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ernment shutdown in 17 years. • • 2. DEFENSE, OTHER WORKERS FACE FURLOUGHS • U.S. troops will stay on duty despite the shutdown, but thousands of civilians who work for the Defense Department, along with other federal employees, may be sent home. • • 3. ROLLOUT OF OBAMACARE BEGINS • Online insurance marketplaces -- where millions of Americans will be able to shop for the first time -- are getting up and running. • • 4. WHO'S URGING US TO KEEP PRESSURE ON IRAN • Netanyahu implores Obama to maintain economic sanctions against Tehran -- and stiffen the penalties if Iran advances its nuclear programs. • • 5. VEIL PULLED BACK ON VATICAN BANK • An annual financial report -- made public for the first time as the Vatican aims for greater openness -- shows the bank's earnings rose four-fold in 2012 to more than $116 million. • • 6. WHERE INSULT FOLLOWED INJURY • Shop owners at the Westgate Mall returned after last week's terror attack to find valuables stolen, with poorly paid Kenyan security forces the suspects. • • 7. NEW PROCEDURE HELPS INFERTILE WOMAN GIVE BIRTH • The experimental technique gives scientists hope they can help other women who have trouble getting pregnant. • • 8. HOW THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS AGING • By 2050, seniors over 60 will outnumber children under 15. And most countries are unprepared to support the growing elderly population, a study finds. • • 9. LESSONS FROM BEST-LOVED CHEMISTRY TEACHER ON TV • AP Television Writer Frazier Moore reviews the wisdom dispensed on "Breaking Bad" -- especially for anyone who ever might need to dispose of a body. • • 10. TAMPA BAY ADVANCES TO AL PLAYOFFS
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