Ukraine Pulling Troops from Crimea, Homeless Man ‘Baked’ to Death in Prison, Rand Paul May Run for Re-Election and President at Same Time: P.M. Links

  • Even from a distance, Rikers Island looks rather unpleasantUkraine is now planning to
    pull
    its troops from Crimea
    as Russian forces start taking over
    military installations there.
  • A mentally ill homeless man was arrested for trespassing in
    Harlem while looking for a place to sleep, locked up in Rikers
    Island, and then subsequently
    died in his cell
    because malfunctioning equipment caused it to
    be heated up to more than 100 degrees, officials say.
  • One of the spouses in Illinois’
    first legally recognized same-sex marriages
    has died at age 65.
    Her failing health had convinced a judge to expedite a marriage
    license for the couple before the official start date.
  • Kentucky legislators have passed a bill that would allow
    politicians to
    run for two offices at once
    , which would allow Sen. Rand Paul
    to run for president while still trying to hang on to his Senate
    seat.
  • The FBI is officially joining the probe investigating missing

    Malaysian Airlines Flight 370
    , helping analyze hard drives
    seized from the pilots’ homes.
  • A federal judge has ruled that Kansas and Arizona can add
    state-specific instructions
    requiring proof of citizenship
    to a national voter registration
    form.

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