There's no need to ever feel left out again at the water cooler conversation. Here's a rundown of the stories currently trending in the world, the country and your backyard.

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: Military planes are on the way to investigate two large objects seen bobbing in the waters in the Indian Ocean to determine if they are pieces from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The objects, spotted by satellite off the southwest coast of Australia, appear to be pieces of metal, one 80 feet in length and one around 15 feet long. Full story:

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bin Laden and 9/11: Osama bin Laden's son-in-law says he was with the al-Qaida leader who was worried and apprehensive as the terror attacks of 9/11 were taking place. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith testified at his trial on terrorism charges in New York Wednesday that he was with bin Ladin in a cave in Afghanistan on that day and said his father-in-law asked him what he thought would happen next. ''Politically, I said, America, if it was proven that you were the one who did this, will not settle until it accomplishes two things: To kill you and topple the state of the Taliban,'' Abu Ghaith said he told him. Bin Laden told him he was being "too pessimistic.'' Full story: The New York Times



: Prosecutors in Montana say they are seeking a life sentence for the newlywed who pushed her husband off a cliff at Glacier National Park last July because she changed her mind about marrying him. Jordan Graham, 22, pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder in the death of her husband of eight days, Cody Johnson. She will be sentenced next week. Full story:

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Proving citizenship: A federal judge has upheld rulings in both Kansas and Arizona that say if you are voting by mail in those states you must prove you are a U.S. citizen. The states had sued the U.S. Election Assistance Commission saying the agency was preventing them from requiring voters to verify their citizenship. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission was established by Congress following voting problems in the 2000 presidential election. Full story: Bloomberg Businessweek



Email confession: Law enforcement officials say they have learned of an anonymous email that claims a schoolmate confessed to killing a Georgia teen during school hours and stuffing his body into a wrestling mat in the gym. The case had become national news after Kendrick Johnson's family disputed a medical examiners claim that the teenager had somehow, on his own, gotten stuck in the mat and suffocated. Full story: WALB



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