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10 Things to Know for TodaySen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The measure being unveiled Thursday is authored by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who wrote the original assault weapons ban. That law expired in 2004 when Congress refused to renew it under pressure from the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Credit: AP)

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

1. 787 ANYTHING BUT A DREAM

In interviews with the AP, Boeing employees discuss how the gap between vision and reality quickly widened during production of the Dreamliner.

2. WHY GUN-CONTROL ADVOCATES FACE UPHILL CLIMB

Thanks to the maze of gun statutes and the lack of certain federal laws, there is a legal avenue to try to get any gun you want somewhere in the U.S. Gun-rights proponents say enforcing existing laws is the way to go.

3. EGYPTIANS MARK MUBARAK OUSTER

Thousands head to Cairo’s Tahrir Square in an atmosphere of tension and confrontation to mark the second anniversary of the start of the uprising that ousted the longtime dictator.

4. AS MACHINES GET SMARTER, WILL HUMANS HAVE ANYTHING LEFT TO DO?

A growing number of economists are beginning to worry that technology will throw most humans out of work permanently.

5. FEDS SAY SPORTS ARE A CIVIL RIGHT FOR DISABLED

The Education Department says students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own leagues.

6. HOW SOME PAKISTANIS ARE HOLDING THE AFFLUENT TO ACCOUNT

Social media was the impetus that drew attention to the shooting death of a 20-year-old in one of Karachi’s most upscale neighborhoods.

7. “GONZO, MUSH!”

At the urging of a New Hampshire veterinarian, Gonzo the sled dog has made an inspiring comeback, all the more remarkable because the Alaskan husky is blind.

8. HOW WOMEN CAN QUALIFY FOR COMBAT

Under the military’s new rules, they’ll have to meet the same physical requirements as men.

9. MBAs PUT ON THEIR POKER FACE

Forget the firm handshake and networking chit chat. Business students who want a job at Caesars Entertainment were screened as potential hires while they played cards.

10. “IT SOUNDS LIKE A GIRL, DOESN’T IT?”

During a TV interview, Manti Te’o unveils voicemails from a person pretending to be his girlfriend. The person tells the Notre Dame linebacker: “I love you.”

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