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A Saint Bernard is seen during the AKC Meet the Breeds on Saturday at the 139th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York.(Photo: Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images)
1. It's time for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Pooches of every pedigree are ready to compete in the 139th Westminster Dog Show today. The canine competition takes place over two days in New York City. Monday will include hound, toy, non-sporting and herding groups and Tuesday will include sporting, working and terrier groups. And get ready for some exciting new additions this year. Two new breeds are being introduced: the Treeing Walker Coonhound and the Russell Terrier.
2. Egypt strikes ISIL group in Libya after video of mass killing
Egypt said Monday it has begun airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya hours after militants released a video purporting to show the mass beheading of Egyptian Christian hostages. The strikes were announced on state radio by a spokesman for the country's Armed Forces General Command. Weapons caches and training camps were targeted. The strikes were to "avenge the bloodshed and to seek retribution from the killers.
A Coptic Christian woman prays for the release of 21 Coptic Egyptian men who were abducted by Islamic State militants in Libya.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Hassan Ammar, AP)
3. Apple Pay takes to the skies via JetBlue
Apple Pay is taking off — quite literally. Starting this week, passengers on select JetBlue Airways flights can use Apple Pay on their iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets to buy food, drinks and certain onboard amenities when the plane reaches cruising altitude. You'll be able to upgrade to available premium seats, too. JetBlue is the first airline to accept Apple Pay at 35,000 feet. It almost certainly won't be the last.
Using TouchID to verify a purchase on a JetBlue flight using Apple Pay.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Eli Blumenthal, for USA TODAY)
4. Stevie Wonder gets an All-Star Grammy Salute
We don't exactly need proof of Stevie Wonder's enduring influence on popular music. But we'll get a big affirmation tonight. Nineteen brand-name artists from a range of genres — from Beyoncé to Tony Bennett — will pay tribute to the iconic musician on Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Grammy Salute, to air at 9 p.m. on CBS. Hosted by LL Cool J and produced by longtime Grammy broadcast guru Ken Ehrlich, the show follows last year's salute to the Beatles.
Stevie Wonder performs during the finale of "Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Chris Pizzello, Invision via AP)
5. Schools to reopen in Liberia, but Ebola concerns remain
Schools are set to reopen Monday across Liberia after the deadly Ebola outbreak forced them shut last year, but concerns about the virus remain. As recently as last month, the N.V. Massaquoi school was used to screen sick people for Ebola, which has killed more than 3,800 people in Liberia and ravaged the neighboring West African countries of Sierra Leone and Guinea. The school has been disinfected but Principal M. Gleh Mason II said he wants all the furniture replaced after patients sat on the wooden benches and chairs.
Mothers take their sick children for treatment at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: John Moore, Getty Images)
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Weather: A storm system will make its way through the Ohio River Valley and the Appalachians Monday, with bitter cold persisting in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic.
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Monday's National forecast: Snow storm in the Ohio Valley
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