10 things you need to know today: February 23, 2014

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1. Mexican drug lord captured in surprise raid

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the legendary boss of Mexico's deadly Sinaloa drug cartel who infamously escaped in 2001 from a high-security prison in a laundry cart, was arrested Saturday in a surprise raid in Mazatlan, a Mexican resort town. The capture was the result of a joint operation of Mexican marines and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents that was in the works for four or five weeks. [CNN]

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Terri is a freelance writer at TheWeek.com. She's a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism and has worked at TIME and Brides. You can follow her on Twitter.