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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. WHAT'S NEXT IN GAY MARRIAGE FIGHT • Advocates say they will try to legalize same-sex marriages nationwide in the next five years after the U.S. Supreme Court extended federal recognition to the unions. • • 2. OBAMA HIGHLIGHTS DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA • Thousands of boisterous revelers welcome the president to Senegal, where he is expected to reflect on the country's ties with African-Americans. • • 3. IMMIGRATION VOTE COULD COME TODAY • Test votes in the Senate show a majority of over 60 votes needed to secure passage of Obama's overhaul of immigration laws. Prospects in the House are still uncertain. • • 4. UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING NSA LEAKER GROWS • Snowden still hasn't been heard from and Ecuador's foreign minister says it may take two months to decide whether to grant him asylum. • • 5. SOUTH AFRICA WAITS AND WORRIES ABOUT MANDELA • The president canceled a visit to Mozambique today after visiting the critically ill anti-apartheid leader in the hospital. • • 6. VIDEO, TEXT MESSAGES CITED IN HERNANDEZ ARREST • Police say the ex-New England Patriot was seen leaving home with a gun, and the semi-pro player he's accused of killing texted he was with "NFL" hours later. • • 7. SANDY'S LATEST VICTIM • The remains of a handyman who drowned in a trailer in New York City's Rockaways weren't found until April, six months after the superstorm. • • 8. PAYING YOUR BILLS IN SPACE • PayPal and two space travel groups are forming a group to investigate what cur (Continued on page 25)
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