{"id":25504,"date":"2016-02-16T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25504"},"modified":"2016-02-16T08:24:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T14:24:59","slug":"25504","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25504","title":{"rendered":"10 Things to Know for Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:<\/p>\n<p>1. GOP RIPS OBAMA&#8217;S PLAN TO NAME SCALIA SUCCESSOR<\/p>\n<p>High-profile Republicans say they intend to block any high court nominee the president chooses to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who has died at 79.<\/p>\n<p>2. WHAT TEXAS JUDGE DISCLOSES ABOUT SCALIA&#8217;S HEALTH ISSUES<\/p>\n<p>Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara tells The AP that Scalia&#8217;s doctor said the Supreme Court justice had a history of heart trouble, high blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>3. KENDRICK LAMAR WINS GRAMMY FOR BEST RAP ALBUM<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift kicks off the awards show by performing her latest hit, &#8220;Out of the Woods.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>4. POPE CELEBRATES MASS FOR MEXICAN INDIANS<\/p>\n<p>The pontiff denounces the centuries-old exploitation and exclusion of the country&#8217;s indigenous people in the southern Chiapas state during his Mexico trip.<\/p>\n<p>5. AIRSTRIKES HIT SYRIA SCHOOL, 2 HOSPITALS<\/p>\n<p>An independent human rights group says Russian warplanes struck the clinics and school, killing and wounding dozens of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>6. WHO STUMPS FOR JEB IN SC PRIMARY RUNUP<\/p>\n<p>Former president George W. Bush emerges from self-imposed political hibernation to hit campaign trail for his brother&#8217;s sputtering White House bid.<\/p>\n<p>7. 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