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10 Things to Know for Today

Yellow crime-scene tape blocks off the front of a home in Heber Springs, Ark., where country singer Mindy McCready was found dead in an apparent suicide on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. She was 37. (AP Photo/Jeannie Nuss)

Yellow crime-scene tape blocks off the front of a home in Heber Springs, Ark., where country singer Mindy McCready was found dead in an apparent suicide on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. She was 37. (AP Photo/Jeannie Nuss)

FILE - In this file frame grab from video, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio takes a sip of water during his Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pool, File)

Danica Patrick displays the flag after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Patrick won the pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

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

1. CHAVEZ RETURNS TO VENEZUELA

The president announced his return on Twitter when he arrived early today after over two months of hospital treatment in Cuba.

2. TROUBLED COUNTRY SINGER'S SUICIDE

A month after her boyfriend killed himself, 37-year-old Mindy McCready was found dead in her Arkansas home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

3. OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION BACKUP PLAN

The administration says it will only send its plan to Congress if lawmakers can't reach a bipartisan solution.

4. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN NIGERIA

No one has claimed responsibility for abducting the seven, but the region has been under attack by a radical Islamic sect known as Boko Haram.

5. GOP OPPONENTS SAY HAGEL WILL GET A VOTE

Critics called the Defense Secretary nominee a "radical" but said an up-or-down vote should happen this week.

6. PISTORIUS PUTS AWAY HIS BLADES

The double-amputee cancels all races to concentrate on defending himself against murder charges.

7. WHY RUBIO'S WATER BREAK BECAME A BIG DEAL

AP Politics Editor Liz Sidoti says Americans are obsessed with trivial moments in politics, overshadowing important problems like the economy and gun control.

8. WHAT MAKER'S MARK WON'T CHANGE AFTER ALL

The bourbon distiller says public outcry has led it to reverse a decision to cut the alcohol level in its famous whiskey.

9. HOW CHANGING THE CHANNEL CAN MAKE KIDS BEHAVE

Researchers say switching from violent shows to educational TV made a difference for more than 500 families.

10. PATRICK MAKES NASCAR HISTORY

Her victory in the Daytona 500 pole was the first time a woman secured the top spot for any race in NASCAR's premier circuit.

Associated Press

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