Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. HOPES DIM FOR AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
Sen. Reid decides that including the divisive assault weapons provision might effectively block passage of any gun control bill at all.
2. IN IRAQ, DEADLIEST DAY THIS YEAR
A wave of bombings kills at least 65 — and demonstrates how dangerously divided Iraq remains a decade after the U.S.-led invasion.
3. WHO’S ALLEGING A CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA
The Assad regime and rebels trade accusations of a chemical attack — which would be a first in the civil war.
4. SEVEN MARINES KILLED IN BLAST
An exploding mortar shell is blamed for the deaths during mountain warfare training in Nevada.
5. WHY THE CRISIS IN CYPRUS IS DEEPENING
Lawmakers reject a plan to seize up to 10 percent of people’s savings deposits to help pay for a bailout — and keep banks from collapsing.
6. ADJUSTING EXPECTATIONS IN THE MIDEAST
As Obama prepares to reinsert himself in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, his best hope may be a partial peace deal.
7. GRANDMOTHER FACING LONG PRISON TERM
Jurors reject a self-defense claim and convict a suburban Detroit woman of murder for killing her teenage grandson. She shot him six times.
8. FULL TRANSPARENCY
Yoga pants made of see-through fabric selling for $100 anger customers of Lululemon, whose name kind of sums it all up.
9. HOW TO TWEET YOUR WAY TO PRISON
While the judge in the Ohio rape case advises caution in using social media, texts, tweets and a shocking video made convictions of two football players possible.
10. LAWSUIT TARGETS ELMO ACTOR
A man claims the former puppeteer of the “Sesame Street” character lured him into drug-fueled sex when he was 16.
Daily Updates
March 20, 2013
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- Jury can’t reach verdict in Detroit cop’s trial
- Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
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- CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill
- IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
- Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
- House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
- Texas, SD governors court Connecticut gun makers
- Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder
- Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search
- Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online
- Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
- Food companies work to make it look natural
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With Samsung, Jay-Z’s business continues to boom
Raw: Massive Protests Fill Brazilian Streets
Raw: German President Welcomes President Obama
Fans Cheer Dramatic Heat Comeback
Raw: Arizona Wildfire Scorches 8 Square Miles
Hoffa Mystery Still Fascinates After 4 Decades
Raw: 1 Dead in Shooting at Mo. Apartment Complex
Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park
Raw: Obama Arrives in Berlin
3 Charged in Ohio With Enslaving Mom, Daughter
Obama Seeks G-8 Support on Syria
Raw: Volcano Erupts Near Mexico City
Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies
Suicide Bombs Target Baghdad Mosque, Killing 29
Military Plans to Put Women in Combat Jobs
Solar Power Chargers in NYC Parks
Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying
Raw: First Lady, Daughters Enjoy Irish Sights
RAW: NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled
Boeing, Airbus Battle for Sales Supremacy
