- The US is sending Patriot missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets to Jordan to beef up defenses there as the US ally takes on an increasing number of refugees from neighboring war-torn Syria.
- One of Turkey's largest trade union groups is joining the growing protests against the Erdogan government and calling for a two-day national strike.
- President Obama's power to make recess appointments is expected to go before the Supreme Court later this year as Republicans want to sharply curtail the practice.
- NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign against sugary sodas is now expanding to take on fruit drinks, teas, and energy drinks.
- Social media game maker Zynga is laying off 18 percent of its staff and concentrating on mobile platforms as the company's losses reached $200 million last year.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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