• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. EGYPT'S PRESIDENT DEFENDS HIS SEIZURE OF NEW POWERS
• Anger over Morsi's stand mounts as his opponents take to the streets of Cairo, with clashes breaking out hours before a planned massive rally.
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• 2. BANGLADESH MOURNS THOSE LOST IN FACTORY FIRE
• A national day of mourning is declared for the 112 who died in the weekend blaze, the deadliest of many recent fires at garment factories in the country.
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• 3. OBAMA MAKES HIS CASE FOR AVOIDING THE 'FISCAL CLIFF'
• The president will meet with small business owners at the White House today and with middle-class families tomorrow.
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• 4. HOW NEW LEVEES PRESENT A PROBLEM FOR NEW ORLEANS
• The Army Corps of Engineers spent $12 billion building protective barriers, but city officials aren't sure where they will get $38 million a year for their upkeep.
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• 5. WHAT U.N. CLIMATE TALKS SAY CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL WARMING
• A U.N. report says a thawing in the permafrost that covers almost a quarter of the northern hemisphere is one of the latest concerns among scientists.
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• 6. POWERBALL JACKPOT SWELLS TO RECORD $425 MILLION
• But consider: The odds of your being struck by lightning are 1 in 5,000. The odds of winning Wednesday's jackpot? One in 175 million.
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• 7. WHOSE STAR IS RISING FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
• As congressional opposition softens, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice is the clear front-runner to succeed Hillary Clinton.

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