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Top Stories: Malaysian Plane Still Missing; Crisis In Crimea Continues

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Missing Plane's Fate Still A Mystery

-- Will Blood Be Shed In Crimea Before Diplomacy Can Work?

-- Book News: Ned O'Gorman, Poet And Founder Of Harlem School, Dies

Other news that's making headlines:

-- "The Reckoning: The Father of the Sandy Hook killer searches for answers." (The New Yorker)

-- "6.9 Northern California earthquake followed by aftershocks ... no reports of significant damage or injuries." (Los Angeles Times)

-- Oscar Pistorius vomits during pathologist's testimony about girlfriend's death. (South Africa's News 24)

-- "Kidnapped nuns thank negotiators after being freed in Syria." (The Guardian)

-- "Peru agrees to extradite van der Sloot to U.S. ... in 26 years." (CNN)

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Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.
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