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Also: As "fiscal cliff" looms, scenarios multiply; New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo will reportedly seek $30 billion in disaster aid; the BBC's head of news steps down; Italy is pounded by heavy rains.

Top stories include new details on the medical condition of George Zimmerman, the alleged shooter of Trayvon Martin; and Facebook's pending initial public offering is so popular the social media company is increasing its IPO price by 25 percent.

Also: A British nuclear reprocessing plant gets a report of elevated radiation; the Colorado movie theater shooting suspect appears in court for a hearing today; another cruise ship returns to port with ill passengers; and New Mexico is selling a historic site it can't afford to keep up.

Also: The International Olympic Committee lifts its ban on India; a cease fire is extended for the Syrian city of Homs; Nevada officials opt against defending the state's ban on same sex marriage; and a bacon festival in New Jersey features products like bacon floss.

Also: Arizona legislation would permit religious discrimination against homosexuals; China wants President Obama to call off his meeting with the Dalai Lama; and a thief swallows a rare pink diamond.

Also: Janet Yellen, nominated to head the Federal Reserve, speaks to a Senate panel today; a published report alleges misconduct by two Secret Service agents; a bomb partially explodes outside a federal office in Oregon; and a huge pink diamond is auctioned for $83 million.

Also: The Senate blocks a filibuster of a bill outlawing workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians; a Bangladesh court sentences dozens of soldiers to death for mutiny; India launches a spacecraft to Mars; and will Houston voters back or sack the Astrodome?

Also: Ukraine says it won't fight Russia in Crimea; huge fire is brought under control in San Francisco; "Flappy Bird" may come back.

Also: Secretary of State John Kerry visits Seoul as North and South Korea hold high level talks; a report finds heightened danger to journalists worldwide; lenders repossessed fewer U.S. homes in January; and China's "Jade Rabbit" lunar rover comes back to life.

Also: The Senate passes Sen. McCaskill's bill about sexual assaults in the military; author Joe McGinniss dies; and in Venezuela, a student leader is killed in anti-government clashes.