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ethanol and other biofuels than anticipated. Other critics say that ethanol has contributed to rising food prices and hurt the environment because pressure to grow more crops has led to planting in lands that would have otherwise be set aside for conservation.
• The EPA has said it still sees renewable fuels as an important part of a comprehensive energy policy but that the current requirements are more than needed or could be used.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
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• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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• 1. SYRIA PEACE CONFERENCE STARTS NEW CHAPTER
• The talks will be far more difficult as the sides representing Syria's government and the armed opposition shift the discussion to politics.
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• 2. WHY THE U.S. "WEALTH GAP" MATTERS
• The gap between very rich Americans and everyone else is growing, and experts say it's contributing to the slow recovery of the U.S. economy.
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• 3. LITTLE CHANGED ONE YEAR AFTER NIGHTCLUB FIRE IN BRAZIL
• Officials vowed that after 242 young men and women were suffocated by toxic smoke it would never happen again, but almost nothing has been done to improve fire safety.
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• 4. WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE ONCE AGAIN IN U.S.
• Minneapolis may have highs below zero the next two days, and the rest of the Upper Midwest won't be much warmer.
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• 5. INVESTIGATORS BAFFLED BY MOTIVE OF SHOOTER IN MARYLAND ATTACK
• Shopping mall where two employees were slain by 19-year-old armed with shotgun, homemade explosives is set to reopen under increased security.
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• 6. AP POLL: FIXED HEALTH WEBSITE HASN'T FIXED EVERYTHING
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