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Monday, February 24, 2014 (2014x39)

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2014/02/24 Headlines: Ukraine in Crisis Following Ouster of President; Egypt Gov't Resigns in Possible Step Toward Sisi Presidential Bid; Thailand: 4 Killed in Attacks on Opposition Protests; Hundreds of Thousands Join Rival Protests in Venezuela; Sinaloa Cartel Leader "Chapo" Guzman Arrested in Mexico; Taliban Gunmen Attack Afghan Army Base; Obama Mulls Plan for 3,000 Troops to Stay; Pentagon to Scale Back Army, Keep Funding for Special Operations; U.N. Passes Resolution for Aid Access in Syria; Russia: 7 Sentenced to Prison Terms for Anti-Putin Protest; Netflix to Pay Comcast for Faster Access in Potential Threat to Net Neutrality; Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Slashes Worker Pensions; Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Bill; Hundreds Protest Anti-Gay Bill in Arizona; Illinois Same-Sex Couples Wed; Jason Collins Joins Nets, Becoming 1st Openly Gay NBA Player; Oil Spill Shuts Down Section of Mississippi River; Report: Regulatory Failures Fuel Unsafe Conditions in Texas Oil Fields; Exxon CEO Joins Lawsuit Against Texas Fracking Project Due to Property Value Concerns; Obama Renews Call for Minimum Wage Hike; Gap Promises $10 Minimum Wage; 4 Shot Dead at Native American Tribal Hearing in California; Guggenheim Protest Highlights Plight of Migrant Workers in Abu Dhabi