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February 03. 2016 6:34AM 10 things to know for Wednesday Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: Click here for more national an d international news . 1. IOWA SHOWS POLLING IS SLIPPERY BUSINESS Pollsters had a tough time pinning down the state's electorate, taking it on the chin when Donald Trump's lead in pre-election polls ended with a Ted Cruz victory at Monday's caucuses. 2. ELECTION MYSTERY MONEY RETURNS Obscure donations are back, with more than $4 million flowing to groups supporting Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, The AP learns. 3. SOMALI OFFICIALS START INVESTIGATING BLAST ON BOARD PLANE They say no evidence has been found so far of a criminal act in an explosion in an airliner which took off from Mogadishu's airport and returned for an emergency landing. 4. TEXAS RESIDENT INFECTED WITH ZIKA THROUGH SEX It's the first instance of the virus being transmitted within the U.S. amid the current outbreak in the Americas. 5. SYRIA AID CONFERENCE TO SEEK RECORD $9B FOR 2016 The expectations are based on the reframing of the assistance debate, following the migration of hundreds of thousands of desperate Syrians to Europe, but there is often a shortfall in funding. 6. WHO IS FACING MORE SERIOUS CHARGE IN TEEN'S SLAYING Authorities say Virginia Tech student Natalie Keepers helped dispose of seventh-grader Nicole Lovell's body, adding a charge of an accessory. 7. JUDGE COULD RULE ON COSBY BID TO TOSS SEX-ASSAULT CHARGES Judge Steven T. O'Neill hopes to decide whether to dismiss the case against the actor over an unwritten promise of immunity a former prosecutor says he gave the comedian's now-deceased lawyer. 8. BIG FREIGHT RAILROADS TO MISS SAFETY TECHNOLOGY DEADLINE A Federal Railroad Administration list provided to The AP shows Canadian National Railway, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern won't be ready until 2020. 9. WHY CENTRAL FIGURE IN 'SERIAL' PODCAST TO ARGUE FOR NEW TRIAL Adnan Syed's motion centers on two issues: an alibi witness who was never called to testify, and cell tower data that defense attorneys argue is inaccurate. 10. WHAT CAN DEFINE SUPER BOWL LEGACIES They are cemented or destroyed thanks to a sometimes fluky confluence of luck, hubris or the random bounce of a ball. http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160203/NEWS/160209898 © 2016 Copyright © 1995-2011 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use Privacy Statement -->