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Learn more about our <a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/terms">Terms of Use</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_UKRAINE_PROTESTS?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- As thick black smoke rose from the barricades encircling the protest camp in central Kiev on Wednesday, the Ukrainian president blamed opposition leaders for the deadly violence that erupted between riot police and protesters in the capital in which at least 25 people died and 241 were injured.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:31:57 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_UKRAINE_PROTESTS?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By MARIA DANILOVA and YURAS KARMANAU 2014-02-19T10:31:57Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNITED_STATES_SYRIA?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the United States, Syria's civil war is threatening to start hitting closer to home.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:27:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNITED_STATES_SYRIA?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JULIE PACE 2014-02-19T08:27:15Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/1/10_THINGS_TO_KNOW_TODAY?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:03:51 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/1/10_THINGS_TO_KNOW_TODAY?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By The Associated Press 2014-02-19T11:03:51Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_CHURCH_ABUSE?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Los Angeles police were investigating allegations of child abuse by a Roman Catholic priest in 1988, they asked for a list of altar boys at the last parish where the priest worked.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:24:37 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_CHURCH_ABUSE?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By GILLIAN FLACCUS 2014-02-19T09:24:37Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_SKI_MENS_GIANT_SLALOM?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) -- Ted Ligety took a huge lead in the first run of the Olympic giant slalom Wednesday, and was poised to give the U.S. its first Alpine gold of the Sochi Games.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:34:23 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_SKI_MENS_GIANT_SLALOM?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By ANDREW DAMPF 2014-02-19T09:34:23Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_OLYMPICS_THE_ACCESSIBILITY_FACTOR?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- After $51 billion, it should be easy to get around at the Olympics - for everyone.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:31:55 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_OLYMPICS_THE_ACCESSIBILITY_FACTOR?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By OSKAR GARCIA 2014-02-19T09:31:55Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_PUSSY_RIOT_PROFILE?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- Some marvel at their brazen nerve. Others condemn the young women as anarchic and enemies of the state.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:17:22 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_PUSSY_RIOT_PROFILE?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By NATALIYA VASILYEVA 2014-02-19T10:17:22Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_VENEZUELA_PROTESTS?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Moments before his dramatic arrest, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez told a sea of white-shirted supporters that he doesn't fear years behind bars if that's what it takes to open eyes to the damage done to Venezuela by 15 years of socialist rule.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:01:44 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_VENEZUELA_PROTESTS?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By ANDREW ROSATI and JOSHUA GOODMAN 2014-02-19T05:01:44Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FALLING_ICE_SKYSCRAPERS?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- City dwellers facing one of the most brutal winters on record have been dealing with something far more dangerous than snow falling from the sky: ice tumbling from skyscrapers.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:16:09 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FALLING_ICE_SKYSCRAPERS?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By VERENA DOBNIK 2014-02-19T11:16:09Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POWERBALL_5_THINGS?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Wednesday's Powerball drawing carries an estimated $400 million jackpot. If no one matches all the numbers, the prize potential will grow before the next drawing on Saturday. Here are five things you should know about Powerball payouts and your odds of winning.... Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:11:29 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POWERBALL_5_THINGS?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ 2014-02-19T06:11:29Z