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Also: Texas officials are on high alert after prosecutor's death; drug maker Novartis loses a patent battle in India; Colorado prosecutors will say whether they plan to pursue death penalty in theater shootings.

Also: New food stamp cuts take effect tomorrow; a "sophisticated" drug tunnel is found between Mexico and the U.S.; Twitter is sued over an alleged private stock sale; and so many people tried to ride Turkey's new rail line under the Bosphorus Strait that it was disrupted.

Also: Documents hint that very few people enrolled in health care exchanges in the first two days after they opened; the Senate blocks two of Obama's nominees; the government eases a rule on flexible spending accounts; and police nab a wallaby frolicking in a London cemetery.

Also: New Jersey holds its special senate election today; a federal judge will rule on Michigan's ban on gay marriage; a deadly typhoon rakes Japan's coast; Nirvana is among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and an injured kangaroo seeks help from a pharmacy.

Also: Some Syrian rebels won't attend new peace talks; France to send new troops to the Central African Republic; Florida Republicans urge lawmaker convicted of drug possession to quit; 2013 saw the fewest hurricanes in decades; and several retired hockey players sue the NHL over concussions.

Also: The Washington Monument starts to glow; an explosion in Beirut hits Hezbollah, supporter of Syrian government; the air brakes may have been dislodged on the runaway Canadian train that exploded; and country singer Randy Travis is critically ill with a heart ailment.

Also: California prisoners stage hunger strikes; the Colorado movie theater shooting suspect admits attacks, claiming a 'psychiatric episode'; a verdict is delayed for the juvenile charged in a brutal gang rape case in India; and ailing country music singer Randy Travis suffers a stroke.

Also: More women accuse San Diego's major of harassment; the Lincoln Memorial is vandalized; the accused Cleveland kidnapper may get a plea deal; the latest on Anthony Weiner's explicit sexting.

Also: A controversial Texas abortion bill fails after a filibuster and crowd chaos; President Obama flies to Africa today; Democrat Ed Markey wins the Massachusetts special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry; and the Yankees' general manager is really angry with Alex Rodriguez.

Also: The White House will release an annual report on surveillance requests; San Diego's mayor leaves office today as candidates line up to replace him; Tylenol bottles will carry additional warnings on risk of overdose and liver damage; and dogs help sniff out huge snail pests in Florida.