10 things you need to know today: January 17, 2013
January 17, 2013, at 8:30 AMObama announces his gun-control push, Notre Dame star Te'o says he was duped, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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January 16, 2013, at 1:07 PMA bloody suicide attack in Kabul — and more in our collection of newsy images from around the globe
10 things you need to know today: January 16, 2013
January 16, 2013, at 8:15 AMObama prepares to unveil his gun-control plan, the House approves Sandy aid, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Should the U.S. do more to help France fight Mali's Islamists?
January 15, 2013, at 3:04 PMThe Pentagon has agreed only to give France intelligence and logistical support
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January 15, 2013, at 8:20 AMArmstrong reportedly admits to doping, New York Senate moves on gun control, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Will France regret intervening in Mali?
January 14, 2013, at 10:40 AMFrench forces have helped the West African country's government stop the advance of al-Qaeda-linked rebels. Now what?
10 things you need to know today: January 14, 2013
January 14, 2013, at 8:28 AMNewtown ponders Sandy Hook's future, U.N. to discuss France's Mali offensive, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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January 14, 2013, at 7:28 AMItaly's population shifts, the largest religious festival on earth, and Sweden's souped-up coffins
Iran's bizarre plan to remake Argo
January 14, 2013, at 6:55 AMThe Golden Globes gave Ben Affleck's Iran hostage movie top honors; now Iran wants a piece of the action, on its own terms
10 things you need to know today: January 13, 2013
January 13, 2013, at 10:55 AMEgypt overturns Mubarak's conviction, India arrests six for another gang rape, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Solitary confinement: The cruelest punishment
January 13, 2013, at 8:00 AMMore than 80,000 people were in solitary confinement in the United States in 2005
10 things you need to know today: January 12, 2013
January 12, 2013, at 8:45 AMThe flu spreads, Ford goes on a hiring spree, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Bob Woodward is no Bradley Manning
January 11, 2013, at 2:00 PMThe Guardian's Glenn Greenwald gets it wrong by comparing the two
10 things you need to know today: January 11, 2013
January 11, 2013, at 8:24 AMObama and Karzai to discuss Afghanistan troop levels, Biden clashes with the NRA, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Jimmy Dushku: The 25-year-old who is North Korea's one true Twitter friend
January 10, 2013, at 3:15 PMMother Jones takes a look at a globetrotting young investor who's the only American — and the only human being — Pyongyang follows
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