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Posted February 01, 2016 6:00 am

The Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch of Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, Domenico De Sole, a chairman of the board at Sothebyâs, gestures towards his fake Mark Rothko painting, at a civil trial in New York at Manhattan federal court. In the latest chapter of a scandal that's jolted New York's art world, a federal jury is hearing about a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of modern masters such as Jackson Pollock and Rothko in his garage, a once-reputable Manhattan gallery that sold them and the wealthy buyers who paid millions for the knockoffs. At left is De Sole's wife Eleanore and at right is De Sole's attorney Gregory Clarick at the podium. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) The Associated Press

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. DEMOCRATIC, GOP RACES TIGHT AS IOWA KICKS OFF 2016 VOTING

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders hope to ride voter energy into victories in Monday's caucuses, as Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton bank on sophisticated get-out-the vote operations.

2. MYANMAR HOUSE BEGINS NEW SESSION DOMINATED BY SUU KYI PARTY

It will install the country's first democratically elected government in more than 50 years.

3. WHICH PRINCIPLES LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS EXAMINE

Police across the United States are rethinking how they use force amid national outrage over questionable shootings and violent arrests.

4. WHO IS CHARGED IN TEEN GIRL'S DEATH

Two Virginia Tech engineering students are arrested in connection with the death of 13-year-old Nicole Madison Lovell who disappeared last week.

5. WHERE MYSTERIOUS TURKISH CLERIC RESIDES

The AP visits Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of plotting to overthrow Turkey's officially secular government, in a gated 26-acre compound in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains.

6. ISRAELI ACADEMICS FACE GROWING BOYCOTT PRESSURES

They experience snubs at academic conferences, struggle to get recommendations and can encounter difficulty publishing in professional journals.

7. NTSB TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS IN AMTRAK CRASH PROBE

Next, investigators will analyze the evidence, prepare a report on the probable cause of the derailment and make safety recommendations.

8. FEDERAL COAL SALES MORATORIUM SHAKES INDUSTRY STRONGHOLD

Obama's administration orders a three-year ban, and it's putting a rare mood on folks in Gillette, a ranching-turned-energy town of 32,000: pessimism.

9. NYC JURY HEARS DETAILS OF MODERN MASTERS FORGERY SCANDAL

It features a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in his garage.

10. DRIVEN BY DESIRE TO HONOR AILING DENVER BRONCOS OWNER

John Elway wants nothing more than to return the favor to Pat Bowlen and hand him a Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl 50.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 photo, students sit inside the Tel Aviv University campus in Israel. As a global boycott movement against Israeli universities gains steam, Israeli professors say they are increasingly feeling the pressure from their colleagues overseas. The academic boycott is part of the broader pro-Palestinian âBDSâ campaign, which advocates boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) The Associated Press

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