1. UKRAINE – MALAYSIA AIRLINES
Remembering the victims: Today is a national day of mourning in the Netherlands for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The first bodies were due to be flown from the Ukraine to the Netherlands where the jetliner originated.
Did a Russian fire the missile that brought down MH17? That depends on who you ask. A top Ukrainian official says he has no doubt. U.S. officials say pro-Russian rebels were responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but they now believe it’s likely the rebels didn’t know the plane was a commercial airliner when they opened fire, U.S. intelligence officials said yesterday.
2. MIDEAST CRISIS
Close call: A number of the world’s leading airlines have suspended flights to Israel’s main airport after a rocket fired from Gaza struck about a mile from its runways. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered U.S. airlines to stop flying to or from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport for at least 24 hours, and the European Aviation Safety Agency issued a warning to its airlines to stop its flights.
3. OBAMACARE RULINGS
Mixed bag: Two appeals courts made opposite rulings on Obamacare yesterday. First, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit court of appeals ruled against a key component of the law – the federal subsidies for millions of people who signed up for health coverage. The 2-1 decision created a legal path for a possible Supreme Court case that could essentially gut the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which passed with zero GOP votes. A few hours later, all three judges on a 4th Circuit panel in Virginia decided the opposite by declaring the subsidies legal and proper. The attorneys are earning their money on these cases.
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source: CNN.com
