[U.S.] As spending cuts trigger, many say nation's security won't suffer as feared

As spending cuts trigger, many say nation's security won't suffer as feared
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/02/28/a-sequestration-solution-for-the-pentagon/
WASHINGTON - The warnings only grew more dire as the deadline approached. Automatic cuts to national defense, Pentagon leaders insisted, would be a “disaster,” amounting to “assisted suicide” and “a major step toward creation of an unready, hollow ...

Expectant NYC couple killed in crash; baby survives
http://westchester.news12.com/news/tri-state/expectant-couple-nathan-and-raizy-glauber-die-in-hit-and-run-accident-in-williamsburg-1.4742106
NEW YORK A young Jewish Orthodox couple en route to a hospital to have their first child were killed in a car crash early Sunday, but their child survived.

SpaceX cargo capsule reaches International Space Station
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/03/173353620/after-delay-spacex-dragon-reaches-space-station
By Irene Klotz. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida | Sun Mar 3, 2013 7:39am EST. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station used a robotic arm to pluck a SpaceX cargo capsule from orbit on Sunday and prepared to ...

St Patrick's Day Parade signals the 'Rebirth of Rockaway'
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/St-Patricks-Day-Parade-signals-the-Rebirth-of-Rockaway-194632881.html
Thousands of Rockaway residents turned up to celebrate the 38th annual Queens County St Patrick's Day Parade at Rockaway Beach.

Union: Drivers of major Las Vegas taxi firm strike
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Union-Drivers-of-major-Las-Vegas-taxi-firm-strike-4324179.php
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Drivers at a major Las Vegas taxi company went on strike early Sunday in a contract dispute, a union official said.

Apple Patent Judge Orders New Trial on Some Samsung Products
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/half-1b-apple-awarded-samsung-invalidated-18632511
Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s $1.05 billion victory against Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) in a patent-infringement case was cut about 45 percent by a judge who ordered a new trial on damages for some Samsung products after finding the jury erred.

Polar bear cub makes public debut at Buffalo Zoo
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/01/boris-the-polar-bear-gets-a-root-canal/
The fluffy white cub has been hand raised since her birth on November 27 last year, because her mother, Anana, did not display any maternal instincts.

Wildfire threat will remain high Sunday after day of blazes
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/3/3/evacuation_orders_co.html
ORMOND BEACH -- One day after four wildfires burned nearly 1,500 acres in three counties, Central Florida will be under a fire-weather watch again Sunday.

More Than 2000 Illegal Immigrants Released Due To Looming Budget Cuts
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2-000-illegal-immigrants-set-free-due-budget-cuts-report-article-1.1277277
It was more than just a few hundred. The Homeland Security Department released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation over the past few weeks as the sequester approached.