March 20, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Kiev will withdraw Ukrainian troops from Crimea and appeal to the UN to declare Crimea a de-militarised zone.
- AP adapts its Crimean datelines, handing sovereignty neither to Ukraine nor Russia.
- China has tripled its arms exports in the past five years and imports 11% of its weapons from Ukraine.
- Child pornography ring busted by US police yesterday had 27,000 subscribers.
- Prominent architects sign a petition to save the "Eiffel Tower of Russia" from demolition.
- Exploring foreclosed homes in Los Angeles.
- Lapses exposed by flight MH370 erode confidence in flying, suggesting many of the rules following 9/11 are window-dressing.
- Ten years later, Lost writers are still answering viewers' questions about the show.
- Nearly 1 in 5 adults drank single-cup-brewed coffee yesterday—equalling billions of plastic pods.
- Repetition affects how the brain processes sound, leading us to believe what we hear is inherently musical.
- Entrepreneurial band makes money off Spotify by asking fans to stream silence overnight.
- Anthony Lane goes long on Scarlett Johansson and her new film Under the Skin.
- New "anti-social" app Cloak helps people avoid each other.
- CalPoly students write Google Glass software that turns the device into a wearable security camera, filming everything.
- Michigan legislature proposes "pay it forward" tuition plan to replace student loans.
- Documentary Paycheck to Paycheck, on day-to-day challenges facing working-poor women, available for free on HBO until March 24.
- The behavioral benefits of castration: doting, better-smelling, obedient pets.
