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When the history of the bloody turbulence in Ukraine is written, a 26-year-old who learned combat skills in the army cadets may be recorded as the man who made up Viktor Yanukovich’s mind to cut and run.

T-Mobile got aggressive in 2013, positioning itself as the “UnCarrier” and actively courting customers of other mobile providers to switch.
According to the company, it’s working — at least in terms of adding new customers.

Stephanie C. Hill, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) Civil business, has been named the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year for her outstanding leadership during a 27-year engineering career and commitment to promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.

The NAACP commends Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder for speaking out against laws prohibiting people with felony convictions from voting even after they have served the terms of their sentences. The NAACP has been actively engaged in campaigns in Florida, Iowa, Virginia, Delaware and other states to bring the practice to an end.

The Obama Administration this week pledged $20 million to help California farmers cope with the worst drought the state has seen in almost three decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the money would be available for new water-conservation efforts that will primarily assist the Central Valley in maintaining necessary water levels which are vital in providing the nation and much of the Western Hemisphere with a regular selection of meat, produce and dairy products without a price increase.

As in, what now, George Zimmerman? Seems like the former neighborhood watchman has found yet another way to remain in the public limelight.

Octuplets mom Nadya Suleman faces a new criminal charge of welfare fraud, bringing the number of counts against her to four.

Justin Bieber and his father allegedly refused a pilot’s warning to stop smoking pot during a flight from Canada to New Jersey on Friday, according to a law enforcement source.

A high-profile trial is set to begin in Florida on Monday involving a man who fatally shot a 17-year-old African-American teenager.