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ists: Michel Sapin will take charge of finance, and Arnaud Montebourg will be in charge of industry and economy. • Royal was the Socialist candidate for president in 2007 but lost. •
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. WHY MANY CHILEANS DIDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT • Authorities keep hundreds of thousands of people out of their beds after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake triggered tsunami warnings. • • 2. WHAT MAY HELP IN SEARCH FOR PLANE • If the wreckage of the missing Malaysian airliner rests somewhere in the Indian Ocean's depths, investigators will likely need to use robot submarines to find it. • • 3. CONGRESS OKs $1B FOR UKRAINE • The loan guarantees are part of a bill giving lawmakers a way to denounce Russia for its military incursion and express support for Kiev. • • 4. WHO'S ON THE DEMOCRATS' TICKET FOR DC MAYOR • Muriel Bowser wins the District of Columbia's Democratic mayoral primary, defeating scandal-plagued incumbent Vincent Gray. • • 5. GM BOSS FACES TOUGH CHALLENGE IN CHANGING COMPANY'S CULTURE • New CEO Mary Barra tries to distance the automaker from its "cost culture" past as she appears before Congress, amid a massive recall caused by a 57-cent part. • • 6. PROSTHETICS, COUNSELING AID SOME AMPUTEES IN SYRIA • International organizations are providing some of those who have lost a limb with artificial ones. • • 7. US WEIGHS RISK OF FREEING JONATHAN POLLARD • Releasing the convicted spy could spur talks between Israel and the Palestinians -- or (Continued on page 40)
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