Wednesday,  January 30, 2013 • Vol. 13--No. 195 • 25 of 33 •  Other Editions

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• A Senate committee is holding Congress' first hearing on gun control since the Newtown shootings.

• 2. DREAMLINER BATTERIES HAD TROUBLE BEFORE
• The NTSB asked Boeing Co. for a history of the lithium-ion batteries after a Japan airline said it replaced them multiple times.

• 3. WHAT CAUSED THE BRAZIL NIGHTCLUB FIRE
• Flammable foam on the ceiling, just one exit and no sprinkler systems helped fuel the blaze that killed over 230 people.

• 4. JUDGE OKS RECORD $4B PENALTY FOR GULF SPILL
• Oil giant BP PLC pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges for the deaths of 11 rig workers.

• 5. ANOTHER KOREAN ROCKET LAUNCH
• South Korea said it successfully put a satellite in space weeks after archrival North Korea surprised the world with its own launch.

• 6. 'SYRIA IS BEING DESTROYED BIT BY BIT'
• International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called for international help with a compromise as the U.N. chief asked for up to $1.5 billion in refugee aid.

• 7. KERRY BREEZES TO CONFIRMATION AS SEC'Y OF STATE
• Even Republicans praise him as Clinton's ideal successor.

• 8. WHY NEW ORLEANS POLICE ARE NERVOUS
• The city has to be secure for 150,000 Super Bowl visitors and the thousands of revelers flooding in to celebrate Mardi Gras.

• 9. WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THE NEW BLACKBERRY
• The Blackberry 10 debuting today is faster and lets users keep their work and personal identities separate on the same phone.

• 10. A-ROD SNARED IN DOPING SCANDAL
• A Miami newspaper says records show the three-time AL MVP used a now-defunct clinic to buy performance-enhancing drugs.

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