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Top Stories: Ricin Probe Leads To Texas; Severe Weather Continues

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Reports: Texas Man Questioned About Latest Ricin Letters.

-- Arizona Mom Released From Mexican Jail.

-- All Are OK After Small Plane Crashes Through Apartment Roof.

-- Book News: World's Oldest Torah Scroll Found, Italian Scholar Says.

Other news of note:

-- "Russia To Sell At Least 10 MiG Fighters To Syria." (The Associated Press)

Related:

"Russian S-300 Missiles Unlikely To Reach Syria For Months." (Reuters)

"Assad Interview Fuels Missile Confusion." (ABC News)

-- "Obama To Press Congress On Student Loan Rates." (It's All Politics)

-- "Severe Weather To Continue In The Plains And Midwest On Friday." (National Weather Service)

-- "NASA Radar Reveals Asteroid Has Its Own Moon." (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

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Mark Memmott
Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.
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