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The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now 4.17 according to AAA. That surpasses the previous record set in the summer of 2008, when not accounting for inflation.

Also: A senate committee is to take up the Hagel nomination; the manhunt for a former L.A. police officer moves to Mexico; wrestling may be out at the 2020 Olympic Games; and it's Fat Tuesday.

Also: Obama travels to North Carolina to highlight State of the Union remarks; Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew testifies before a Senate panel; the death toll in the Syrian civil war passes 70,000; and it's Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Christian Lenten season leading to Easter.

Also: A study finds sea levels are rising, blamed on global warming; Ted Cruz fires an aide just before today's Nevada GOP caucuses; and a U.N. agency bans lithium batteries from some flights.

Also: Georgia's lieutenant governor threatens to end Delta's tax break over NRA ties; a new report warns of the dangers of U.S. poverty and racial inequality; and a warm Arctic means a colder Europe.

Also: A Taliban jailbreak frees hundreds of militants in Pakistan; Tropical Storm Flossie is downgraded; a European Union official visits ousted Egyptian president Morsi; and beleaguered San Diego mayor Bob Filner asks the city council to foot his legal bills in an alleged sexual harassment case.

Also: despite yesterday's fall, stock prices are up for the year; there's a possible plea in the Wikileaks case; and the British royal family could be linked to Vlad the Impaler, of Transylvania's Count Dracula fame.

A Navalny spokesperson said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov's car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with a hammer in Lithuania's capital.

The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and, in the end, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece.

The iconic singer-songwriter performed her first public full-length show anywhere since 2000, with a little help from Brandi Carlile.