Friday, March 15, 2013

10 Things to Know for Friday

People watch Pope Francis on a giant monitor in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, as he celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel, Thursday, March 14, 2013. As the 266th pope, Francis inherits a Catholic church in turmoil, beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers in parts of the world where Christianity had been strong for centuries. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

People watch Pope Francis on a giant monitor in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, as he celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel, Thursday, March 14, 2013. As the 266th pope, Francis inherits a Catholic church in turmoil, beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers in parts of the world where Christianity had been strong for centuries. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

JK Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communications for Samsung Electronics, presents the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

FILE - This undated image made available by CERN shows a typical candidate event including two high-energy photons whose energy (depicted by red towers) is measured in the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter. The yellow lines are the measured tracks of other particles produced in the collision. The pale blue volume shows the CMS crystal calorimeter barrel. The European Organization for Nuclear Research, called CERN, says Thursday March 14, 2013 a look at all the data from 2012 shows that what they found last year was a version of what is popularly referred to as the "God particle." (AP Photo/CERN) EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT -

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

1. THERE'S GOOD NEWS...

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was often a star speaker about economic inequities. He also warned church leaders about drifting from core Catholic beliefs.

2. ...AND BAD NEWS

Human rights activists differ on how much responsibility Pope Francis personally deserves for the Argentine church's dark history of supporting a murderous dictatorship.

3. CAN WE CHARGE THEM A PENALTY?

The IRS says 660,000 refunds will be delayed by up to six weeks because of a software problem.

4. A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR...

Obama is signaling a willingness to adopt some modest steps on Medicare and Social Security. Democrats wince.

5. HOW BIG IS THE GALAXY (SCREEN)

The new version crams a 5-inch screen into body slightly smaller than the S III's.

6. WHICH SIDE OF THE POND PUTS DOWN THEIR CELLPHONES

A significantly higher percentage of U.S. drivers report phone use behind the wheel than drivers in Europe, the CDC finds.

7. OH MY GOD! PARTICLE

In what could go down as one of the great Eureka! moments in physics, scientists say they are confident they have found a Higgs boson.

8. WHEN TO EXPECT A FINANCAL FIX IN DETROIT

The newly appointed emergency manger says "we can get this done significantly shorter than 18 months."

9. WHY N.J.'S CHRISTIE IS ASKED TO APOLOGIZE

He referred to the state Assembly leader, Democratic Speaker Sheila Oliver, by her race and gender instead of her name.

10. LESS 'ANONYMOUS' NOW

A Reuters journalist is charged with conspiring with the hacking group to alter headlines of Los Angeles Times articles.

Associated Press

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