10 things you need to know today: January 13, 2014

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1. Iran nuclear freeze starts this month

Iran has agreed to a deal with six world powers to temporarily freeze its nuclear program starting January 20, U.S. and Iranian officials said Sunday. Under the agreement, Iran would stop enriching uranium beyond the level needed for energy production, and its stockpile of highly enriched uranium would be diluted so it couldn't be used for bombs. President Obama said Iran would get "modest relief" from economic sanctions in exchange. [The New York Times, Reuters]

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.