U.S. joins hunt for abducted girls

The Brief Wednesday, May 7th   Send To A Friend Subscribe Today     Obama: We'll Help Find Girls The Obama administration is dispatching military officials and hostage negotiators to Nigeria to aid in the recovery efforts of more than 250 girls kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram, whose leader recently boasted "I will sell them in the market"       A Study In Extremes The newly released National Climate Assessment grimly shows that warming is already upon us and extreme weather could become the norm       GOP Beats Tea Party in N.C. North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis captured the nomination on Tuesday night to oppose imperiled Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan       Battle Lines Blurred in Eastern Ukraine The conflict in the restive region seems black and white to governments in Kiev and Moscow, but on the ground the boundaries separating peaceful citizens from terrorists and violent thugs is murky—as TIME's correspondent found this week after a clash with separatists       Heigl Set for Primetime Return In Spy Drama Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl will return to primetime in NBC's new State of Affairs as a CIA attaché tasked with giving daily briefings on global incidents to the President, a role played by Alfre Woodard       Rebels Abandon Homs In Victory for Assad Regime       Botched Execution: Experts Call for 'One-Drug Protocol'       U.S. Wants to Help Highly Skilled Immigrants       Meet the Judge Who Will Decide Pistorius' Fate       Company Behind Meningitis Outbreak to Pay Victims       High Court Ousts Thai Prime Minister       Roger Federer Wins Another Set (of Twins)       To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Email Opt-Outs Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/emailprivacy.html Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/policy.html For Further Communication, Please Contact: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408   Connect with Time