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• EU leaders signed off on a deal taxing bank deposits of more than 100,000 euros. The rest of the 5.8 billion-euro bailout will come from tax increases and privatizations. • • 2. TOP REBEL LEADER WOUNDED IN SYRIA • A car bomb targeted Col. Riad al-Asaad, who became head of the Free Syrian Army rebel coalition. • • 3. PAY FOR DELAY BILLS UP BEFORE HIGH COURT • The Obama administration wants Big Pharma to stop paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing cheaper versions of brand-name drugs. • • 4. WHO WON $338 MILLION IN POWERBALL • The ticket came from New Jersey, and the state lottery will give more details on the 4th-largest Powerball jackpot at a news conference today. • • 5. REBELS SEIZE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC • Francois Bozize fled the capital, while South Africa said 13 soldiers were killed in the fighting. • • 6. PROSECUTORS BID TO TRY AMANDA KNOX AGAIN • Italy's highest court is hearing an appeal of the acquittal of Knox in the death of her college roommate. • • 7. SPRING STORM MAKES IT FEEL LIKE WINTER • A snowstorm is bearing down on the Northeast after dumping from 7 to 15 inches of snow from Colorado to the Midwest. • • 8. PRESSURE TO PAY "RECOMMENDED" MUSEUM FEE • A lawsuit against New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art says it purposely misleads people about whether they must pay a $25 suggested donation. • • 9. MAKING OVER MINNIE MOUSE • Lanvin designed the loveable Disney rodent a mature, royal blue long-sleeved dress that she can wear for special Paris events. •
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