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• 2. WHOSE EARLY RELEASE MAY BE ON MIDEAST NEGOTIATING TABLE
• The United States is said to be discussing letting convicted spy Jonathan Pollard cut short his life sentence as an incentive to Israelis in the troubled peace negotiations.

• 3. HUMAN AND FINANCIAL TOLLS CLIMB IN WASHINGTON
• Gov. Jay Inslee says estimated losses from the deadly mudslide that has killed at least 24 people have reached $10 million.

• 4. REPORT FINDS ASIAN CHILDREN IN U.S. MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
• Whites are close behind, but the Annie E. Casey Foundation says numbers for African-Americans, Latinos and American Indians are "distressingly lower" in every state.

• 5. WHY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WILL BE DEPLOYED OVER INDIAN OCEAN
• So many planes are searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet, a modified Boeing 737 has been sent to prevent midair collisions.

• 6. WHERE FOOD-TRACKING ID CARDS ARE BEING ISSUED
• Venezuelan patrons will register with fingerprints; a computer system will monitor purchases. Some say it will foil hoarding amid staple shortages; others call it Cuba-style rationing.

• 7. CONGRESS MOVES TO DELAY PAY CUT FOR MEDICARE DOCTORS
• The latest_and 17th-- temporary fix to a broken 1997 payment formula postpones the 24 percent reduction in government reimbursements.

• 8. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF PLANS REFORMS
• Following a protest by hundreds that turned violent, the force's new leader says changes will be made to recruitment. Officers have been involved in 23 fatal shootings since 2010.

• 9. HOW MARK ZUCKERBERG REAPED A $3.3 BILLION GAIN LAST YEAR
• The Facebook founder exercised his stock options to realize the windfall -- which comes with a huge tax bill.

• 10. HIGH-TECH HELP FOR BASEBALL'S UMPS

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