Monday,  Feb. 17, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 216 • 30 of 38

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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. ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CO-PILOT HIJACKS PLANE BOUND FOR ROME
• Boeing 767 with 202 passengers and crew is diverted to Geneva by a man seeking asylum in Switzerland.

• 2. PENN STATE EXPECTED TO NAME NEW PRESIDENT
• Board of trustees hasn't identified candidate who would end 15-month search for next head of Pennsylvania's largest university.

• 3. KERRY ACCUSES ASSAD OF STONEWALLING ON PEACE TALKS
• Another round ended last week without progress. Secretary of State wants Russia to push Syria to negotiate with opposition leaders.

• 4. WHAT MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EPIDEMIC OF HEROIN DEATHS THIS YEAR
• Authorities say more than 80 people have overdosed on a drug spiked with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate typically given to people in chronic pain.

• 5. SCRUTINY OF PUTIN NEVER ENDS AT OLYMPIC GAMES
• Eyes are on competitors for a few minutes; for Putin, it's 17 days. He responds with the slightly chilly aplomb that is his hallmark.

• 6. HOW POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS ARE MOVING BEYOND TARGETING DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS
• Instead of soccer moms or union members, emerging technology called Addressable TV allows advertisers to reach specific individuals.

• 7. WHY JAMAICA HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS TO TRANSFORM HARDSCRABBLE HARBOR TOWN
• The goal is a port that will lure the deep-draft ships expected to start using the Panama Canal when its expansion is completed next year.

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