Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (all times EDT):
1. JOBS NUMBERS WILL DEFINE SUMMER CAMPAIGN
All eyes are on the employment report coming out at 8:30 a.m. as President Obama and rival Mitt Romney press ahead with campaign four months before Election Day.
2. ARGENTINA CONVICTS FORMER DICTATORS IN BABY-STEALING CASE
Guilty verdicts are a big step toward punishing human rights abuses of oppressive era.
3. WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM DESERT-SAVVY PHOENIX
Keep yourself and your ride cool and think before you touch.
4. FRIENDS OF SYRIA MEETING TO PRESS ASSAD
As one senior member of the president’s inner circle defects, 80-nation gathering seeks action on peace plan.
5. CONSERVATIVE TEACHERS WARY OF DEMOCRATIC DIGS AT THEIR VIEWS
Republican educators balk at Obama-centric convention that leaves them on the sidelines.
6. ORGANIZERS SAY LONDON OLYMPICS WILL SURVIVE RAINY WEATHER
Officials say they have prepared well for every weather eventuality.
7. WHY AN OREGON LAW IS MAKING IDAHO POLICE UNHAPPY
Medical marijuana runs across the two states’ border are on the rise. So are police crackdowns.
8. MEXICAN VOTE COUNT CONFIRMS PENA NIETO’S VICTORY.
Longtime ruling party set to return to power after 12 years.
9. WHAT A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN IS TRYING TO DO IN THE EMIRATES
Inspired by the power of Twitter in the Arab Spring, this campaign is seeking a crackdown on women’s skimpy fashions in the Gulf country.
10. SERENA WILLIAMS REACHES SEVENTH WIMBLEDON FINAL
With a tournament-record 24 aces, Williams finds herself up for her 14th Grand Slam title in Saturday’s final.
National News
July 6, 2012
10 Things to Know for Friday
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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
Continued ... - CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill
- IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
- Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
- House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
- Texas, SD governors court Connecticut gun makers
- Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder
- Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search
- Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online
- Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
- Food companies work to make it look natural
- Investigators 'zeroing in’ on Colo. wildfire start
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Jun 17, 2013
- Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS
- Secret to Prism program: Even bigger data seizure
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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
Hoffa Mystery Still Fascinates After 4 Decades
Raw: 1 Dead in Shooting at Mo. Apartment Complex
Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park
Raw: Obama Arrives in Berlin
3 Charged in Ohio With Enslaving Mom, Daughter
Obama Seeks G-8 Support on Syria
Raw: Volcano Erupts Near Mexico City
Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies
Suicide Bombs Target Baghdad Mosque, Killing 29
Military Plans to Put Women in Combat Jobs
Solar Power Chargers in NYC Parks
Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying
Raw: First Lady, Daughters Enjoy Irish Sights
RAW: NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled
Boeing, Airbus Battle for Sales Supremacy
