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• 2. WHOSE EARLY RELEASE MAY BE ON MIDEAST NEGOTIATING TABLE • The United States is said to be discussing letting convicted spy Jonathan Pollard cut short his life sentence as an incentive to Israelis in the troubled peace negotiations. • • 3. HUMAN AND FINANCIAL TOLLS CLIMB IN WASHINGTON • Gov. Jay Inslee says estimated losses from the deadly mudslide that has killed at least 24 people have reached $10 million. • • 4. REPORT FINDS ASIAN CHILDREN IN U.S. MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED • Whites are close behind, but the Annie E. Casey Foundation says numbers for African-Americans, Latinos and American Indians are "distressingly lower" in every state. • • 5. WHY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WILL BE DEPLOYED OVER INDIAN OCEAN • So many planes are searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet, a modified Boeing 737 has been sent to prevent midair collisions. • • 6. WHERE FOOD-TRACKING ID CARDS ARE BEING ISSUED • Venezuelan patrons will register with fingerprints; a computer system will monitor purchases. Some say it will foil hoarding amid staple shortages; others call it Cuba-style rationing. • • 7. CONGRESS MOVES TO DELAY PAY CUT FOR MEDICARE DOCTORS • The latest_and 17th-- temporary fix to a broken 1997 payment formula postpones the 24 percent reduction in government reimbursements. • • 8. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF PLANS REFORMS • Following a protest by hundreds that turned violent, the force's new leader says changes will be made to recruitment. Officers have been involved in 23 fatal shootings since 2010. • • 9. HOW MARK ZUCKERBERG REAPED A $3.3 BILLION GAIN LAST YEAR • The Facebook founder exercised his stock options to realize the windfall -- which comes with a huge tax bill. • • 10. HIGH-TECH HELP FOR BASEBALL'S UMPS
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