10 Things to Know for Today: 2-20

2/20/2014
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    South Korean Kim Sung-yoon, 96, right, meets with her North Korean sister Kim Seok Ryu, 80, during the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. The rival nations struck a deal last week to go ahead with brief meetings of war-divided families, though there's wariness in Seoul that Pyongyang could back out again. As they waited anxiously in the days leading up to the trip, many elderly Koreans had been unsure whether they would be able to see their long-lost relatives' faces before they die. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Ji-eun) KOREA OUT

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

    1. TRUCE COLLAPSES IN UKRAINE, DEATH TOLL MOUNTS

    An AP reporter counts 18 bodies at the sprawling protest encampment in Kiev in new eruption of violence.

    2. TEARFUL KOREAN REUNIONS BEGIN

    Weeping and embracing, dozens of elderly North and South Koreans separated for six decades reunite — temporarily.

    3. WHERE LOTTERY TICKET WORTH $425 MILLION WAS SOLD

    Officials say the winning ticket — 1, 17, 35, 49, 54 and a Powerball of 34 — was bought in California at convenience store north of San Jose.

    4. FACEBOOK’S $19 BILLION BET ON WHATSAPP RAISES CONCERNS

    Some industry watchers fear tech companies are becoming overzealous in pursuit of promising new products and services.

    5. GROUP SAYS U.S. DRONE STRIKE MAY HAVE KILLED CIVILIANS

    U.S. says it hit al-Qaida members in Yemen strike, but Human Rights Watch says a dozen people on their way to a wedding may have died.

    6. UGANDA LAW WOULD IMPOSE LIFE SENTENCE FOR SOME HOMOSEXUAL ACTS

    President’s decision to sign legislation highlights apparent inability of Western governments to temper anti-gay measures in Africa.

    7. WHY DEAL TO MOVE U.S. MARINE BASE ON OKINAWA OPENS NEW FRUSTRATIONS

    Less-crowded location was supposed to placate Okinawans. Instead it reinforces that U.S. military won’t be reducing its forces in Japan.

    8. WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT IN CRASH OF UPS CARGO JET

    Pilot fatigue among the issues the safety board is eyeing in the accident that killed two pilots in Alabama last August.

    9. FIGHT OVER KEYSTONE PIPELINE UNLIKELY TO END SOON

    As pressure was building on Obama to make a decision, judge rejects Nebraska law allowing oil line to pass through the state.

    10. TWO DOZEN TRIBAL CEREMONIAL ITEMS SET TO RETURN TO ARIZONA

    A charitable foundation pays $530,000 at an auction in France for hoods, ornate masks that Hopi, Apache tribes say promote healing and harmony.