Thursday, January 3, 2013

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, is transported on the New York Presbyterian Hospital complex Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in New York. Officials say Clinton who was admitted to the New York hospital Sunday continues to be treated with blood thinners to dissolve a clot in the vein behind the right ear. Doctors found the clot during a follow-up exam stemming from a concussion she suffered in early December. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, is transported on the New York Presbyterian Hospital complex Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in New York. Officials say Clinton who was admitted to the New York hospital Sunday continues to be treated with blood thinners to dissolve a clot in the vein behind the right ear. Doctors found the clot during a follow-up exam stemming from a concussion she suffered in early December. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The ?fiscal cliff? compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FILE - This 1958 file photo shows singer Patti Page. Page, who made "Tennessee Waltz" the third best-selling recording ever, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2012 in Encinitas, Calif. She was 85. (AP Photo, File)

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

1. AL-JAZEERA CHASING AMERICAN VIEWERS

The Pan-Arab network seals a deal to take over Al Gore's Current TV.

2. CLINTON LEAVES HOSPITAL

She'll continue to be treated with blood thinners to dissolve a clot in a vein in her head.

3. FOR LAWMAKERS, BARELY TIME TO TAKE A BREATH

The fiscal cliff deal only sets the stage for more combustible struggles in Washington.

4. INVESTORS JUMP INTO STOCKS

The Dow roars up more than 300 points, despite the many unanswered questions left by the budget compromise.

5. WHERE GOOGLE'S CEO IS VISITING

Eric Schmidt will travel to North Korea, one of the last frontiers of cyberspace, on a private humanitarian mission.

6. BOEHNER HASTENS TO ACT AFTER GOP FIRESTORM

Bowing to angry members of his own party, the House speaker agrees to schedule votes on roughly $60 billion in aid for superstorm victims.

7. WHY SYRIA'S DEATH TOLL IS RISING

Violence escalates as rebels push their fight closer to Assad's stronghold in Damascus.

8. RENEWED CALLS TO REIN IN THE PAPARAZZI

The death of a photographer taking pictures of Justin Bieber's car brings the dangers of the industry into sharp focus.

9. PATTI PAGE, TOP SONGSTRESS OF YESTERYEAR, DIES

The singer of "Tennessee Waltz," the first pop-to-country crossover hit, was to be honored at the Grammys.

10. WHICH NFL TEAM IS A LOCK

The AP's Barry Wilner anoints Green Bay as his best bet this weekend as the playoffs begin.

Associated Press

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