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• There were no injuries and the building was unoccupied. • The cause of the fire is under investigation. •
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. IRAN BEGINS LANDMARK NUCLEAR DEAL • The U.N. nuclear agency confirms that Tehran has halted its most sensitive uranium enrichment as part of a landmark deal struck with world powers. • • 2. SYRIA PEACE CONFERENCE SET FOR WEDNESDAY • But political leaders acknowledge slim prospects for an end anytime soon to a civil war that has killed more than 120,000 people. • • 3. AN APPEAL FROM AMERICAN MISSIONARY JAILED IN NORTH KOREA • Kenneth Bae appears before reporters to ask the U.S. government to do its best to get him released. • • 4. REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. • People across the U.S. are pausing to honor the slain civil rights leader with parades, marches and service projects. • • 5. BREAKING THE BREAST CANCER TABOO IN PAKISTAN • Discussing the disease is off limits in the country's conservative culture, and some groups are trying to break the silence to help save lives. • • 6. WHO'S CALLING FROM SPACE • The comet-chasing probe Rosetta is due to wake from an almost three-year hibernation and phone home to the European Space Agency. • • 7. A RARE TIE IN PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS • "12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity" share the top honor, often a strong predictor of the best-picture Oscar. •
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