5 things you need to know Tuesday

Luke Skywalker · Mar 31, 2015

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Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, center, cheers with protesters outside of the House chamber at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Monday.(Photo: Danny Johnston, AP)

1. Arkansas may join Indiana with 'religious freedom' law
Arkansas' "religious freedom" bill is headed for the state's full House, where it could be voted on Tuesday afternoon. If passed there, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has promised to sign it. If enacted, Arkansas would join Indiana as the second state to adopt such a law change this year. Indiana has been widely criticized by businesses and organizations since Gov. Mike Pence signed a similar measure into law last week. Opponents of these laws say they will allow widespread discrimination against gays and lesbians. Tuesday's cover of The Indianapolis Star, Indiana's largest newspaper, makes a dramatic call for changes to the contentious law.

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What both sides are saying in Indiana's religous freedom law debate. Paulo Fugen, Shannon Rae Green

2. Iran nuclear talks go down to wire

Negotiators for world powers and Iran worked through the night in an effort to reach a nuclear deal by the end of Tuesday that would set the stage for a new era in U.S.-Iranian relations. The talks between the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany and Iran are focused on curbing Iran's nuclear program to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons, while easing sanctions that have crippled that country's economy. Negotiators are seeking a general agreement by Tuesday, and a comprehensive deal in June. The U.S. Congress, which is on recess until April 13, has threatened to vote on increasing sanctions if a framework is not reached in March.

This 2011 photo shows Iran's heavy water nuclear facility near the city of Arak, one of several sites that would be impacted by a landmark deal with world powers being negotiated this week in Switzerland.*(Photo: Hamid Foroutan, AP)

3. IBM, Weather Channel team for better business forecasts
IBM and the Weather Channel's parent company are collaborating on a true cloud data service. The computing powerhouse and WSI, the Weather Company's global business division, have teamed up to integrate real-time weather information into business applications for improved performance and decreased loss of productivity because of weather. Better access to more accurate weather information could affect all types of businesses -- better crop yields and fewer flight delays -- helping save billions and adding to the U.S. economy. "When you think about most business processes, businesses treat every day as the same day, weather-wise," said IBM Senior Vice President Bob Picciano. "Many businesses could derive these competitive advantages."

In New York City, Manju Malkani, IBM analytics consultant, and Paul Walsh, Vice President of Weather Analytics at The Weather Company, access real-time weather data through IBM Watson Analytics. IBM and The Weather Company announced a partnership to use analytics and cloud computing to integrate real-time weather data gathered via the Internet of Things - such as sensors in smartphones - to improve business decision-making.*(Photo: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

4. Savings account? What savings account?
Roughly a third of American adults don't have any emergency savings, meaning that over 72 million people have no cushion to fall back on if they lose a job or have to deal with another crisis, according to a survey released Tuesday by NeighborWorks America. Among the 1,035 adults who took part in the poll, 34% had no money set aside for an emergency, while 47% said their savings would cover their living expenses for 90 days or less.

Start an emergency fund in three simple steps to cushion you in times of trouble.*(Photo: Thinkstock)

5. Last chance to nominate your favorite video game for the Hall of Fame
The Strong National Museum of Play will have more than four decades of video game history to sift through in selecting t he first inductions to the World Video Hall of Fame. The Babe Ruths of that first class could include "everything from Pong, the game that popularized video games, which was 1972, up through the '80s with Pac Man, to today and Call of Duty, even Angry Birds and World of Warcraft." said Jeremy Saucier, assistant director of the electronic games center. Nominations for the first group of inductees will be accepted through Tuesday and it's open to anyone here.

The World Video Game Hall of Fame will begin inducting games in June but wants to get nominations from the public.*(Photo: Strong Museum of Play)

And, the essentials:
Weather: The last day of March will end on a quiet note for much of the country, with only a couple of minor trouble spots.
Stocks: U.S. stock futures were lower before the opening bell Tuesday.
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