10 things you need to know today: February 10, 2016

1. Trump and Sanders win big in New Hampshire

Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire presidential primaries on Tuesday, both trouncing their rivals by wide margins. Trump took 35 percent of the Republican vote. Ohio Gov. John Kasich was a distant second with 16 percent, followed by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida in a tight battle for third with around 11 percent each. On the Democratic side, Sanders won with 60 percent to Hillary Clinton's 38 percent in a state she won in the 2008 primaries.

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2. Obama sends Congress his final budget

President Obama presented the last budget of his presidency to Congress on Tuesday. The $4.15 trillion spending plan would increase total federal spending by 4.9 percent, mostly due to increases in Social Security and other mandatory programs. Discretionary spending would increase by less than 1 percent. The deficit would fall to $503 billion. Obama proposes raising additional funds over the next 10 years by hiking taxes on big banks and the wealthy. Republicans vowed to reject the budget, which House Speaker Paul Ryan called a "manual for growing the federal government at the expense of hardworking Americans."

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3. Supreme Court blocks EPA power-plant emissions policy

On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from moving forward with guidelines to reduce carbon pollution from power plants by 32 percent over the next 15 years. The 5-4 vote put the plan on hold until a lower court reviews a challenge by state and industry groups this summer. The unusual move marked a setback for President Obama's use of executive authority, and cast doubt on whether his climate change initiative would survive a legal fight.

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4. Intelligence officials warn ISIS might try an attack in the U.S.

The Islamic State will probably attempt attacks inside the U.S. over the next year, top U.S. intelligence officials testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill. The officials acknowledged that the Islamist terrorist group was infiltrating groups of refugees leaving Iraq and Syria and would attempt additional attacks in Europe, still on alert after the Paris attacks in November. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said there were more terrorist safe havens around the world now "than at any time in history."

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5. South Korea closes joint industrial complex over North Korea's rocket launch

South Korea said Wednesday that it was shutting down an industrial complex it operates jointly with North Korea in retaliation for Pyongyang's launch of a long-range rocket over the weekend and a recent nuclear test. Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo, who announced the decision, said the facility in the North Korean border town of Kaesong had helped finance the North's weapons program.

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6. Ferguson council proposes amendments to police reform deal

On Tuesday the Ferguson, Missouri, City Council unanimously approved a consent agreement on police and court reforms negotiated with the Justice Department, but proposed amendments extending deadlines and capping the city's costs. The Justice Department conducted an investigation following the fatal shooting of black teen Michael Brown by a white officer, and found racial bias in policing and municipal courts. A Justice Department official said the vote was "unfortunate" because it will delay "the essential work to bring constitutional policing to the city."

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7. Flint water crisis could result in criminal charges, special counsel says

The special counsel investigating the Flint, Michigan, water crisis said Tuesday that criminal charges as serious as involuntary manslaughter could result if government officials are found to have been negligent. "It's not far-fetched," said Todd Flood, who was appointed as special counsel by the state's attorney general. Dangerous lead levels turned up in the cash-strapped city's water after it switched its water source to the polluted Flint River to save money.

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8. Two arrested in New York trying to board flight with razor blades

A Bronx couple was arrested Tuesday and accused of trying to smuggle razor blades and a straight razor onto a Miami-bound American Airlines flight. Miguel Rosario Munoz, 39, and Lizbeth Esteras, 18, were detained after the straight razor was found under a removable sole in one of Munoz's shoes. Authorities then found a razor blade inside the tag in a white baseball cap Esteras was wearing. They were charged with weapons possession and released.

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9. Warner/Chappell Music agrees to return 'Happy Birthday' fees

Warner Music Group's publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, will return $14 million in licensing fees to settle a lawsuit over its claim to the copyright for "Happy Birthday to You." The company also has agreed to give up its claims to the song, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing court documents released this week. The deal would end a lawsuit filed in 2014 by a California musician, a film producer, and two New York music producers, but it still has to be approved by a federal judge.

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10. Beyonce gives Red Lobster a sales boost

Red Lobster said Tuesday that its sales had surged by 33 percent on Sunday — compared to the year before — after Beyonce released a new track called "Formation" in which she mentions the seafood chain's food as a reward for sex. The overtly political song also touches on topics including police brutality and black culture. Red Lobster was mentioned on Twitter 42,000 times in one hour, company spokesperson Erica Ettori said. In the song, Beyonce addresses her own influence, saying, "I might just be a black Bill Gates in the making."

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