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

1. Bernie Sanders wins Wyoming caucus

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming caucus Saturday, marking his eighth win over Hillary Clinton in the last nine state contests. Sanders led Clinton with 56 percent support to 44 percent. Wyoming is a low-stakes state with just 14 delegates, and Clinton still holds a massive lead in delegates and superdelegates overall.

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2. Ted Cruz sweeps Colorado delegates

Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz won the 13 delegates up for grabs at Colorado's convention Saturday, solidifying his sweep of all 34 delegates. As the Texas senator keeps picking up delegates, he increases the odds that frontrunner Donald Trump will not be able to lock up enough delegates to secure the nomination outright, instead forcing a contested convention in July. "I am confident we are going to win in Cleveland at a contested convention," Cruz said.

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3. Official: Brussels attackers planned to hit France

The terrorists that planned the March attacks in Brussels had initially planned to target France instead, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said Sunday. They apparently switched gears after noting the speed of the ongoing investigation into the November attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people across several sites. The targets of the new Paris attacks, the prosecutor said, were to be an unidentified Catholic association and La Défense, a large office complex northwest of the city.

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4. North Korea claims to have tested new rocket engine

North Korea claimed to have tested a new long-range rocket engine Saturday. Theoretically, the move means they're closer to being capable of launching nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland. But there's no independent confirmation of the country's claim, and experts say the development is highly unlikely. South Korean officials claim their neighbor doesn't even have a functional intercontinental ballistic missile.

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5. Andy Richter speaks out about Dennis Hastert

Ahead of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's sentencing on bank fraud charges later in April, prosecutors Friday filed a memo detailing the former high school wrestling coach's alleged sexual abuse of boys. The document included the claim that Hastert positioned a chair so that he could watch boys shower. Conan O'Brien sidekick Andy Richter, who attended Yorkville High School in the '80s, backed up the claim Saturday on Twitter. "I remember this chair," he tweeted. "Purportedly to 'keep boys from fighting.'"

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6. Powerful earthquake shakes Pakistan

An earthquake centered near Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan shook Islamabad and other parts of Pakistan on Sunday. "The walls started shaking," a Pakistani student said. "We came out of the home and everyone was reciting verses from Koran." Pakistani officials deemed the quake a magnitude-7.1. There were no immediate reports of deaths.

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7. John Kerry pays Afghanistan surprise visit

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced stop in Afghanistan on Saturday. Kerry arrived in Kabul after a surprise Friday stop in Baghdad. Both Iraq and Afghanistan, which the U.S. invaded after Sept. 11, are experiencing political instability. Kerry met with Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani to discuss the relationship between their nations, including areas like security and defense, democracy and governance, and social and economic development, a State Department spokesman said.

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8. Former Saints player Will Smith fatally shot in suspected road rage

Former Super Bowl champion and New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith, 34, was fatally shot Saturday in a suspected road rage incident. Authorities say Smith's Mercedes was rear-ended by a Hummer, causing Smith's vehicle to strike another. In arguing with Smith, the Hummer driver reportedly shot Smith and his wife multiple times. His wife, Raquel, was hospitalized with two gunshot wounds to her right leg.

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9. Jordan Spieth leads Masters

After several missteps Saturday, reigning champion Jordan Spieth barely clung to his Masters lead. He is up by one shot on a rookie, Smylie Kaufman. "It was a really tough finish to go from holding a 4-shot lead...to where all of a sudden, now it's anyone's game," Spieth said. Watch the final round Sunday on CBS. Spieth and Kaufman are set to tee off at 2:45 p.m. ET.

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10. Star Wars takes home top prize at MTV Movie Awards

Star Wars: The Force Awakens won best film Saturday night at the MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart. Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley were also recognized for their acting roles. Actors Will Smith and Melissa McCarthy were honored at the ceremony with the Generation Award and the Comedic Genius Award, respectively.

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