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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News At 30, The Original Mac Is Still An Archetype Of Innovation In January 1984, Apple aired one of most iconic commercials in Super Bowl history — introducing the Macintosh computer. The marketing helped position Apple as a plucky upstart, and the machine fundamentally changed the way people interacted with computers. Read this story Mobs Blame Muslim Brotherhood After Bombs Rock Cairo A huge explosion outside a security headquarters killed at least four people and wounded dozens. Two smaller explosions later left at least one more person dead. Cairo is on edge this weekend, which marks the third anniversary of protests that led to the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Read this story 30 Elderly Residents Still Missing After Fire In Quebec The blaze at a complex that housed the elderly quickly engulfed much of the building. Investigators were having a hard time searching for victims because water used to fight the flames has frozen over the scene. A key question: Why was the complex only partially fitted with sprinklers? Read this story At Syria Talks, Two Sides Don't Even Sit Down With Each Other Peace talks in Geneva have begun, but it's been a fitful start. The two sides can't agree on where to begin the discussions, and on Friday didn't even sit down in the same room. Read this story Russians Fear A Sochi Legacy Of 'Black Widows,' Not Gold Medals Two weeks before the Winter Olympics, Russian security forces are reportedly searching for potential suicide bombers, at least one of whom may already be in the host city of Sochi. The suspects are thought to be linked to Islamist militants who want to create a fundamentalist Muslim state in Russia's North Caucasus Mountains. Read this story more news stories

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