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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. VATICAN DENOUNCED ON CHILD SEX ABUSE • A U.N. human rights committee criticizes the Holy See for adopting policies that allowed priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children over decades. • • 2. MOST UNINSURED AMERICANS LIVE IN SMALL NUMBER OF COUNTIES • New research for the AP shows that half who haven't signed up for health care live in just 116 of the nation's 3,143 counties. • • 3. WHERE MICROSOFT FOUND ITS NEW LEADER • The software maker chose Satya Nadella from within its ranks, which some say suggests an aging company reluctant to take bold risks. • • 4. WHY JORDAN WORRIES ABOUT AN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE DEAL • The desert kingdom is concerned Palestinians will give up land in an agreement, leading to another influx of refugees into the country. • • 5. STATES PROPOSING LAWS THAT WOULD CURB SURVEILLANCE • Angry over NSA revelations, at least 14 states are considering bills that would curtail power of law enforcement to monitor and track people. • • 6. POLLUTION IN NEW DELHI NOW RIVALS LEVELS IN BEIJING • It's debatable which city is worse, but China's capital is working to improve its air and India's capital is not. • • 7. OUR WINTER OF DISCONTENT, STATE BY STATE • AP gives you a guide to areas from the Midwest to the Northeast that are suffering through extreme cold, heavy snow and freezing rain and sleet. • • 8. 'OBAMACARE' MAY CAUSE LOSS OF 2.3 MILLION JOBS BY 2021
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