Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. HOW WOMEN CAN QUALIFY FOR COMBAT Under the military's new rules, they'll have to meet the same physical requirements as men. 2. WHAT'S NEEDED TO PASS GUN CONTROL The public must get behind the effort, says Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, because "this is really an uphill road." 3. ABBAS SEES AN OPENING He invites newly elected Israeli lawmakers — many of whom are moderates — to meet with him to talk about a Palestinian state. 4. A REAL DRAG Millions of smokers may find they can't afford health insurance when Obama's health care law takes effect. 5. THEY LIKE HIM. THEY REALLY LIKE HIM Chavez' cult of personality grows in his absence: witness a woman at a demonstration holding a portrait of him — next to an image of Jesus. 6. FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT Here comes a fresh mutation of a fast-moving stomach bug that scientists are calling the "Ferrari of viruses." 7. MELTDOWN: HONDURAS Doctors go without essential supplies while teachers and soldiers go without pay in a nation teetering on the edge of ruin. 8. WHY A 44-YEAR-OLD ROCKET MAY BE HELPFUL TO NASA TODAY Engineers hope an Apollo 11 engine can be improved upon for new missions to the moon. 9. VIDEO IN DEMAND: NETFLIX STOCK SOARS The company's shares climb by 42 percent as investors celebrate strong quarterly earnings. 10. 'IT SOUNDS LIKE A GIRL, DOESN'T IT?' During a TV interview, Manti Te'o unveils voicemails from a person pretending to be his girlfriend. The person tells the Notre Dame linebacker: "I love you."
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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FILE - In a June 11, 2007 file photo, Helen Heinlo smokes outside of a coffee shop in Belmont, Calif. Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama’s health care law, say experts. The Affordable Care Act allows health insurers to charge smokers buying an individual policy up to 50 percent higher premiums starting next Jan. 1. For a 55-year-old smoker, the penalty could reach nearly $4,250 a year. A 60-year-old could wind up paying nearly $5,100 on top of premiums. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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In this Oct. 10, 2011, file photo, the exterior of Netflix headquarters is seen in Los Gatos, Calif. Netflix stock, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, is on its way to its biggest one-day gain since the video subscription service went public more than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The measure being unveiled Thursday is authored by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who wrote the original assault weapons ban. That law expired in 2004 when Congress refused to renew it under pressure from the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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