1. Headline: Obama signs U.S. health-care overhaul into law
Today US President Obama signed a historic $938 billion hearth care bill that will extend to 32 million uninsured Americans and ban insurance company practices like denying coverage to people with medical problems. However, not everyone is on board. Not a single Republican voted in favour of the 10-year bill, deeming the law unconstitutional.
2. Headline: Israeli PM gets chance to mend fences with U.S.
After a rocky meeting with U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden this month, hopes were high that US President Obama would do better with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington. The relations between the US and Israel, though longtime allies, have rarely been worse. Though the main quarrel is regarding Israel's refusal to stop expanding settlements in Jerusalem, Netanyahu and Obama must patch up their differences. Both agree Iran developing nuclear weapons is a much bigger threat, and are focussed on discouraging the country's nuclear development.
3. Headline: Britain expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai case
Britain has expelled an unnamed Israeli diplomat, due to the alleged use of 12 forged U.K. passports in the assassination of a Hamas operative. Though Israel has declined to comment, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says Israel is responsible for the slaying of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on Jan 20 in Dubai. Miliband stated that Britain will continue to support Israel's bid for security and stability, though Israel has put British nationals at risk and showed a "profound disregard" for Britain's sovereignty.
4. Headline: Ann Coulter’s speech in Ottawa cancelled
Right-wing "antagonist" Ann Coulter was forced to cancel a University of Ottawa address last night after organizers feared her appearance could turn demonstrators violent. Coulter declares she has given 100 to 200 speeches at universities, and this was the first one to be shut down. Because of Coulter's extreme right-wing and sometimes outrageous statements, some demonstrators against hr speech had swarmed the event and turned boisterous. COulter plans on filing a human rights complaint in Canada regarding the incident, adding the incident had revealed "the shortcomings in Canadian free speech".
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