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10 Things to Know for Today The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: • 1. SYRIA OPPOSITION URGES EU TO SEND ARMS TO REBELS • The Syrian National Coalition's call comes after Europe's decision to let the Syrian arms embargo expire. • • 2. BACHMANN TO MAKE THIS TERM HER LAST • The tea party favorite from Minnesota says she will not run again in the U.S. House in 2014, saying inquiries into her presidential campaign's finances didn't affect her decision. • • 3. 7 CHARGED IN LARGEST MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME EVER • The Costa Rican-based Liberty Reserve "became the bank of choice for the criminal underworld," a prosecutor said of the $6 billion scheme. • • 4. WHO'S THE FAMILY BREADWINNER • A record number of American women -- 40 percent -- are the only or main earner in households with children, up from 11 percent in 1960. • • 5. WHAT'S BOOSTING THE US ECONOMY • Surging home values, a brighter job market and record-setting stock prices propelled consumer confidence to its highest level since 2008. • • 6. WHO PUT CHINESE NEWBORN IN SEWER PIPE • A 22-year-old woman who raised the initial alarm about the trapped newborn later told police she was the baby's mother and delivered him in a toilet. • • 7. EXPLOSION IN MARYLAND RATTLED HOMES, SPEWED SMOKE FOR MILES • A CSX freight train, some carrying hazardous materials, crashed into a trash truck, derailed and caught fire. Only one person was seriously hurt. • • 8. ARIZONA MOTHER OF SEVEN CHARGED WITH MARIJUANA SMUG (Continued on page 22)
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