Malaysia Orders Navy, Coast Guard To Rescue Rohingyas At Sea Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Malaysia Orders Navy, Coast Guard To Rescue Rohingyas At Sea Prime Minister Najib Razak made the announcement via Twitter, a day after Indonesia joined Kuala Lumpur in agreeing to take in the refugees, most of whom have fled Myanmar. Read this story Heart Risk Factors May Affect Black Women More Than White Women Race affects the risk of heart disease, and black women face elevated risk with just a few metabolic risk factors, a study finds. That's not the case for white women. Read this story Domestic Violence Charges Dismissed Against The NFL's Ray Rice A felony charge was filed after Rice struck his fiancee while they were visiting Atlantic City, N.J., in February of 2014. Last May, he entered a one-year pretrial program. Read this story Fears Grow That ISIS Might Target Palmyra's Ancient Treasures Ancient ruins in the Syrian city captured by Islamist extremists could suffer the same fate as priceless artifacts that were destroyed in other cities seized by the group. Read this story Sen. Rand Paul Stages 'Filibuster' To Protest Patriot Act The Kentucky senator and presidential candidate opposes the collection of bulk telephone data and other surveillance measures that the government says are needed to combat terrorism. Read this story more news stories

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