The headline news from February 28, 2015

The archive of all headlines from February 28, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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House Fails to Pass Stopgap Bill to Fund Homeland Security

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 00:05:06

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AEG report warns Inglewood stadium vulnerable to terror

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 00:10:08

AEG commissioned a study by former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge that found the proposed Inglewood project would be a tempting target for terrorists and should not be built.  

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Science Explains the Dress-Color Debate

Wall Street Journal  28/Feb/2015 00:20:12

How can two people look at a photograph of the same object and see different colors? Science has an explanation.

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AEG report warns Inglewood stadium vulnerable to terror

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 00:20:14

AEG, the company with a competing plan for a downtown stadium, commissioned a study by a former Homeland Security leader, who found that an NFL stadium in Inglewood should not be built.  

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Russian politician Nemtsov shot dead

BBC  28/Feb/2015 00:30:03

A leading Russian opposition politician, former Deputy PM Boris Nemtsov, is shot dead in Moscow just before a march against the war in Ukraine.

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AEG warns rival's NFL stadium plan is vulnerable to terrorism

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 00:40:08

AEG, the company with a competing plan for a downtown stadium, commissioned a study by a former Homeland Security leader, who found that an NFL stadium in Inglewood should not be built.  

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Putin critic killed

CNN  28/Feb/2015 00:45:03

Putin critic gunned down on street

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Russian politician Nemtsov shot dead

BBC  28/Feb/2015 02:00:04

Boris Nemtsov, a leading Russian opposition politician and ex-Deputy PM, is shot dead in Moscow ahead of a march against the war in Ukraine.

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LAFD failed to properly inspect hundreds of hazardous sites, state says

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 02:25:08

'Their program has fallen apart,' a Cal/EPA official says. 'They are failing in environmental management in a very gross way.'  

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Shutdown looms for DHS after House rejects bill

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 02:50:07

After the House failed to pass a 20-day stopgap funding bill, the Senate passed a one-week bill and held out hope that the House would follow suit as a midnight deadline approaches.

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Senate passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 03:05:06

After the House failed to pass a 20-day stopgap funding bill, the Senate passed a shorter extension and held out hope that the House would follow suit as a midnight deadline approached.

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One Week Punt? Lawmakers Seek to Avoid Homeland Security Shutdown

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 03:10:07

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Senate passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 03:25:07

After the House failed to pass a 20-day stopgap funding bill, the Senate passed a shorter extension and held out hope that the House would follow suit as a midnight deadline approached.

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Hoping to prod House, Senate passes stopgap on Homeland Security funding

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 03:35:07

Racing to keep the Department of Homeland Security from shutting down at midnight, the Senate quickly approves one week of funding.  

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No Shutdown For Now: Congress Passes Week-Long Homeland Security Patch

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 04:00:06

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Congress Passes Bill to Avert DHS Shutdown for One Week

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 04:05:05

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Congress Averts Shutdown of Homeland SecurityNYT Now

New York Times  28/Feb/2015 04:10:04

The House voted to provide one week’s funding after the Senate passed its own temporary fix for the Department of Homeland Security Friday evening, just hours before money was set to run out at midnight.

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Congress passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 04:10:08

Averting a partial shutdown at midnight, the House and Senate both passed a one-week stopgap bill after an earlier attempt for a 20-day measure failed in the House.

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Homeland Security shutdown averted as House backs one-week funding deal

The Guardian  28/Feb/2015 04:10:09

Increasingly bitter divide among Republicans forces congressional leaders to settle for short extension of budget arrangement

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Congress passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 04:15:07

Averting a partial shutdown at midnight, the House and Senate both approved a one-week stopgap bill after an earlier attempt for a 20-day measure failed in the House.

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’I sat in that place for three days, man’ Chicagoans detail abusive confinement inside police ’black site’

The Guardian  28/Feb/2015 04:15:07

Four black men recall off-the-books interrogation as lawyers claim ‘majority of abuse’ at Homan Square focuses on minority Americans

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House narrowly averts shutdown of Homeland Security

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 04:20:10

The House approves a stopgap bill to fund the department for one week. The agency¿s money was set to run out at midnight.  

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Congress Averts Shutdown of Homeland SecurityNYT Now

New York Times  28/Feb/2015 04:25:06

The House voted to provide one week’s funding after the Senate passed its own temporary fix for the Department of Homeland Security on Friday evening, just hours before money was set to run out at midnight.

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Congress passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 04:25:10

Averting a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department, the House and Senate approved a one-week stopgap bill after an earlier attempt for a 20-day measure failed in the House.

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House narrowly averts shutdown of Homeland Security

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 04:25:12

The House approves a stopgap bill to fund the department for one week. The agency's money was set to run out at midnight.  

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House narrowly averts shutdown of Homeland Security

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 05:35:09

The House approves a stopgap bill to fund the agency for one week. But a new standoff is possible as conservatives press their fight over Obama¿s immigration plan.  

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Police frustrated by witnesses' silence in fatal Valley race

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 05:55:07

'Nobody should cooperate with the cops,' one person wrote online in the aftermath of the crash. Police are still searching for two drivers.  

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Wall Street Journal  28/Feb/2015 06:05:12

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Homeland Security Shutdown Averted for One Week

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 06:10:07

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Science Explains the Dress-Color Debate

Wall Street Journal  28/Feb/2015 06:10:09

How can two people look at a photograph of the same object and see different colors? Science has an explanation.

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Putin critic killed

CNN  28/Feb/2015 06:20:03

Russian opposition leader murdered

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Obama SignsStopgap Bill onHomelandSecurityNYT Now

New York Times  28/Feb/2015 06:20:06

The House voted to provide one week’s funding after the Senate passed its own temporary fix for the Department of Homeland Security on Friday evening, just hours before money was set to run out at midnight.

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Congress passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 06:25:07

President Obama signed the measure before the midnight deadline, averting a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.

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Congress passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 06:35:08

President Obama signed the measure just before the midnight deadline. It marked the end of a whirwind day of negotiations and a stinging defeat for the House GOP.

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Gunned down

CNN  28/Feb/2015 07:00:05

Russian opposition leader and Putin critic murdered

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Putin critic Boris Nemtsov shot dead

BBC  28/Feb/2015 08:30:03

Boris Nemtsov, a leading Russian opposition politician and ex-deputy PM, is shot dead in Moscow ahead of a march against the war in Ukraine.

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Bangladesh murder

CNN  28/Feb/2015 08:40:02

Bangladeshi-American blogger killed in Dhaka

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Congress passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 08:40:07

President Obama signed the measure just before the midnight deadline. It marked the end of a whirlwind day of negotiations and a stinging defeat for the House GOP.

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’I sat in that place for three days, man’ Chicagoans detail abuse inside police ’black site’

The Guardian  28/Feb/2015 10:30:07

Four black men recall off-the-books interrogation as lawyers claim ‘majority of abuse’ at Homan Square focuses on minority Americans

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Putin critic slain

CNN  28/Feb/2015 10:40:01

Outspoken Russian opposition leader shot dead

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Coldest Month Ever: A Bitter Goodbye to February

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 11:10:06

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U.S. Internet Provocateur Helps to Fuel Attacks in Egypt NYT Now

New York Times  28/Feb/2015 11:40:03

Shahid King Bolsen, an American convert to Islam, has emerged as the unlikely apostle for a distinctive blend of anti-globalization sloganeering and Islamist politics that is fueling a new wave of violence against businesses in Egypt.

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West seeks full Nemtsov murder probe

BBC  28/Feb/2015 12:55:03

Western leaders condemn the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, and urge the authorities to conduct a transparent investigation.

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Globalresearch  28/Feb/2015 13:31:06

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You Weren’t Imagining Things — February Was Coldest Month Ever

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 13:35:06

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Congress passes 1-week extension for DHS funding

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 13:35:07

President Obama signed the measure just before the midnight deadline. It marked the end of a whirlwind day of talks and a stinging defeat for the House GOP.

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Live Analysis: Warren Buffett’s Annual Berkshire Letter

Wall Street Journal  28/Feb/2015 13:40:06

This year’s letter from Warren Buffett to his Berkshire shareholders has been five decades in the making. The MoneyBeat team has a live analysis.

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US-NATO Military Convoy of Tanks and Armored Vehicles at Russia’s Doorstep, Rolling Along the Estonia-Russia Border

Globalresearch  28/Feb/2015 13:50:05

Is it an act of provocation. The convoy of US tanks and armored vehicles harboring American flags is crossing the Estonian city of Narva within less than a kilometer from the Russian border.

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#Gitmo2Chicago: protests swarm police ’black site’ with promise to ’make it viral’

The Guardian  28/Feb/2015 14:26:45

Homan Square abuse allegations encircle mayor Rahm Emanuel as Anonymous, Occupy and Black Lives Matter take to social media and Chicago streets

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US-NATO Military Convoy of Tanks and Armored Vehicles at Russia’s Doorstep, Rolling Along the Estonia-Russia Border

Globalresearch  28/Feb/2015 14:35:05

Is it an act of provocation. The convoy of US tanks and armored vehicles harboring American flags is crossing the Estonian city of Narva within less than a kilometer from the Russian border.

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U.S. Internet Provocateur Helps to Fuel Egypt AttacksNYT Now

New York Times  28/Feb/2015 14:45:03

Shahid King Bolsen, an American convert to Islam, has emerged as the unlikely apostle for a distinctive blend of anti-globalization sloganeering and Islamist politics that is fueling a new wave of violence against businesses in Egypt.

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Putin critic slain

CNN  28/Feb/2015 14:55:02

World leaders condemn killing of opposition leader

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ISIS: Foreign Fighter Total Keeps Growing

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 15:00:08

ISIS Terror

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ISIS By the Numbers: Foreign Fighter Total Keeps Growing

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 15:15:07

ISIS Terror

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Putin pledge on Nemtsov murder

BBC  28/Feb/2015 15:20:03

Russian President Vladimir Putin praises murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and vows to bring his killers to justice.

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#Gitmo2Chicago: protests target police ’black site’

The Guardian  28/Feb/2015 15:20:07

Homan Square abuse allegations encircle mayor Rahm Emanuel as Anonymous, Occupy and Black Lives Matter take to social media and Chicago streets

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Voters strongly oppose UC tuition increase

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 16:40:08

California voters would prefer the colleges to accept more out-of-state students who pay higher fees than hike tuition, a poll finds.  

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Intrigue and Fear in Russia After Death of Putin CriticNYT Now

New York Times  28/Feb/2015 17:30:03

Before he was shot and killed, Boris Y. Nemtsov met with an old friend to discuss his latest research into what he said was dissembling and misdeeds in the Kremlin.

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Putin pledge on Nemtsov murder

BBC  28/Feb/2015 17:55:02

Russia’s President Putin vows to bring the killers of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov to justice, as world leaders demand a transparent inquiry.

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GOP governors weighted down by their states' fiscal baggage

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 18:00:08

Republican governors who marketed themselves as fiscal miracle workers are scrambling to avoid damage from dour headlines back home.  

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Analysis: Warren Buffett’s Annual Berkshire Letter

Wall Street Journal  28/Feb/2015 18:05:08

This year’s letter from Warren Buffett to his Berkshire shareholders has been five decades in the making. Here were the key points.

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Kremlin links seen in death of opposition leader

Washingtonpost  28/Feb/2015 18:10:07

The assassination of Boris Nemtsov, one of Vladimir Putin’s harshest critics, leaves opposition allies in Russia expressing renewed fears for their own safety.

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New Zealand Gains Dramatic Victory Over Australia

Wall Street Journal  28/Feb/2015 18:10:09

A six by Kane Williamson snatched victory for a side that had been pulverized by Mitchell Starc’s bowling.

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Murder shocks Russia

CNN  28/Feb/2015 18:55:01

Slain opposition leader had ’many enemies’

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Boris Nemtsov allies fear killers of Russian politician will escape justice

The Guardian  28/Feb/2015 20:25:07

History of opposition to Vladimir Putin seen as most likely reason for death of former deputy prime minister

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Putin vows justice for the killers of his political foe

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 20:35:08

As hundreds of people bring flowers to where opposition politician Boris Y. Nemtsov was slain, Putin swears he will do his best to have the killers of his outspoken critic brought to justice.  

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Tributes paid to murdered Nemtsov

BBC  28/Feb/2015 22:45:04

Thousands of Russians light candles and lay flowers for Boris Nemtsov, as speculation grows over the motive for the murder of President Putin’s critic.

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’Jihadi John’ Latest Terrorist to Come From London Neighborhood

NBC News  28/Feb/2015 23:10:07

ISIS Terror

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Christie tells state GOP to let presidential race play out

Los Angeles Times  28/Feb/2015 23:45:09

As the luster fades from the New Jersey governor's potential White House bid, he tells California Republicans to ignore those who want to anoint the party's 2016 presidential nominee.  

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