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10 things to know today from across the nation and around the world

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1. HOUSE SET TO VOTE ON OBAMACARE LIMITSEmboldened by Obama's delay of a key requirement of his signature policy, votes are set today to delay the law's individual and employer mandates. HOUSE-HEALTH CARE2. SENATE PACT AVERTS FILIBUSTER FIGHTRepublicans agreed to simple-majority votes on seven Obama nominees and opted against permanently changing the rules.3. CUBA SAID WEAPONS ON KOREAN SHIP OBSOLETEThe military equipment found buried under sacks of sugar in a ship seized in Panama was in need of repair, Cuba says.4. 21 CHILDREN DIE AFTER EATING SCHOOL LUNCHThe children, aged 8 to 11, fell ill after eating the free meals at a primary school in eastern India.5. ZIMMERMAN JURORS SPEAK OUTFour jurors said Juror B37, who said in an interview that Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin both played a role in the teen's shooting, doesn't speak for them.6. WHO DEMOCRATS LOOK TO FOR HELP ON IMMIGRATIONRepublican Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate last year, has said a sweeping overhaul is necessary to both economic and national security.7. ANOTHER CHENEY SEEKS OFFICELiz Cheney, the former VP's daughter, says she wants to challenge Wyoming U.S. Mike Enzi in a GOP primary to bring a "new generation" to Washington.8. DRUG, ALCOHOL OVERDOSE KILLS 'GLEE' STARAn autopsy found Cory Monteith had heroin and alcohol in his system; police said he likely took the drugs alone in his Vancouver hotel room.9. NEAR-DEADLY END TO SPACEWALKInvestigators don't know why an Italian astronaut had water leak into his helmet, making him unable to speak or hear.10. ALL-STARS SHINE AGAINMariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth inning as the AL beat the NL 3-0 at New York's CitiField.

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