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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. OUTRAGE FOLLOWS RUSSIAN PUSH INTO CRIMEA • Kerry calls on Putin to pull back from "an incredible act of aggression." • • 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." • • 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. • • 4. WHERE LATEST WINTER STORM IN THE US MIGHT HIT HARDEST • Nearly a foot of snow is expected in parts of New Jersey. • • 5. INTENSE INTEREST IN PISTORIUS TRIAL • A 24-hour cable TV channel has been launched in South Africa to cover only the court case. • • 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. • • 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. • • 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. •