A.M. Links: Shooting at Georgia FedEx Facility, Russia Slams U.S. Sanctions, Rep. Grimm Seeking Meetings With GOP House Leaders After Indictment

  • FedEx has confirmed a
    shooting
    at its facility in Kennesaw, Georgia. The WellStar
    Kennestone Hospital has confirmed that six of its patients are
    related to the shooting.
  • Doubts remain over President Obama’s
    policy toward Asia
     despite his recent four-country visit
    to the region.
  • Russia has condemned what it calls “Iron Curtain” U.S.
    sanctions
    , the latest to be implemented amid the ongoing crisis
    in Ukraine.
  • Secretary of State
    John Kerry
    , who recently said that Israel risks becoming “an
    apartheid state” without a peace deal, reaffirmed his commitment to
    Israel, saying “…if I could rewind the tape, I would have chosen
    a different word to describe my firm belief that the only way in
    the long term to have a Jewish state and two nations and two
    peoples living side by side in peace and security is through a two
    state solution.”
  • Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), who said earlier this year that he
    would throw a reporter off a “fucking balcony”
    in the Capitol if he was asked about campaign finance again, is

    reportedly seeking meetings
    with House Republican leaders after
    being indicted on 20 counts of tax and fraud charges.
  • North Korea has conducted
    live fire exercises
    near its western sea border with South
    Korea.

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