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[h=4]5 things you need to know Tuesday[/h]The biggest and most buzzworthy news to start your morning.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he arrives to speak at the 2015 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2015.(Photo: Cliff Owen, AP)
1. Netanyahu brings his warning against trusting Iran to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, where he is expected to denounce the Obama administration's talks with Iran. The U.S. and international allies are offering to reduce economic sanctions on Iran if Tehran agrees not to pursue the means to make nuclear weapons. (House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, broke protocol and invited Netanyahu, without consulting the White House.) Obama and supporters say an agreement is the best way to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, while Netanyahu and other Israeli officials say Iran cannot be trusted. Some congressional Democrats are boycotting the speech Tuesday, and Obama refuses to meet with Netanyahu while he's in town. Obama and Netanyahu have clashed on a number of items over the years, but Netanyahu said Monday that U.S.-Israeli ties are "stronger than ever."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Monday that despite recent differences with the Obama administration over a looming nuclear deal with Iran the alliance between his country and the Unites States is "stronger than ever." (March 2) AP
2. Funeral held for slain Russian opposition leader
The funeral for slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov will take place Tuesday in Moscow. Nemtsov, 55, was gunned down Friday just steps away from the Kremlin. Tens of thousands of people marched in the sleet Sunday through central Moscow to mourn him. On Monday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, "(This) dirty crime will be investigated to the full extent of the law so that those who are guilty cannot escape responsibility."
3. A-Rod will be sitting out Yankees spring opener
Spring training action is starting to heat up in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues with many teams playing their first exhibition games Tuesday. When the Arizona Diamondbacks take the field their uniforms will feature a black patch that reads "KAYLA" in memory of Kayla Mueller, the young Arizona woman who died in captivity in Syria. Controversial star Alex Rodriguez will be sitting out the Yankees' spring opener against the Phillies in Clearwater. While it is hardly unusual for a veteran to skip a road game during spring training, every move A-Rod makes — or in this case doesn't make — will draw extra scrutiny since the highly paid slugger missed all of last year thanks to a violation of baseball's drug agreement and hasn't played a full season since 2007 because of a series of injuries.
4. For frequent fliers it's now about how much, not how far
Nearly half of domestic air passengers would lose if the nation's biggest carriers all shift to awarding loyalty points based on how much fliers spend, rather than how far they fly, a switch some carriers already have made, according to a report from PwC being released Tuesday. Those who pay the biggest price to fly the shortest distance get the greatest bang for their bucks in a spend-based program, while the biggest losers are fliers who pay the least to go the farthest. By giving more points to bigger spenders, the airlines are trying to better reward those who do the most for their bottom line.
Delta Air Lines<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP)
5. Drew Peterson returns to court in murder-for-hire plot
Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer convicted of killing his third wife and suspected in his fourth spouse's disappearance returns to court Tuesday on charges of trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped put him in state prison. Peterson was charged in February with soliciting an unidentified person to find someone he could pay to kill Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow.
In this May 8, 2009 file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: M. Spencer Green, AP)
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Contributing: The Associated Press
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