10 Things to Know for Today: 4-24

4/24/2014
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    FILE -- The May 27, 2012 file photo shows an image of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, who is being held captive in Afghanistan, worn by an audience member as Bergdahl's father Bob spoke at the annual Rolling Thunder rally for POW/MIA awareness, in Washington. The nearly five-year effort to free the only American soldier held captive in Afghanistan is scattered among numerous federal agencies with a loosely organized group of people working on it mostly part time, according to two members of Congress and military officials involved in the effort. An ever-shrinking U.S. military presence in Afghanistan has re-focused attention on efforts to bring home Bergdahl, who has been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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

    1. OBAMA TO PUTIN: MORE SANCTIONS ‘TEED UP‘

    The president accuses Russia of failing to meet its commitments toward easing the crisis in Ukraine.

    2. HOW THE FDA WANTS TO REGULATE E-CIGARETTES

    The government wants to ban the sale of the popular tobacco devices to minors and require health warning labels on their packaging.

    3. FCC VEERING FROM INTERNET NEUTRALITY

    The federal agency will propose new rules allowing content companies to pay Internet service providers for faster delivery of videos and other content to people’s homes.

    4. WHAT VERMONT IS FIRST TO DO

    The Green Mountain State legislature passes bill requiring genetically modified foods to be identified; governor says he plans to sign it.

    5. CLASSES RESUME AT KOREAN SCHOOL WHOSE STUDENTS DIED IN FERRY DISASTER

    The campus is dotted with photos of lost teachers and pupils in the accident that killed 159 people so far.

    6. DETAILS EMERGE OF ALLEGED CHLORINE GAS ATTACKS IN SYRIA

    Witnesses tell the AP of dozens of cases of choking, fainting and other ills from inhaling fumes from hand grenades and helicopter-dropped “barrel bombs.”

    7. SOURCES: TALIBAN WANT TO RELEASE U.S. SOLDIER HELD FOR 5 YEARS

    Critics of the government’s efforts to secure the sergeant’s freedom say bureaucratic confusion is stalling a deal with his captors.

    8. SAFE INVESTMENTS ARE YEAR’S TOP PERFORMERS SO FAR

    Investors are shying away from risk and sticking to havens such as utilities, Treasurys, and gold.

    9. (BABY GOT) BACK IN THE SADDLE

    Wranglers have been investing in bigger horses to accommodate the bigger tourists wanting to ride and get closer to the West that was.

    10. WHO’S NOW A MARRIED WOMAN

    Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster wed girlfriend Alexandra Hedison, 44-year-old photographer from Los Angeles, over the weekend.