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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. OUTRAGE FOLLOWS RUSSIAN PUSH INTO CRIMEA
• Kerry calls on Putin to pull back from "an incredible act of aggression."
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• 2. AND THE OSCAR GOES TO ... '12 YEARS A SLAVE'
• The historical drama has been hailed as a corrective to the movie industry's long omission of slavery stories and years of whiter tales like "Gone With the Wind."
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• 3. A THUMB'S UP FOR ELLEN DEGENERES
• The AP's Frazier Moore says that she did what any Oscar host should do: Stay involved and make sure everyone has fun.
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• 4. WHERE LATEST WINTER STORM IN THE US MIGHT HIT HARDEST
• Nearly a foot of snow is expected in parts of New Jersey.
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• 5. INTENSE INTEREST IN PISTORIUS TRIAL
• A 24-hour cable TV channel has been launched in South Africa to cover only the court case.
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• 6. WHO'S BEING BLAMED FOR KNIFE SLASHINGS IN CHINA
• Authorities say separatists from the country's far west led the rampage that killed 29 people and wounded 143 in Kunming.
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• 7. NETANYAHU CAN EXPECT A NUDGE
• During the Israeli leader's visit to the White House, Obama is expected to urge him to move forward on peace talks with the Palestinians.
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• 8. WHAT'S TEMPERING SYMPATHY FOR US SOLDIER
• Some believe Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl deserted his unit in Afghanistan before he was captured by the Taliban.
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