Morning Brief: March 6th

by Kris Venezia | 03/06/2014 | 5:00am

Morning Brief: March 6th

Tensions high as Russian troops stay in Ukraine.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said a solution has not been reached, but the situation is getter better in Ukraine. [CNN]

Weather

Today, partly cloudy with a high of 31, and tonight, partly cloudy with a low of 26. [Full Forecast]

Need to Know

In Connecticut, President Obama pushed Congress to raise the minimum wage. [Washington Post]

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie advised residents to elect a new President to address problems with the Affordable Care Act. [NY Daily News]

NYC warns of Chinatown skin infection from handling raw fish. [NBC News]

Sports

The New York Islanders are in Edminton at 9:30

Today in History

In 1899, Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark. 

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