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Also: Congressional Republicans are preparing to unveil budget blueprints; Boston officially recorded its snowiest winter ever; and sick sea lion pups are washing ashore in southern California.

Also: Baltimore courts release about half of the people jailed in Monday's riots without charge; rubella is eradicated in the Americas; and Chinese builders say they erected a skyscraper in 19 days.

Also: World markets take a beating after yesterday's losses on Wall Street; the Senate may pass the huge farm bill today; 2013 saw a record number of criminal exonerations; and arts patron Joan Mondale, wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale, has died.

Also: A Senate panel takes up Janet Yellen's nomination to head the Federal Reserve; an apparent U.S. drone strike kills militant leaders in Pakistan; French police arrest a suspect in two Paris shootings; and an underwater volcano creates a new island far south of Japan.

Also: It's the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings; the robot looking for the missing Malaysian jet couldn't reach the Indian Ocean floor; and India recognizes a third gender.

Also: Senate Republicans block another of President Obama's judicial nominees; the U.N. says despite the Philippine typhoon, 2013 was a normal year for tropical storms; and a television informercial salesman is jailed for contempt.

Also: The CDC continues to test West Virginia water; the family of a man whose execution was prolonged will sue Ohio; intense heat affects players at the Australian Open; and a "slightly haunted" house is for sale in Pennsylvania.

Also: It's the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address; Midwest residents continue tornado cleanup; the embattled mayor of Toronto is stripped of additional powers; and "selfie" is the word of the year.

Also: Jobless claims are lower but so are orders for durable goods; Microsoft is reportedly increasing security to evade NSA eavesdropping; the Italian senate may oust former premier Silvio Berlusconi; and the White House pardons two turkeys.

Also: Mexico gets more rain; the shooter at the Family Research Council is sentenced; militants in Yemen kill several soldiers; and Nintendo's former CEO has died - he broadened the company's reach.

Also: The U.S. consulate in eastern Afghanistan is attacked; heavy flooding continues in northern Colorado; parts of the New Jersey boardwalk are devastated by fire; and the Ig Nobel awards honor quirky scientific discoveries.

Also: This year's National Book Award nominees are announced; Japan will restart a second nuclear reactor; and it's true: the Chicago Cubs are going to the NLCS.