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10 Things to Know for Today

photo In this photo released Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, center, poses for a photo with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Chavez remains in Havana undergoing unspecified treatments following his fourth cancer-related operation on Dec. 11. He has hasn’t been seen or spoken publicly in more than two months.

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

1) CHAVEZ HEALTH WORSENS, SUFFERS ‘SEVERE INFECTION’

Venezuela’s communications minister says the 58-year-old president is in a “very delicate” state and having trouble breathing.

2) SANCTIONS FOR NORTH KOREA

The U.S. and China agreed on a resolution to punish the nation for its latest nuclear test.