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1. U.S. envoy meets N. Korean officials
   A U.S. envoy is meeting with North Korean officials in Beijing on Thursday to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear program, the first such talks since the death of the longtime leader Kim Jong Il.

   

   
2. Manning in court over WikiLeaks case
   An arraignment is scheduled Thursday for Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who is suspected of leaking secret documents to the WikiLeaks website and is the subject of a court martial.

   

   
3. France, Britain to al-Assad: Halt shelling, return bodies
   Britain and France demanded Syria cease attacks against the city of Homs to return the bodies of 2 journalists killed in shelling and to aid 3 more hurt in the same attack.

   

   
4. Jury: Give UVA player 26 years for death
   A judge is considering a jury recommendation that a former University of Virginia lacrosse player be sentenced up to 26 years in prison for his role in the death of his ex-girlfriend.

   

   
5. 2 people shot at Connecticut hospital
   An employee at a Connecticut hospital shot and wounded two of his supervisors after a disciplinary incident, authorities said.

   

   
6. 49 killed in Argentina train crash
   At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people were injured when a train plowed into a platform at a Buenos Aires station today, state media said.

   

   
7. Police: Student shot, another in custody
   One student was wounded and another was in custody Wednesday after a shooting at an elementary school in Bremerton, Washington, authorities said.

   

   
8. Hitman hired to kill random fur-wearer?
   A self-proclaimed animal rights activist in Ohio has been charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a random person wearing fur, either by shooting the individual or slitting his or her throat.

   

   
9. Arrests made in death of Ala. 3rd-grader
   The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died Monday after allegedly being ordered to run around her family's house -- for hours -- as punishment for lying about taking a candy bar have been charged with murder, police said Wednesday.

   

   
10. Opinion: Court to end affirmative action?
    Abigail Thernstrom says it will be surprising if the Justices are comfortable with declaring affirmative action policy unconstitutional.