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Also: President Obama meets German Chancellor Merkel; uncontrolled wildfires continue to burn in the southern U.S.; and the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout is today.

Also: A huge winter storm system sparks southern tornadoes; President Obama will visit Vietnam in May; and Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift are big winners at the Grammys.

Also: There's a new memorial for victims of a Rhode Island nightclub fire; jury selection starts today in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case; and astronauts will walk in space to fix a computer.

Also: British police arrest a man once held at Guantanamo; more protests in Venezuela; how the Chinese cope with smog; and a juicy mango mystery is solved.

Also: Russia's president issues a new threat to Ukraine; a Wyoming town is evacuated after an explosion at a natural gas plant; and some California lawmakers put a hold on a Sriracha factory closure.

Also: An Egyptian judge sentences hundreds to death in a mass trial; Israel holds Holocaust Remembrance Day; and players for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers stage a protest against racism.

Also: Senate Republicans block another of President Obama's judicial nominees; the U.N. says despite the Philippine typhoon, 2013 was a normal year for tropical storms; and a television informercial salesman is jailed for contempt.

Also: Jobless claims are lower but so are orders for durable goods; Microsoft is reportedly increasing security to evade NSA eavesdropping; the Italian senate may oust former premier Silvio Berlusconi; and the White House pardons two turkeys.

Also: It's the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address; Midwest residents continue tornado cleanup; the embattled mayor of Toronto is stripped of additional powers; and "selfie" is the word of the year.

Also: A Senate panel takes up Janet Yellen's nomination to head the Federal Reserve; an apparent U.S. drone strike kills militant leaders in Pakistan; French police arrest a suspect in two Paris shootings; and an underwater volcano creates a new island far south of Japan.

Also: New kidnappings of Nigerian girls are reported; Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks to Congress; and a cruise ship may have struck a whale in New York Harbor on Monday.

Also: A South Korean subway accident injures scores of people; Secretary of State Kerry pushes peace talks in South Sudan; and the world's oldest Olympian dies.

Also: More underwater sounds heard in the hunt for a missing airliner; Ukraine claims Russia is destabilizing the country; and President Obama will attend a memorial service at Fort Hood for victims.

Also: It's the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings; the robot looking for the missing Malaysian jet couldn't reach the Indian Ocean floor; and India recognizes a third gender.

Also: The U.S. consulate in eastern Afghanistan is attacked; heavy flooding continues in northern Colorado; parts of the New Jersey boardwalk are devastated by fire; and the Ig Nobel awards honor quirky scientific discoveries.

Also: Mexico gets more rain; the shooter at the Family Research Council is sentenced; militants in Yemen kill several soldiers; and Nintendo's former CEO has died - he broadened the company's reach.

Also: Today is the deadline to sign up for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act; Albuquerque police clash with protesters; and some "Citizen Kane" scripts will be auctioned.

Also: The CDC continues to test West Virginia water; the family of a man whose execution was prolonged will sue Ohio; intense heat affects players at the Australian Open; and a "slightly haunted" house is for sale in Pennsylvania.

Also: Pope John Paul II to become a saint; Egypt braces for violence; prosecution wraps up case in Trayvon Martin murder trial; Desmond Tutu urges Mandela family to end its feud.

Also: Explosion rocks Kansas City; Office Depot and Office Max to merge; Jesse Jackson Jr. expected to plead guilty; NHL's Blackhawks tie record for best start.