Head Of Ukrainian Parliament Assumes Presidential Power Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Head Of Ukrainian Parliament Assumes Presidential Power Supporters of the Ukrainian president's arch rival are moving quickly to take government power; gawking protesters find opulence in the president's abandoned residence. Read this story Mexican Drug Cartel Kingpin Captured In Joint U.S.-Mexico Raid Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was arrested in the Pacific coastal city of Mazatlan, according to officials. Read this story Russia, With Home-Field Advantage, Wins Sochi Medal Race Russia racks up 33 medals, with 13 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze. Team USA will finish with 28 medals, 9 gold, 7 silver and 12 bronze. Read this story Closing America's Largest Landfill, Without Taking Out The Trash The Puente Hills Landfill received waste from all over Los Angeles County for more than 50 years, and eventually grew higher than 500 feet. But with the site's closure, the trash won't just disappear. Read this story Last Of The 'Sound Of Music' Von Trapps Dies At 99 Maria Von Trapp, the last of the seven-member Trapp Family Singers that inspired the play and film, died on Tuesday at her home in Vermont. Read this story more news stories

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