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10 Things to Know for ThursdaySyrian men use sledgehammers to break the concrete of a residential building destroyed in a government airstrike, while searching for belongings under the rubble, in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)(Credit: AP)

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

1. US TRIES FOR A TRICKY BALANCE ON KOREA

Condemning the rocket launch too harshly risks rewarding the North, which seeks to leverage any global attention it gets into much-needed aid.

2. WHEN THE FED MIGHT RAISE INTEREST RATES

The central bank says rate will be kept near zero until U.S. unemployment falls to 6.5 percent, and provided inflation stays under control.

3. SYRIAN REGIME RAMPS UP ITS WEAPONRY

Scud missiles are being fired at insurgents trying to overthrow Assad, U.S. officials report.

4. WHY GUNMAN MIGHT HAVE ATTACKED SHOPPERS AT ORE. MALL

The random shooter feels “the whole world is unfair, someone has to pay, and it doesn’t matter who,” an expert says.

5. INTERN IN US SENATOR’S OFFICE ARRESTED

Peruvian, 18, accused of being in country illegally — and is a registered sex offender.

6. WHAT’S AT THE HEART OF THE CRISIS IN EGYPT

The crippling divide centers on whether the nation moves toward a theocracy or retains its secular traditions.

7. GUATEMALA EXPELS MCAFEE TO MIAMI

Arrival in U.S. marks new twist in anti-virus software founder’s escape from Belize.

8. A GALAXY SHOWS ITS AGE

Photos from the Hubble telescope confirm that a dim galaxy filled with blue stars is the oldest ever observed — at 13.2 billion years.

9. NOW HEAR THIS (IF YOU CAN)

A law limiting the volume of TV commercials takes effect Thursday.

10. DODGERS GO FOR BROKE

The team is on track to become only the second with a $200 million payroll — and could end the Yankees’ streak of 14 years as baseball’s biggest spender.

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