A.M. Links: Ukraine Warns of Russian Invasion, Hillary Clinton Skeptical of Iran Nuke Deal, Taliban Attacks Prison in Afghanistan

  • crimean riverUkraine’s ambassador to the United Nations warned
    that
    Russia
    could be planning an invasion of the eastern and
    southern Ukraine.
    Ukraine
    , meanwhile, appears poised to withdraw all military
    service members and their families from Crimea, even as the
    Ukrainian government insists it will never “stop fighting for the
    liberation of Crimea.”
  • In a speech at the American Jewish Congress, former Secretary
    of State Hillary Clinton said she was “personally skeptical” that a
    deal with
    Iran
    over its nuclear program can be successfully reached.
  • Taliban fighters in
    Afghanistan
    launched an attack on a prison in Jalalabad,
    killing 10 police officers and a civilian. The attack included a
    suicide bomber, multiple bombs, and seven insurgents who were all
    killed in a four-hour firefight.
  • A survey of more than 1,200 business owners found 38 percent
    said they would have to lay off workers if President Barack Obama’s
    proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 passes
    Congress
  • The attorney general of New
    Jersey
     has ordered state police to stop photographing
    protesters at events featuring Governor Chris Christie (R-N.J.)
    under any circumstances.
  • It reportedly costs
    Detroit
    $32 to process a $30 parking ticket, so bankruptcy
    consultants have suggested the city hike parking fines.
  • Former championship-winning Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles
    Lakers coach Phil Jackson accepted an offer to be president of the

    New York
    Knicks, returning to take full control of a team he
    played for in the ’60s and ’70s.

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