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Jews told to 'register' in east Ukraine or face deportation

It's one of the most ominous stories you'll read today. Jews in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, where pro-Russian militants have taken over government buildings, were told they have to "register" with the Ukrainians who are trying to make the city become part of Russia, according to Ukrainian and Israeli media. Jews leaving synagogue services were given leaflets that ordered the city's Jews to provide a list of property they own and pay a registration fee "or else have their citizenship revoked, face deportation and see their assets confiscated," reported Ynet News, Israel's largest news website, and Ukraine's Donbass news agency.

Forget Baby George! Chelsea is pregnant

For Democrats, this might be the equivalent of a royal baby: Chelsea Clinton announced Thursday that she's pregnant with her first child. "Marc and I are very excited that we have our first child arriving later this year and I certainly feel all the better, whether it's a girl or a boy, that she or he will grow up in a world full of so many strong female leaders," Chelsea Clinton said in New York City. The former first daughter, 34, and her mother, Hillary Rodham Clinton, were in New York City hosting a No Ceilings event, a project of the former secretary of State and the Clinton Foundation to evaluate the progress of women and girls.

Astronomers may have found 'Earth's cousin'

Astronomers had never found an Earth-size planet that could boast liquid water — until now. NASA's Kepler space telescope has detected a faraway planet almost exactly the size of Earth and close enough to its star to be in the so-called habitable or Goldilocks zone, where conditions are not too hot or too cold for liquid water — essential for life as we know it — to persist.

Legendary author and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who was praised as the most popular Spanish-language writer since Cervantes, died today in Mexico City at 87. Garcia Marquez, a former journalist who was born in Colombia but lived in Mexico for more than 30 years, is best known for his 1967 masterpiece, the epic, hallucinatory novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, about the trials and tribulations of one family over several generations. Widely taught in college, it has sold about 50 million copies in more than 25 languages.

Sinking students on South Korean ferry sent desperate text messages

After the ship sunk, there wasn't silence. Text messages from passengers of the Korean ferry sent immediately after it capsized tell tales of love, fear and quiet courage. Almost 500 people, hundreds of them high school students, were aboard the ferry that sank Wednesday off the southern tip of South Korea. ABC News, citing Korean TV, reported this one: "Dad, don't worry. I've got a life vest on and we're huddled together," a student identified as Shin, 18, texted her father. Shin was among the 287 still reported missing. Twenty people, including five students and two teachers, are confirmed dead.

Minnesota State players now behind coach after boycott

The boycott is over. A day after refusing to practice to protest a coaching change, the Minnesota State-Mankato football players have agreed to accept Todd Hoffner's return as head coach. "As a team we are ready to get back to playing football," junior defensive back Samuel Thompson said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. "… We stand behind our actions and statement made, but in no way did we want our actions to undermine coach Hoffner's return. … We look forward to coming back to the practice field Friday."

15 months = $58 million for Yahoo's COO

Henrique de Castro's 15 months as Yahoo's chief operating officer may have ended on a sour note, but it was sweetened by a severance package worth nearly $58 million. De Castro was CEO Marissa Mayer's first big hire. But in a letter to employees following de Castro's Jan. 16 ouster, Mayer said she "made the difficult decision" that he should leave. His exit package outpaced Mayer's 2013 compensation.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop CEO part ways

Gwyneth Paltrow's rep says that Goop CEO Seb Bishop will be transitioning out of the role until a replacement is named. Page Six alleges the split is more acrimonious — that he, a 40-year-old British entrepreneur who helmed the anti-AIDS charity (RED) before joining Goop in 2011, objected to the exceedingly personal direction the site was headed, epitomized by last month's "conscious uncoupling" post announcing Paltrow's split from husband Chris Martin.

This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY.

Contributing: Oren Dorell, Catalina Camia, John Bacon, George Schroeder, Bob Minzesheimer, Gary Strauss, Olivia Barker, USA TODAY; Traci Watson, Special for USA TODAY