March 7, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)--ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
NATIONAL
- Carrier cancellation heats up sequester fight as cuts take effect (The Hill)
- But what do the cuts mean for me? A sequester FAQ for the rest of us (Slate)
- Goal to cut deficit by $4 trillion in reach (Sacramento Bee)
- Sequester puts more cancer patients at risk of dying, researchers say (Daily Beast)
- Military foreclosure rates raise concerns (U-T San Diego, based on New York Times story)
- DHS freed over 2,000 immigrants since February (Sacramento Bee)
- Military draft registration: Goodbye to the draft board? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Democrats turn to FCC to reveal secret donors behind political ads (The Hill)
- Birds May Use 'Sound Maps' To Navigate Huge Distances (NPR)
INTERNATIONAL
- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dies (CNN)
- Mexican president warns party over graft: No one is untouchable (Reuters)
- The Holocaust just got more shocking (New York Times)
- Afghan Government Bans Some American Forces For Links To Killings And Torture (NPR)
- In Depressed Spain, ATMs That Dispense Free Cash (NPR)
- Assad forces take Aleppo village, reopening supply line (Reuters)
- Volcanic eruptions might lessen greenhouse effects (CS Monitor)
HEALTH/SCIENCE
- MIT Invents A Machine That Can Look At Batman's Face And See His Heart Beating (NPR – fascinating video)
- Doctors report first cure of HIV in a child (USA Today)
- New drug doubles risk of pancreatitis (Ivanhoe Newswire)
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