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5 things to know Friday ('13th' version)

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It's Friday the 13th!

The last Friday the 13th was July 13, 2012, about 14 months ago. It's average occurrence is once every 212 days. If you suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia — the fear of Friday the 13th — all is not lost. Today is, ironically, Defy Superstition Day, where you can choose to break those superstitions that you have been living with most, or all, of your life.

Obama to tap Lawrence Summers as next Fed boss, report says

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers will be named the next chairman of the Federal Reserve by President Obama, according to a report in a Japanese newspaper.

Four men sentenced to death in India gang rape

An Indian court has sentenced to death the four men convicted in the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows for a brutal attack on a moving bus that left the young woman with such severe internal injuries that she died two weeks later.

Afghan Taliban strikes near U.S. consulate

Taliban militants staged a suicide car bombing outside the United States consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat early Friday, killing two Afghan police and a security guard. No Americans were injured.

Twitter files for an initial public offering

Twitter tweeted yesterday that it's in the process of filing for an initial public offering. While valued at $10 billion, Twitter must prove — financially and culturally — that it has the right tech stuff to match that figure on its balance sheet. It has roughly $1 billion in annual revenue. Let the hype begin.

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