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«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Police: Frat pledge died in fall from balcony during party

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a Binghamton University student from a New York City suburb died in a fall from a balcony at an upstate fraternity house hosting a St. Patrick's Day party.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Police: Frat pledge died in fall from balcony during party

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a Binghamton University student from a New York City suburb died in a fall from a balcony at an upstate fraternity house hosting a St. Patrick's Day party. The Binghamton Police Department on Monday released details of the death of 18-year-old Conor Donnelly, of Pearl River in Rockland County.

GantDaily.com 

5 things for Tuesday, March 21: FBI chief, Brexit, electronics ban

Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here. 1. Politics With a swift one-two punch, FBI Director James Comey put a big cloud over the Trump White House that […]

WSJ.com 

Future Doctors Test Their Medical Skills in the Wild

Students from the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine recently spent six days camping in a park in New Jersey to learn how to take care of patients in the wilderness or during disasters without the medical equipment typically found in hospitals. Video: Jeff Bush/Photo: Mark Abramson for The Wall Street Journal

The National Interest 

Get Ready, Russia: Ukraine Wants to Build Its Very Own MiG-29 (Sort of)

Dave Majumdar

Security, Europe

Chances are its not going to happen. 

Ukraine is developing a new indigenous lightweight fighter aircraft fighter according to a new report. However, the project has existed in some form for more than ten years.

According to a report in Jane’s, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that Kiev would develop its own twin-engine, multirole fighter during a visit to the Ivchenko-Progress engine design bureau. The aircraft—which... Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Leicester striker Vardy says he gets death threats

LONDON — Jamie Vardy has gone from Premier League champion to a target of hatred. The Leicester striker said he has received death threats amid the bitter fallout from manager Claudio Ranieri being fired by his club last month. Vardy was named as one of the players who had conversations with Leicester’s owners before Ranieri

Yahoo! News 

U.S. to ban some airline passengers from carrying larger electronics

By David Shepardson and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passengers on some U.S.-bound foreign airline flights will have to check electronic devices larger than a cell phone once U.S. authorities formalize a new ban in response to an unspecified terrorism threat, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday. The new rule is expected to be announced Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security, the officials said, adding that it had been under consideration since the U.S. government learned of a threat several weeks ago. Читать дальше...

The National Interest 

The Russian Navy's Submarines Are Getting New Torpedoes (And America Should Worry)

Dave Majumdar

Security, Europe

The new weapons will equip both nuclear and diesel-electric submarines.

The Kremlin’s submarine fleet is starting to receive upgraded torpedoes according to Russian naval officials.

The new weapons will equip both nuclear and diesel-electric submarines. However, it is not clear if the Russians are building both 533mm and 633mm versions of the new torpedoes. Russian submarines are often equipped with torpedo tubes of both diameters.

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