake War” against the Islamic State (ISIS). The Islamic State is Protected by the US and its Allies

Globalresearch  22/Feb/2015 17:35:06

Why has the US Air Force not been able to wipe out the Islamic State which at the outset was largely equipped with conventional small arms not to mention state of the art Toyota pickup trucks?

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NFL says this time it's more serious about stadium

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 17:55:08

For two decades, billionaires, business leaders, Hollywood celebrities and high-powered politicians have taken turns trying to coax the NFL back to Los Angeles. Their efforts have been futile.  

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ISIS captives caged

CNN  22/Feb/2015 18:05:01

ISIS parades Peshmerga prisoners in cages

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Oscars 2015: Female directors scarce at Hollywood's major studios

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 18:05:08

Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for directing in 2010, it looked to be a watershed moment. On this Oscar night, all of the directing nominees will be men.  

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Oscars 2015: Female directors scarce at Hollywood's major studios

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 18:10:08

This Oscar Sunday, as on every Oscar Sunday for the past five years, all of the directing nominees will share one trait: they're all men.  

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ISIS captives caged

CNN  22/Feb/2015 18:25:02

ISIS parades Peshmerga in cages

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Turkey enters Syria to remove tomb

BBC  22/Feb/2015 19:40:02

Turkish forces enter war-torn north Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site.

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Bomb explodes at rally in Ukraine

BBC  22/Feb/2015 19:45:02

A bomb kills at least two people and injures at least 10 at a march in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, as the ceasefire in the east takes hold.

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Oscars 2015: Five story lines to watch

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 19:50:07

When the Academy Awards get underway Sunday, they'll bring plenty of suspense and surprises. There's the question of the broadcast itself -- can Neil Patrick Harris out-selfie the queen of photography-themed social media, Ellen DeGeneres? -- but also plenty of drama with the awards. The…  

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Five story lines to watch

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 20:00:11

When the Academy Awards get underway Sunday, they'll bring plenty of suspense and surprises. There's the question of the broadcast itself -- can Neil Patrick Harris out-selfie the queen of photography-themed social media, Ellen DeGeneres? -- but also plenty of drama with the awards. The…  

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Five story lines to watch

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 20:05:08

When the Academy Awards get underway, they'll bring plenty of suspense and surprises. There's the question of the broadcast itself -- can Neil Patrick Harris out-selfie the queen of photography-themed social media, Ellen DeGeneres? -- but also plenty of drama with the awards.  

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Five story lines to watch

Los Angeles Times  22/Feb/2015 20:35:09

When the Academy Awards get underway, they'll bring plenty of suspense and surprises. There's the question of the broadcast itself -- can Neil Patrick Harris out-selfie the queen of photography-themed social media, Ellen DeGeneres?  

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Far From Hollywood: Real ’Sniper’ Story Reaches Closing Scene

NBC News  22/Feb/2015 22:00:09

U.S. news

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Secrecy around spy device is case’s undoing

Washingtonpost  22/Feb/2015 22:05:08

An FBI-imposed gag order about the StingRay, a sophisticated surveillance device that mimics cell towers, endangers some criminal cases when its use is questioned by defendants or judges.

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Expected Vetoon KeystoneOpens New Erafor ObamaNYT Now

New York Times  22/Feb/2015 22:20:03

President Obama’s likely veto of the Keystone XL oil pipeline bill this week, the third and most significant one of his six years in office, would likely be followed by several others.

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Kurdish Peshmerga call for heavy weaponry to take their fight to Isis

The Guardian  22/Feb/2015 22:20:07

Fighters deride western fears that sending them weapons could give real impetus to frequent talk of sovereignty at the expense of Iraq

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Globalresearch  22/Feb/2015 23:25:04

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Obama’s “Fake War” against the Islamic State (ISIS). The Islamic State is Protected by the US and its Allies

Globalresearch  22/Feb/2015 23:30:05

Why has the US Air Force not been able to wipe out the Islamic State which at the outset was largely equipped with conventional small arms not to mention state of the art Toyota pickup trucks?

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India Crushes South Africa at Cricket World Cup

Wall Street Journal  22/Feb/2015 23:30:08

India is sitting pretty at the top of its group in the Cricket World Cup after defeating South Africa by 130 runs to book two emphatic wins from two in Australia.

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