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Also: A Taliban jailbreak frees hundreds of militants in Pakistan; Tropical Storm Flossie is downgraded; a European Union official visits ousted Egyptian president Morsi; and beleaguered San Diego mayor Bob Filner asks the city council to foot his legal bills in an alleged sexual harassment case.

Also: Georgia's lieutenant governor threatens to end Delta's tax break over NRA ties; a new report warns of the dangers of U.S. poverty and racial inequality; and a warm Arctic means a colder Europe.

Also: Obama travels to North Carolina to highlight State of the Union remarks; Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew testifies before a Senate panel; the death toll in the Syrian civil war passes 70,000; and it's Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Christian Lenten season leading to Easter.

Also: Greece will miss a major debt payment; state senators in California pass an assisted suicide bill; and a fake orca in Oregon has mechanical problems and doesn't scare off any sea lions.

Also: Taylor Swift prompts a change at Apple; health care insurer, Anthem, is still pursuing rival Cigna; and hundreds of injured veterans are at the National Wheelchair Games in Dallas this week.

Also: The Colorado theater shooting suspect won't testify; a volcano closes some Indonesian airports, stranding thousands; and the FAA will rename some navigational points named for Donald Trump.

Also: More tornadoes strike the central U.S.; dozens of Secret Service agents are disciplined for accessing a Congressman's records; and Pittsburgh will meet San Jose in the NHL Stanley Cup finals.

Also: Severe weather is predicted for the Midwest today; Al Qaida claims the murders of two men in Bangladesh, including a gay rights activist; and bedbugs apparently like the color red.

Also: Israel hits targets in Lebanon; San Diego's mayor is expected to resign; and after a wild start, there's been a clampdown at a high-profile corruption trial in China.

Also: A huge volcanic eruption rains ash and gravel on Indonesia's Java island; Syrian peace talks wrap up today with little progress seen; the Justice Department will investigate toxic ash spills in North Carolina; and a mammoth tusk is dug up by construction workers in Seattle.