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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. AND THE OSCAR GOES TO ...

Director Guillermo del Toro's Cold War fantasy film "The Shape of Water" wins the best picture Academy Award.

2. NO EXEMPTIONS FROM TARIFFS, TRUMP SAYS

Administration officials say the president's plan to enact stiff duties on imported steel and aluminum will be wide-ranging and won't target any particular countries.

3. WHAT ITALIAN ELECTION RETURNS POINT TO

Election projections show a center-right coalition that includes an anti-migrant party edging past the populist 5-Star Movement, but no single bloc or party with the support to win a majority in Parliament.

4. CHINESE LEADER POISED FOR HISTORIC POWER GRAB

China's rubber-stamp legislators gather to approve changes that will remove term limits and let President Xi Jinping rule indefinitely.

5. SECURITY THREAT CLOSES US EMBASSY IN TURKEY MONDAY

A statement posted on the embassy's web page urges U.S. citizens to avoid the embassy in Ankara as well as large crowds.

6. WHY WVA TEACHERS WILL CONTINUE STRIKE

The educators - some of the lowest-paid in the nation - are angered that a 5-percent raise they negotiated with the governor has been cut by the state Senate.

7. WHO VOWS TO STEP UP FAKE NEWS FIGHT

Facebook's chief technology says the company is hiring 10,000 people to help check facts on U.S. content, in the wake of Russian abuse of the social network in the 2016 election.

8. WHERE FILM OF POST-1906 QUAKE SAN FRANCISCO TURNS UP

The footage, found at a local flea market, captures scenes two weeks after the powerful earthquake and fire that killed thousands and flattened much of the city.

9. FORMER MIKE TYSON ESTATE TO BECOME CHURCH

The garishly appointed 25,000-square-foot mansion that's fallen into disrepair is being converted into a house of worship.

10. SPRINTER WHO 'MADE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE' DIES AT 88

At Oxford University's track in 1954, Roger Bannister ran the first sub 4-minute mile.

In this undated file photograph, people walk through the rubble following the April 18, 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. The quake lasted for less than a minute, but the fires burned for three days, roaring across 430 blocks in what was then the 10th largest city in the United States. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday, March 4, 2018, that a long-lost film reel with nine minutes of footage capturing San Francisco two weeks after the deadly 1906 earthquake surfaced at a flea market in the city. The rare find portrays the city's post-quake devastation. (San Francisco Chronicle via AP) The Associated Press
FILE - In this May 6, 1954 file photo, Britain's Roger Bannister hits the tape to become the first person to break the four-minute mile in Oxford, England. A statement released Sunday March 4, 2018, on behalf of Bannister's family said Sir Roger Bannister died peacefully in Oxford on March 3, aged 88. (AP Photo, File) The Associated Press
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