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The White House says pre a dead aimed to ending the bloodshed in Ukraine. The proposal which requires Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to agree to languish 1 some powers and bring opposition 2 into the government. White House press secretary Jay Carney during a briefing said everyone benefits under the plan. 

“It’s in Russia’s interests for the violence ending Ukraine and it’s in the interests of the United State and our European friends and of course, most important, the Ukraine people. We welcome the cessation of violence and we welcome the agreement is to be reached.”

Over some government protestors boot opposition leaders to take the street today in Kiev Independence Square to explain the deal.They say Viktor Yanukovych needs to go immediately, and they threaten renew violence if he doesn’t step down this weekend. 

President Obama will not let go a minimum wage issue. The president met with Democratic governors todays and spoke 4 the need to raise the minimum wage. NPR’s Scott Horsley reports from the White House. 

President Obama promised to keep pushing the increase of the federal minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 an hour. 21 states already have higher minimums and at least half dozen governors are pushing increases of their own. Obama sees it as a winning issue for Democrats 5. He notes the hiking minimum wage enjoys broad supports among Democrats, independent and even Republicans. 

“People, I think, instinctually understand that part of what this country should be about is if you're working hard and taking responsibility that you can get ahead and that you can look after your family.”

Earlier this week, Congressional forecast predicted raising the federal minimum to $10.10 an hour will lease some 900,000 people out of poverty, but it will also cost estimated half a million jobs. Scott Horsley, NPR News, The White House. 

California state senator Ron Calderon and his brother Tom a former state senator have been indicted 6 on public corruption 7 charges by the US Attorney Office. The pair are part of a powerful political family which connection throughout southern California. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports. 

A Democrat 3 who represents the Los Angeles suburb of D-Montebello, Ron Calderon is charged with accepting bribes 8 just supported legislation that allow medical fraud by a former executive at a specific hospital in Long Beach. The hospital specializes in its spine 9 surgeries that often paid for by works compensation funds. Calderon is charged with voting to keep the law that allowed the hospital to manipulate insurance companies for tremendous profits. he was also caught in a FBI sting when agents posed an independent video representative sought tax advantages. Older brother Tom Calderon is also charged with money laundry and conspiracy 10. The Calderon indictments 11 come after a-year-long investigation 12 into local corruption. Both brothers deny all charges. Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR News. 

Stocks posed a moderate decline to end the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 29 points, to 16,103; the NASDAQ close down 4 points. 

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Canada managed just squeeze past the US today in the men's hockey semi-final. The Canadian squad 13 defeated the US 1-0, moving on the gold medal run Sunday against Sweden. US was apart now have to be contended for the shot of the bronze medal when it faces Finland. After today's game, winning Canadian Jamie Benn scored a long goal. Team captain Sidney Crosby says his team defended the squad did his job. 

"We're able to take away a lot of offends and just play to the ending, not set back, but make sure that we're told and generate thing down all."

Canadian men's hockey team is now in the position to win would-be 3 gold medals in 4 Olympics. 

Now under Sochi, Russia was the first doping cases of the 214 winter games were reported. NPR's Sam Sanders says one case involves a German athlete who tested positive for stimulant 14. 

Germany Olympic Committee says they were told Thursday at which one of Olympians had tested positive. they were notified by the International Olympic Committee. according to the German Ski Federation 15, a second test took on the athlete also came by positive. Also today, a bobsledder from Italy was kicked out of the game for doping. The International Olympic Committee says it planned to carry out more than 2,400 drug tests in Sochi, a record for Olympic, at a 57% increase from 2010 Winter Games. If medalists test positive for a ban substance, their won will be revoked 16. A few weeks ago, a Russian biocory was drawn 17 from the games before he even start it after she failed the drug test. Sam Sanders, NPR News, Sochi. 

When it comes to people who use telephones on the airplanes, the government appears to be divided. On the one hand is the federal communication commission, which looks the issue is not appeared to leave the uses of telephones in flights will interfere 18 with airplane electronics; while with another agency, the department of transportation is signaling it wants keep the ban in place.