Thursday, March 7, 2013

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, after a closed-door committee vote on CIA director nominee John Brennan. The committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access to a series of top-secret legal opinions that justify the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects, including American citizens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, after a closed-door committee vote on CIA director nominee John Brennan. The committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access to a series of top-secret legal opinions that justify the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects, including American citizens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FILE- In this Aug. 29, 2012 file photo, Yoko Ono appears at a news conference in New York to launch the coalition of artists opposing hydraulic fracturing. Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, formed a group called ?Artists Against Fracking,? which has become the main celebrity driven anti-fracking organization. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Regis Philbin, right, jokes with Terry Bradshaw during a news conference about Fox's new sports network in New York, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Philbin will host a weekday sports talk show for the network's new channel Fox Sports 1. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

1. CHAVEZ DIES, LEAVING A VOID IN VENEZUELA

During his one-of-a-kind rule, oil revenues poured in and poverty fell. But inflation soared, along with the country's homicide rate.

2. DOW HITS RECORD HIGH

With Tuesday's close, the blue-chip index has regained all the losses it suffered during the Great Recession.

3. TSA OKS SMALL KNIVES ON PLANES

The new rule draws an immediate outcry from unions representing flight attendants and other airline workers.

4. SYRIAN REBELS POISED TO CAPTURE ONETIME REGIME STRONGHOLD

Raqqa, along the Euphrates River, would be first major city to be completely controlled by the opposition in the civil war.

5. WHY BRENNAN ISN'T YET HOME FREE

His nomination to lead the CIA passes a committee and heads to the full Senate for a vote ? but the GOP is threatening further delays.

6. THE LIMITS OF LITIGATION AGAINST THE POPE

Now that Benedict has retired, a debate has begun over whether he can be sued by clergy sex abuse victims.

7. WHO DOESN'T NEED TO COME IN TO THE OFFICE

A study says more workers are telecommuting ? and men are much more likely than women to be granted the freedom to work at home.

8. ANSWER 12 QUESTIONS AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING

There are quizzes for everything these days. What color to wear, whom to date. And now? When you might die. But take this one with a doctor.

9. CAUSE CELEB

As glitterati boost the anti-fracking cause, some experts say "tremendous health gains" from the shift to cleaner-burning gas are being overlooked.

10. FOX TO ESPN: LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE

Fox is challenging ESPN with a 24-hour sports cable network called Fox Sports 1, set to launch in August.

Associated Press

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