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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. FLYING TOMATO REIGNS SUPREME — AGAIN

Shaun White executes a combination of …

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10 Things to Know for Today

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FLYING TOMATO REIGNS SUPREME — AGAIN Shaun White executes a combination of tricks he had never landed until he did it with the halfpipe title on the line to capture his third Olympic gold medal. 2. SHAUN WHITE REFERS TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT LAWSUIT AS 'GOSSIP' The American gold medalist snowboarder dismisses allegations made against him in 2016 and hurries away from reporters trying to ask more questions about them. 3. WHAT HAS PROMINENT REPUBLICAN WOMEN FRUSTRATED The White House's handling of abuse charges against two senior presidential aides raises new concerns in the struggle to attract female voters. 4. 'IT'S LIKE YOU'RE IN A WAR ZONE' A company tied to Trump's two grown sons owns a 171-acre preserve in upstate New York that they and others use as a private shooting range, AP learns. 5. NEW FRONTS EMERGE IN SYRIA AS WAR WINDS DOWN Chaos persists as al-Qaida-affiliated rebels shot down a Russian jet, Kurdish fighters downed a Turkish helicopter, Israel downed an Iranian drone and the Syrian army shot down an Israeli F-16. 6. WHO CALLED FOR NETANYAHU TO STEP DOWN Israeli opposition leaders call on the embattled prime minister to resign following police recommendations that he be charged with bribery and breach of trust in two corruption cases. 7. POLICE RAID BUSINESS FAMILY LINKED TO ZUMA; RESIGNATION ULTIMATUM LOOMS The Guptas are suspected of using their connections to influence the South African president's Cabinet appointments and win state contracts, fueling corruption allegations. 8. OFFSHORE DRILLING PUBLIC HEARINGS NOT SO PUBLIC Opponents of Trump's plan to open most of the nation's coastline to oil and natural gas drilling are prohibited from speaking at public meetings held by the government on the topic. 9. WHO SAYS HE PAID STORMY DANIELS Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen says he paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to the porn actress who allegedly had a sexual relationship with Trump in 2006. 10. THIS POOCH IS TOP DOG Flynn the bichon frise won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club, a choice that seemed to surprise almost everyone in the crowd at Madison Square Garden.


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