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10 Things to Know for Friday

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

1. HARRISON FORD CRASH-LANDS PLANE ON LA GOLF COURSE

The actor is taken to a hospital with moderate injuries after his vintage two-seater is forced down by engine trouble.

2. JURY DEADLOCKS, SPARING JODI ARIAS' LIFE

Jurors say they were 11-1 in favor of the death penalty - and tried unsuccessfully to get the lone holdout kicked off the panel.

3. ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS 'BULLDOZED' ANCIENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, IRAQI GOVERNMENT SAYS

There's no immediate word on the extent of the damage to the 13th century B.C. Assyrian dig just south of Mosul.

4. LATE-WINTER SNOW - MASSIVE IN SPOTS - HITS EASTERN US

Mishaps during the storm include a plane that skids off a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport and comes to rest perilously close to the icy waters of a bay.

5. ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS TAKE CREDIT FOR REMOVING ELEPHANT ACTS FROM 'GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH'

They say it was their pressure that led to the decision by the family that owns the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

6. WHAT'S DIMMING HOPE FOR REFORM IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI

Experts question how any police force can adopt sweeping changes if the same chief is in charge and many of the same officers are on the beat.

7. UKRAINE WAR ABATES, MISERY REMAINS

A government blockade on separatist-held areas - meant to choke the rebel economy - is only getting worse.

8. HOW ATTITUDES ARE SHIFTING ON GAY MARRIAGE

Same-sex unions are now supported by a clear majority of Americans - something unheard of just a quarter century ago, a survey shows.

9. CARDINAL EDWARD EGAN DIES AT 82

The former archbishop of New York played a prominent role in the city after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

10. WHO CAUSED KERFUFFLE AT PARIS FASHION WEEK

Heads turn as Kim Kardashian arrives with a new slicked-back, bleached-blond hairstyle.

FILE - In this April 12, 1988 file photo, New York City Mayor Edward Koch feeds a bagel to an elephant from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus during a lunchtime picnic in New York. The circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively on Thursday, March 5, 2015 that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision. (AP Photo/Mario Cabrera) The Associated Press
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian arrive for Lanvin's ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2015/2016 fashion collection, part of the Paris Fashion Week, Thursday March 5, 2015 in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) The Associated Press
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