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BC-10 Things to Know for Wednesday,April 22,ADVISORY

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

1. EU URGED TO TAKE ACTION ON MEDITERRANEAN MIGRANTS

The leaders will examine a plan to respond to the crisis, after more than 10,000 migrants are plucked from seas between Italy and Libya in a week and hundreds more perish. EUROPE-MIGRANTS SUMMIT

2. MAN’S DEATH AFTER ARREST EXPOSES TENSIONS IN BALTIMORE

Freddie Gray’s critical injury sparks demonstrations across the city that touch on the fears many from his neighborhood feel about their interactions with police. SUSPECT DIES-BALTIMORE

3. PAKISTAN’S LEADERS IN SAUDI ARABIA TO PRESS YEMEN TALKS

Islamabad welcomes the kingdom’s decision to halt the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes targeting Yemeni Shiite rebels. YEMEN

4. VICTIMS DESCRIBE INJURIES, LOSS AT TSARNAEV’S TRIAL

The lawyers press the argument that Dzhokar was a “kid” led astray by his big brother, contending that the bomber does not deserve the death penalty. BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING

5. WHY SOME OFFICERS SEEK THEIR OWN BODY CAMERAS

The device “eliminates any questioning or second-guessing or speculation as to what really occurred,” says police chief Randy Harvey. OFFICER DIDN’T SHOOT-CAMERAS

6. WHO IS NAME-DROPPING

The 2016 presidential hopefuls are salting their speeches and interviews with mentions of everyone from Ronald Reagan to rapper Nicki Minaj and astronomer Galileo. 2016-GILT BY ASSOCIATION

7. JOY, ANGER FOR FAMILY OF MEXICAN GIRL WRONGLY SENT TO U.S.

A 14-year-old is ordered by a Mexican judge to go to Texas with a woman claiming her as her long-lost daughter, but DNA tests in Houston show Alondra Luna Nunez isn’t the missing child. MEXICO-US-GIRL SEIZED

8. AFGHAN MUSEUM SEEKS TO REMEMBER ANTI-SOVIET WAR

Herat’s Jihad Museum creators say they did not seek to glorify war, but rather to preserve the memories of sacrifice and cruelty from the decade-long jihad. AFGHANISTAN-JIHAD MUSEUM

9. WHAT COLBERT HAS BEEN UP TO

The former Comedy Central host reads Flannery O’Connor’s story for the celebrated “Selected Shorts” program at Manhattan’s Symphony Space. PEOPLE-COLBERT READS

10. JUDGE OKS 65-YEAR DEAL OVER NFL CONCUSSIONS

Awards could reach $1 million to $5 million for those diagnosed in their 30s and 40s with Parkinson’s disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, or for deaths involving chronic brain trauma. NFL CONCUSSION LAWSUIT

Woman gets other drivers’ speed cam tickets — again and again

WASHINGTON - Miriam Singer's license plate reads "MS" and nothing more. The letters are her initials. But ABC 7 reports Singer -- an 87-year-old Baltimore resident -- has received D.C. speed camera tickets for license plates reading "MS ALF," "MS G" and "MS MAD" in the past four months -- even though she said she hasn't even driven in the District. ABC 7 says speed camera tickets are supposed to be reviewed by a person before being issued. Buel Young, spokesman for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, said it's up to police to double-check every ticket for accuracy before it's sent out. The tickets since have been voided by the Metropolitan Police Department, ABC 7 says. MPD spokeswoman Gwen Crump attributed the mistake to human error. Crump also said some Maryland tags require special handling. Young said he wasn't sure what Crump meant by that. See more from ABC 7 below: WTOP's Ari Ashe contributed to this report. Follow @AriAsheWTOP and @WTOP on Twitter.
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