The headline news from March 16, 2015

The archive of all headlines from March 16, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Robert Durst: Millionaire Drifter Who Can’t Run From His Past

NBC News  16/Mar/2015 00:25:07

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’Worse than worse case’

CNN  16/Mar/2015 00:30:03

Aid workers scramble to help Cyclone Pam victims

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Murder case tied to wife's disappearance, source says

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 00:30:15

Los Angeles authorities arrest Robert Durst, scion of a New York real estate fortune. A law enforcement source tells the Times that Durst may have killed an L.A. writer, Susan Berman, because she knew information about his wife's mysterious disappearance. Did an HBO show solve the 14-year-old case?

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Case tied to wife's disappearance, source says

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 00:40:13

Los Angeles authorities arrest Robert Durst, scion of a New York real estate fortune. A law enforcement source tells the Times that Durst may have killed an L.A. writer, Susan Berman, because she knew information about his wife's mysterious disappearance. Did an HBO show solve the 14-year-old case?

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’Worse than worst case’

CNN  16/Mar/2015 00:50:03

Aid workers scramble to help Cyclone Pam victims

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Netanyahu warns supporters he may lose election

Washingtonpost  16/Mar/2015 01:45:08

A loss — or a razor-thin win — would mark a sobering reversal for Israel’s security hawks in a country that has been moving rightward for the past 15 years.

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FergusonSuspect charged over officer shootings named as Jeffrey Williams

The Guardian  16/Mar/2015 01:45:09

St Louis County prosecutor says 20-year-old man has admitted shooting two officers but says shots were not aimed at police

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In HBO Show,Robert DurstSays He ‘KilledThem All’NYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 01:55:03

In the final episode of a six-part HBO documentary about him, Mr. Durst seemed to veer toward a confession for the deaths of three people over the course of three decades.

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'Killed them all, of course,' Robert Durst says in HBO finale

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 02:15:09

A six-part HBO documentary series about the real estate scion's links to three killings concludes in dramatic fashion with Durst being heard on a microphone muttering to himself, 'there it is, you're caught.' Case tied to wife’s disappearance, source says

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Pam ’wiped out’ Vanuatu development

BBC  16/Mar/2015 03:20:03

Cyclone Pam has «wiped out» development in Vanuatu, its president says, amid ongoing concern over residents of the Pacific nation’s outlying islands.

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’People need help’

CNN  16/Mar/2015 03:25:03

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'Killed them all, of course,' Robert Durst says in HBO finale

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 03:50:09

A six-part HBO documentary series about the real estate scion's links to three killings concludes in dramatic fashion with Durst being heard on a microphone muttering to himself, 'there it is, you're caught.' Did an HBO show solve the 14-year-old case?

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Cricket World Cup Is About to Get Really Exciting

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 05:10:08

The first stage of the World Cup has been like a long mountain climb Now, it is time for the second phase, the downhill part when everything flies past in a rush to the final in Melbourne, Australia. By the end of this week, only four teams will remain

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’Out, Dilma’

CNN  16/Mar/2015 06:30:02

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Pam ’wiped out’ Vanuatu development

BBC  16/Mar/2015 06:30:05

Cyclone Pam has «wiped out» development in Vanuatu, its president says, as concern rises about people on remote islands of the Pacific nation.

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In HBO Show,Robert DurstSays He ‘KilledThem All’NYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 06:55:03

In the final episode of “Jinx,” a six-part HBO documentary about him, Mr. Durst, the scion of a wealthy New York real estate family, seemed to veer toward a confession for the deaths of three people over the course of three decades.

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NBC News  16/Mar/2015 07:20:06

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Robert Durst: Millionaire Drifter Who Can’t Run From His Past

NBC News  16/Mar/2015 07:25:06

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In HBO Show,Robert DurstSays He ‘KilledThem All’NYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 08:00:07

In the final episode of “Jinx,” a six-part HBO documentary about him, Mr. Durst, the scion of a wealthy New York real estate family, seemed to veer toward a confession in the deaths of three people over the course of three decades.

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Boomers at Risk for Drug Abuse

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 09:00:11

The first stage of the World Cup has been like a long mountain climb Now, it is time for the second phase, the downhill part when everything flies past in a rush to the final in Melbourne, Australia. By the end of this week, only four teams will remain

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Cricket World Cup Is About to Get Really Exciting

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 09:10:08

The first stage of the World Cup has been like a long mountain climb Now, it is time for the second phase, the downhill part when everything flies past in a rush to the final in Melbourne, Australia. By the end of this week, only four teams will remain

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Iranian nuclear talks resume in Lausanne as deadline approaches

The Guardian  16/Mar/2015 09:50:07

US secretary of state John Kerry meets Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif to negotiate curbs to Tehran’s nuclear programme

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Where’s Putin gone?

CNN  16/Mar/2015 09:55:02

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Making NATO Defunct: EU Military Force intended to Reduce U.S. Influence in Europe?

Globalresearch  16/Mar/2015 10:00:06

An EU military force is being justified as protection from Russia, but it may also be a way of reducing US influence as the EU and Germany come to loggerheads with the US and NATO over Ukraine.

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Cyclone-hit Vanuatu appeals for help

BBC  16/Mar/2015 10:20:03

Vanuatu needs help «right now» after powerful Cyclone Pam destroyed all economic progress of recent years, President Baldwin Lonsdale says.

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’Killed Them All’: Who Is Millionaire Robert Durst?

NBC News  16/Mar/2015 10:25:07

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Cricket World Cup to Get Really Exciting

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 10:50:08

The first stage of the World Cup has been like a long mountain climb Now, it is time for the second phase, the downhill part when everything flies past in a rush to the final in Melbourne, Australia. By the end of this week, only four teams will remain

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Making NATO Defunct: EU Military Force intended to Reduce US Influence in Europe?

Globalresearch  16/Mar/2015 11:05:05

An EU military force is being justified as protection from Russia, but it may also be a way of reducing US influence as the EU and Germany come to loggerheads with the US and NATO over Ukraine.

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Iranian nuclear talks resume in Lausanne as deadline approaches

The Guardian  16/Mar/2015 11:15:07

John Kerry meets Iranian counterpart to negotiate curbs to Tehran’s nuclear programme

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In HBO Show,Robert DurstSays He ‘KilledThem All’NYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 11:30:04

In the final episode of “The Jinx,” a six-part documentary about him, Mr. Durst, the scion of a wealthy New York real estate family, seemed to veer toward a confession in the deaths of three people over the course of three decades.

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Boomers at Risk for Drug Abuse

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 11:35:08

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Iranian nuclear talks resume as deadline nears

The Guardian  16/Mar/2015 12:00:14

John Kerry meets Iranian counterpart to negotiate curbs to Tehran’s nuclear programme

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ACLU files new lawsuit over Obama administration drone ’kill list’

The Guardian  16/Mar/2015 12:10:08

Top civil liberties group calls for greater transparency regarding ‘targeted killing program’ and how officials handle possibility of civilian deaths

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Rift Divides Fiscal and Defense Hawks in the G.O.P.NYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 12:30:04

The push to secure the first Republican budget plan in nearly a decade is revealing a chasm between lawmakers who want to maintain strict spending caps and those who are threatening to derail any budget that does not ensure an increase for the military.

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’Nukes at the ready’

CNN  16/Mar/2015 12:45:02

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Israel’s Netanyahu Pleads for Voter Support

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 13:35:08

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'Killed them all, of course,' Robert Durst says in HBO finale

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 13:50:10

A six-part HBO documentary series about the real estate scion's links to three killings concludes in dramatic fashion with Durst being heard on a microphone muttering to himself, 'there it is, you're caught.' Durst murder case complicated by HBO’s big role

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Netanyahu warns supporters he may lose election

Washingtonpost  16/Mar/2015 14:25:06

A loss — or a razor-thin win — on Tuesday would mark a sobering reversal for Israel’s security hawks in a country that has been moving rightward for years.

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Saddam Hussein’s Tomb Flattened in Fighting

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 14:25:08

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'Killed them all, of course,' Durst says in HBO finale

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 14:30:10

A six-part HBO documentary series about the real estate scion's links to three killings concludes in dramatic fashion with Robert Durst being heard on a microphone muttering to himself, 'there it is, you're caught.' Durst murder case complicated by HBO’s big role

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'Killed them all, of course,' Durst says in HBO finale

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 15:10:08

A six-part HBO documentary series about the real estate scion's links to three killings concludes in dramatic fashion with Robert Durst being heard on a microphone muttering to himself, 'there it is, you're caught.' ’The Jinx’ finale, Robert Durst and documentaries as judge and jury

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Has Robert Durst really 'killed them all'?

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 15:35:08

The eccentric real estate scion and subject of an HBO documentary on several people's deaths is expected at an extradition hearing in New Orleans today. ’Killed them all, of course,’ Durst says in HBO finale

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Has Durst really 'killed them all'?

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 15:40:08

The eccentric real estate scion and subject of an HBO documentary on several people's deaths is expected at an extradition hearing in New Orleans today. ’The Jinx’ finale, Robert Durst and documentaries as judge and jury

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U.S. attorney leading Gray probe to resign

Washingtonpost  16/Mar/2015 16:30:09

Unless former D.C. mayor Vincent Gray is charged in the next two weeks, Ronald Machen Jr. will leave office with the corruption case unresolved.

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Durst to be sent to L.A. in slaying

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 16:35:08

The eccentric real estate scion and subject of an HBO documentary on his possible role in several deaths waives extradition during a hearing in New Orleans. ’The Jinx’ finale, Robert Durst and documentaries as judge and jury

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Durst to be sent to L.A. in slaying

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 16:40:08

The eccentric real estate scion and subject of an HBO documentary on his possible role in several deaths waives extradition during a hearing in New Orleans. HBO, Robert Durst and documentaries as judge and jury

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Robert Durst Agrees to Face Murder Change in Los Angeles

NBC News  16/Mar/2015 16:55:06

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NetanyahuAdmits He HadStrategic Motivefor SettlementNYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 17:00:05

Campaigning in Har Homa to appeal to pro-settlement voters, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he had authorized construction at the site to disrupt Palestinian development between Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

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Robert Durst Agrees to Face Murder Charge in Los Angeles

NBC News  16/Mar/2015 17:05:08

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Durst to be sent to L.A. in slaying

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 17:40:08

The eccentric real estate scion and subject of an HBO documentary on his possible role in several deaths waives extradition during a hearing in New Orleans. Timeline: The twists and turns of Robert Durst

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Vladimir Putin Makes First Appearance in 10 Days

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 17:55:08

The first stage of the World Cup has been like a long mountain climb Now, it is time for the second phase, the downhill part when everything flies past in a rush to the final in Melbourne, Australia. By the end of this week, only four teams will remain

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Durst to be sent to L.A. in slaying

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 18:00:10

The eccentric real estate scion and subject of an HBO documentary on his possible role in several deaths waives extradition during a hearing in New Orleans. Timeline: The twists and turns of the Robert Durst case

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Obamacare triggers massive drop in Americans without health insurance

The Guardian  16/Mar/2015 18:10:07

More than 16m Americans have gained insurance through the Affordable Care Act as estimates suggest proportion of uninsured people has fallen by a third

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Middle-Class Betrayal? Why Working Hard Is No Longer Enough

NBC News  16/Mar/2015 18:20:07

In Plain Sight

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Putin orders ’full alert’

CNN  16/Mar/2015 18:45:03

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Netanyahu Says No Palestinian State if He is Re-ElectedNYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 18:50:04

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that as long as he is the leader, a Palestinian state would not be established, reversing his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Too Much Parenting, Not Enough Exercise

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 18:50:08

Research Report: Children with parents overly involved in their lives tend to be less physically active, a study finds. Plus, a possible link between tubal ligation and a lower rate of ovarian cancer.

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Netanyahu Says No Palestinian State if He Is Re-ElectedNYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 18:55:04

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that as long as he is the leader, a Palestinian state would not be established, reversing his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Extradition delayed for Robert Durst

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 18:55:09

One of Durst's attorneys says prosecutors in New Orleans are considering filing charges against Durst, prompting the delay. He did not say what the charges were. Timeline: The twists and turns of the Robert Durst case

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Durst extradition to L.A. is delayed

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 19:00:11

An attorney for the real estate heir says prosecutors in New Orleans are considering filing charges against Durst, prompting the delay. He did not say what the charges are. Timeline: The twists and turns of the Robert Durst case

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Obamacare triggers massive drop in Americans without health insurance

The Guardian  16/Mar/2015 19:05:06

More than 16 million Americans gained insurance through Affordable Care Act as estimates suggest proportion of uninsured people has fallen by a third

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Netanyahu Says No Palestinian State if He is Re-ElectedNYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 19:10:03

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that as long as he is the leader, a Palestinian state would not be established, reversing his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Too Much Parenting, Not Enough Exercise

Wall Street Journal  16/Mar/2015 19:10:08

Children with parents overly involved in their lives tend to be less physically active, a study finds. Plus, a possible link between tubal ligation and a lower rate of ovarian cancer.

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Netanyahu Says No Palestinian State if He Is Re-ElectedNYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 19:15:03

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that as long as he is the leader, a Palestinian state would not be established, reversing his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Iran raised GOP letter in nuclear talks, U.S. says

Washingtonpost  16/Mar/2015 19:20:09

Iranian negotiators meeting with U.S. officials expressed concern over a letter from Senate Republicans warning that a nuclear deal with President Obama might not outlast his time in office.

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Death toll rises in Vanuatu cyclone

BBC  16/Mar/2015 19:30:11

A UN team in Vanuatu says 24 people are confirmed dead and 3,300 have been displaced by Cyclone Pam, with communication to outlying islands still down.

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Durst extradition to L.A. is delayed

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 19:35:08

An attorney for the real estate heir says prosecutors in New Orleans are considering filing charges against Durst, prompting the delay. He did not say what the charges are. More on the Durst case

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Netanyahu Says No Palestinian State if He Is Re-electedNYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 20:15:04

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that as long as he is the leader, a Palestinian state would not be established, reversing his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Netanyahu says no Palestinian state if he wins

Washingtonpost  16/Mar/2015 20:15:08

The Israeli prime minister’s assertion appeared to reverse his previous declarations of support of a two-state solution to end the conflict.

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Durst extradition to L.A. is delayed

Los Angeles Times  16/Mar/2015 20:20:10

An attorney for the real estate heir says prosecutors in New Orleans may file charges against Robert Durst. In L.A., Durst is wanted in the 2000 slaying of his friend, writer Susan Berman. More on the Durst case

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Netanyahu Says No Palestinian State if He Is Re-ElectedNYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 20:45:04

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that as long as he is the leader, a Palestinian state would not be established, reversing his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Netanyahu Says No Palestinian State if He Is Re-electedNYT Now

New York Times  16/Mar/2015 21:45:04

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that as long as he is the leader, a Palestinian state would not be established, reversing his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Makers of The Jinx face questions over when they found Durst evidence

The Guardian  16/Mar/2015 22:50:10

HBO film-makers silent over claims that key scene in series linking real estate heir with murder of Susan Berman was filmed up to two years ago

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