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| Hillary Clinton created her own private email system that she exclusively used as secretary of state, ignoring “very specific guidance” from the White House by not even creating, let alone using, a government email account. The Associated Press traced the computer server that sent and received Clinton’s emails back to her home in Chappaqua, New York. The practice gave Clinton “impressive control over limiting access to her message archives” and surpassed privatizing practices used by other politicans who employed Yahoo or Microsoft email accounts. “Operating her own server would have afforded Clinton additional legal opportunities to block government or private subpoenas in criminal, administrative, or civil cases because her lawyers could object in court before being forced to turn over any emails,” the AP writes. In addition, homemade email servers are not as reliable or secure from hackers as those in commercial data centers. |
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| Ben Carson, one of America’s top neurosurgeons and a potential Republican candidate for president, said on CNN that prison proves homosexuality is a choice, adding “because a lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight—and when they come out, they’re gay. So, did something happen while they were in there? Ask yourself that question.” Carson said he thinks same-sex couples should have the same legal rights as heterosexual couples, but without the title of marriage. “Why can’t any two human beings, I don’t care what their sexual orientation is, why can’t they have the legal right to do those things? That does not require changing the definition of marriage.” |
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| While speaking at a meeting with his interior ministry, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov had a political subtext. He then reportedly declared that he wanted Russia to be free of those sort of murders. In addition, Russian news agencies on Wednesday reported that the Federal Security Service has already identified several suspects in the killing. |
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| The Italian coast guard said Wednesday it’s bringing roughly 1,000 rescued migrants to its southern ports after a number of boat rescues. The refugees were in five dinghies and two larger boats, one of which capsized; 10 died at sea. They are Syrians, Palestinians, Libyans, Tunisians, or from sub-Saharan Africa. Each week, hundreds, if not thousands, of migrants are reaching Italy via smugglers’ boats. |
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| The Council of Europe ruled Wednesday that France is in violation of a European treaty because it has not banned the smacking of children. According to the council, France’s laws are not “sufficiently clear, binding, and precise” as they allow parents the “right to discipline” their kids. Other countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain, have complete bans on smacking. Polls in France are showing a majority support the right to smack children. |
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| The FBI says it has a suspect in custody in connection to a shooting late Tuesday at the National Security Agency headquarters at Maryland’s Fort Meade and other incidents of gunfire over the past week in the Baltimore-Washington area, according to a statement early Wednesday. “We believe the subject responsible for shooting incidents on the ICC, near Fort Meade Army installation and other locations around the Baltimore-Washington metro area in the last two weeks is in custody,“ said FBI spokeswoman Amy Thoreson. Authorities are investigating five incidents across three counties, which left at least two people wounded. Shots were fired last Tuesday at a shopping complex while police received reports of gunfire at a Wal-Mart and the AMC Theater at The Mall in Columbia on Monday. Authorities also said a gunman fired on a garbage truck on Tuesday, injuring two passengers. Gunshots were reported Tuesday evening at the NSA campus, about 12 miles from the garbage truck incident.
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| A top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the U.S. should "absolutely" consider providing lethal weapons to Ukraine in their battle against Russia-backed separatists. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey told the Senate Armed Services Committee, “I think we should absolutely consider lethal aid and it ought to be in the context of NATO allies because Putin’s ultimate objective is to fracture NATO." It's likely Dempsey meant providing assistance along with NATO allies instead of solely through U.S. channels. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the European Council met via video conference and threatened Russia with more sanctions if the ceasefire pact fails. Ukraine officials also announced Tuesday that three servicemen had been killed and nine wounded over the last several days. |
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| Indian authorities are enforcing a court injunction Tuesday to prevent the broadcast of an interview with one of the men sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 23-year-old Delhi student. The BBC’s Storyville documentary India’s Daughter is scheduled to air on International Women’s Day on March 8 and in India on NDTV. The film includes an interview with Mukesh Singh, one of the convicted rapists who said the victim should not have fought back. The court also ordered a block on publishing the interview while the government rebuked prison officials for giving access to the British production. Filmmaker Leslee Udwin said she used formal channels and received permission to conduct the interview from the then-director general of Tihar jail and the Ministry of Home Affairs. The filmmakers said blocking the film violates their freedom of expression. |
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| Actress Elisha Cuthbert and her husband, Toronto Maple Leafs Captain Dion Phaneuf, threatened to sue a Canadian sports news show late Tuesday for showing a tweet alleging an affair between Cuthbert and Leafs player Joffrey Lupul. The offending tweet was from the account of a fan named Anthony Adragna and showed up in a social-media crawl on the bottom of the screen on TSN’s TradeCenter. Cuthbert and Phaneuf have demanded a formal apology and “a significant amount of damages.” TSN issued a statement calling the broadcasting of the tweet “inappropriate and disrespectful” and offered apologies. |
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| Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Sidney Rice and New York Giants kicker Steve Weatherford said Tuesday they plan to donate their brains to medical research after they die. The two made the announcement to coincide with Brain Injury Awareness Month and with the hope that more pro football players will step forward and help further brain research. The Super Bowl-winning Rice, who is 27, retired from the National Football League last July due to concerns about the effects of taking so many jolts to the head. “A lot of my teammates and a lot of close friends have dealt with concussions and the depression that comes with that,” Weatherford added. “There’s a lot of issues that stem from brain injuries and it’s not just professional athletes. This affects everybody.”
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