Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT):
1. WHAT THE SUPREME COURT MAY CONSIDER THIS TERM
The justices return Monday with rulings ahead on affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.
2. WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS BETTER AT DEBATES
Obama says it’s Romney, who he calls “a good debater,” as both candidates prepare for Wednesday’s face-off.
3. MOTORCYCLE BOMBER KILLS 14 IN AFGHANISTAN
The suicide attack targeted a joint patrol of Afghan and international forces; among those killed were three NATO service members and their translator.
4. WHERE GAY ‘CONVERSION’ THERAPY WILL BE BANNED
A new law, effective Jan. 1, will make California the first state to prohibit the practice for teens.
5. EX-GITMO PRISONER WANTS TO BE A NORMAL CANADIAN, LAWYER SAYS
First 26-year-old Omar Khadr will serve his remaining sentence for war crimes, although he’ll be eligible for parole as early as next summer.
6. IRANIANS, YOU’VE GOT (G)MAIL
The popular email service is back online in Iran, where authorities had blocked it in response to an anti-Islamic film posted on YouTube, which is owned by Google.
7. WHEN U.S. HOSPITALS WILL FACE EXTRA FINES
Starting Monday, Medicare will penalize facilities that readmit too many people within 30 days.
8. SCHWARZENEGGER BLAMES DIVORCE ON HIS SECRECY
The ex-governor, whose book comes out Monday, tells “60 Minutes” he traces his detachment to his bodybuilding days and his belief that emotions make athletes lose.
9. A BIG DAY FOR NOTORIOUS GUN SALES
Two toted by Bonnie and Clyde were snapped up at auction for a cool half-million, while a Butch Cassidy revolver went for $175,000.
10. WHY EXPERTS SAY THE BACON SHORTAGE IS HOGWASH
This year’s drought will likely increase prices for bacon and other pork products by as much as 10 percent, but they’ll still be readily available.
Daily Updates
October 1, 2012
10 Things to Know for Today
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Partnership looks to grow heritage tourism
SAVANNAH (AP) — The temptation is to think that what follows here is the whole story. It’s not, of course. So much happened before the people who later settled in Savannah’s Pin Point community ever reached the shores of Georgia’s barrier islands in the 18th century, so much unfolded even before they were ripped from West Africa, chained and humiliated, and sold in the dusty markets of the new world.
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Partnership looks to grow heritage tourism
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
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Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
