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Top Stories: Crisis In Ukraine; Search For Missing Jet

NPR | By Mark Memmott

Published March 22, 2014 at 7:41 AM MDT

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- More Satellite Images May Show Debris From Missing Jet

-- Buffett's Billion Dollars Are Safe As Upsets Bust Brackets

Other top stories:

-- "Russian troops surround Crimea airbase, issue ultimatum." (Reuters)

-- "Poles See Shades Of 1939 In Russia's Crimea Grab." (Weekend Edition Saturday)

-- "Russia Begins to Feel Pressure on Economy From Sanctions." (The New York Times)

-- "First Lady Surprises In China Speech." (The Wall Street Journal)

-- "Turkish people strike back, tweeting against Twitter ban." (The Irish Times)

Mark Memmott

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.