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breaking the city's 1962 record of 16 degrees. • The forecast calls for high temperatures ranging from the 30s to the 60s the rest of the week, and overnight lows no lower than the upper teens. •
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. NEARLY 300 PEOPLE ARE MISSING AFTER KOREAN BOAT SINKS • The accident involving a ferry that was headed to a tourist island killed three passengers and many more are feared dead. • • 2. END OF NYPD DEMOGRAPHICS UNIT APPLAUDED • The controversial program tracked the daily lives of Muslims -- where they lived, shopped, worked and prayed -- in an effort to detect terror threats. • • 3. CHINA'S ECONOMY SLOWS DOWN FURTHER • Figures indicate the world's second largest economy grew at 7.4% so far this year, its slowest rate since late 2012. • • 4. WHAT ONE MAN WON'T LEAVE UNFINISHED • An amputee runner recruits_and inspires_two other amputees to come with him to finish the Boston Marathon, interrupted by last year's terror attack. • • 5. MOSCOW STILL WILLING TO MEET UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS • Despite rising tensions in eastern Ukraine, Russia says it will attend international talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at ending the crisis. • • 6. WHO GETS A PEEK AT THE NEW SAT • Anxious students -- and their parents -- can check out sample questions showing what the test will look like in 2016. • • 7. UN: IRAN NUKE THREAT DIMINISHING • The world body is set to release a report saying that Tehran's ability to make a (Continued on page 24)
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