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10 Things to Know for Monday

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

1. WHO TRIES TO MAKE NICE WITH TRUMP

Ex-White House strategist Steve Bannon, who was quoted questioning the president's competence in the new book "Fire and Fury," backtracks and calls Trump "completely fit."

2. 32 MISSING AS SHIPS COLLIDE OFF CHINA'S COAST

A search is underway after an Iranian oil tanker collides with a freighter and catches fire in the East China Sea.

3. WHY THEY'RE WEARING BLACK AT GOLDEN GLOBES

A-listers Meryl Streep and others don black on the red carpet to call for reform in Hollywood amid widespread sex assault and sex harassment cases.

4. ISRAEL DENIES ENTRY TO 20 GROUPS

Members of the activist organizations are banned for their calls to boycott the Jewish state.

5. RECORD COLD BEGINS TO LOOSEN GRIP

After two weeks of arctic temperatures and snowstorms, much of the U.S. will see the mercury rise throughout the week.

6. WINNING TICKETS SELL FOR BIG LOTTERY JACKPOTS

A New Hampshire store sells the winning $559.7 million Powerball ticket, while a $450 million Mega Millions ticket sells in Florida.

7. WATER MAIN BREAK CAUSES JFK FLIGHT WOES

Floods from the broken pipe close a terminal, suspending international arrivals and leading to more delays in a week where storms and a winter deep freeze caused many passenger strandings.

8. CALIF. POT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COULD BE A BUZZ KILL

Just days after legal sales began, there are concerns that too few companies are licensed and ready to transport huge amounts of marijuana to market.

9. HOW MUCH ROCK 'N ROLL KING'S ROCKER SELLS FOR

The rocking chair from the Jungle Room brings $17,000 at an auction at Graceland estate during Elvis birthday celebration.

10. JAGS BEAT BILLS IN UGLY WILD CARD WIN

Jacksonville prolongs Buffalo's football misery in unsteady 10-3 victory.

People walk on the ice covered beach along Lake Michigan, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Milwaukee. Cold temperatures for days have gripped wide swaths of the U.S. from Texas to New England. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) The Associated Press
Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor leaves the field after he was injured in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) The Associated Press
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