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10 Things to Know for Thursday

Posted 2/14/18

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

1. 'MOM, I'M SO SCARED'

Brittani Feingold texted her mother as she escaped when an …

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10 Things to Know for Thursday

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. 'MOM, I'M SO SCARED' Brittani Feingold texted her mother as she escaped when an ex-student opened fire in a Florida high school, killing 17 people. 2. WHO SAYS SHE'S FREE TO DISCUSS TRYST WITH TRUMP Porn star Stormy Daniels says Trump's attorney broke a non-disclosure agreement, so she can talk about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the man who would become president. 3. SENATE MODERATES REACH 'DREAMERS' AGREEMENT The deal aims to balance President Trump's border wall demands with Democrats' fight to offer citizenship to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. 4. AGING GRACEFULLY, OLDER OLYMPIANS STAY IN GAMES More athletes in their 30s and 40s are taking part in the Pyeongchang Olympics, crediting consistency, nutrition and hard-won wisdom. 5. SURGE IN OPIOID-DEPENDENT BABIES OUTPACES TREATMENT Hospitals take a scattershot approach to treating the tremors, diarrhea and other symptoms of newborns whose mothers used painkillers. 6. WHAT N.J. GOV., RESIDENTS SAY ABOUT DRILLING "You will not drill off our precious shores!" says Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, echoing concerns Garden State citizens have about an East Coast drilling plan. 7. SOURCES: MITT ROMNEY SET TO LAUNCH SENATE CAMPAIGN The ex-GOP presidential nominee will soon announce he's running for the Utah seat held by retiring Orrin Hatch, say people familiar with the plan. 8. SHAUN WHITE APOLOGIZES AFTER DISMISSING MISCONDUCT ACCUSATIONS The champion snowboarder had called the allegations against him "gossip" after winning his third Olympic gold in the men's halfpipe. 9. 'ONCE I DID USE CANNABIS, IMMEDIATELY I FELT THE RELIEF' Army veteran Jose Belen, who suffers from post-traumatic stress, is one of five plaintiffs in a suit that seeks to decriminalize marijuana under U.S. law. 10. WHERE WESTMINSTER WINNER TAKES VICTORY LAP A day after taking top honors in the dog competition, Flynn the bichon frise hits Manhattan, going on daily talk shows and appearing in Broadway's "Kinky Boots."


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