10 things you need to know today: February 16, 2013

Carnival gets hit with a Triumph lawsuit, Jesse Jackson Jr. is charged with fraud, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Jesse Jackson Jr. in 2009
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1. CARNIVAL HIT WITH FIRST LAWSUIT AFTER TRIUMPH DISASTER

Less than 24 hours after the disabled Carnival Triumph cruise ship reached land after several days helplessly adrift at sea, the company has been hit with the first of what will likely be many lawsuits. The suit, filed by Cassie Terry of Brazuria County, Texas, alleges that Carnival "failed to provide a seaworthy vessel and sanitary conditions" and details the "horrifying" conditions aboard, where passengers were forced to wade through human feces from overflowing toilets. Terry says she suffered "physical and emotional harm, including anxiety, nervousness and the loss of enjoyment in life." [Reuters]

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.