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• Raul Castro says he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018.
• 4. ASSIGNING BLAME FOR GULF OIL SPILL
• A trial begins today to determine how much in damages oil giant BP and other companies should pay for the 2010 disaster.
• 5. A VOTE ON THE ECONOMY IN ITALY
• Italians are deciding whether to renew support for Premier Mario Monti and his austerity agenda.
• 6. WHAT POPE BENEDICT SAID IN HIS FINAL SUNDAY BLESSING
• The pontiff said God had called him to dedicate himself "even more to prayer and meditation," which he will do in a monastery.
• 7. ANOTHER STORM HEADED TO CENTRAL US
• Blizzard warnings were in effect in Kansas after up to a foot and a half of snow fell there last week.
• 8. SETH MACFARLANE PRAISED AS IRREVERENT OSCAR HOST
• "Macfarlane's strategic misbehavior furnished welcome relief," AP Television Writer Frazier Moore says.
• 9. TRIPS AND FALLS AT THE OSCARS
• Best Actress winner Jennifer Lawrence stumbled on her way to the podium, and injured presenter Kristen Lawrence hobbled onstage.
• 10. POUR ON THE OLIVE OIL
• A five-year study finds people who ate Mediterranean-style diets had a 30 percent lower risk of cardiovascular problems.
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AP News in Brief
'Argo' wins best picture, 'Life of Pi' leads with 4 awards on scattered Oscar night
• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films. "Argo" won best picture as expected, along with two other prizes. But "Life of Pi" won the most awards with four, including a surprise win for director Ang Lee.
• "Les Miserables" also won three Academy Awards, while "Django Unchained" and "Skyfall" each took two.
• Among the winners were the front-runners throughout this lengthy awards season: best actor Daniel Day-Lewis for his deeply immersed portrayal of Abraham Lin (Continued on page 20)
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