{"id":28277,"date":"2016-09-02T08:55:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T13:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28277"},"modified":"2016-09-20T08:47:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T13:47:53","slug":"10-things-to-know-for-today-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28277","title":{"rendered":"10 Things to Know for Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">1. HERMINE WEAKENS TO TROPICAL STORM<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">After pushing into Georgia, it is expected to move into the Carolinas and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">2. WHAT PLAYS KEY ROLE IN TRUMP-CLINTON MATCHUP<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">The GOP nominee will visit a predominantly black church in Detroit this weekend in a bid to shore up support of black communities that will help determine whether he or his Democrat rival is elected the 45th president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">3. WHO REPORTS SUCCESS IN CONTAINING ZIKA<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Six months after President Raul Castro declared war on the virus in Cuba, a militarized nationwide campaign of intensive mosquito spraying, monitoring and quarantine appears to be working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">4. WHERE SCHOOLS TO OPEN DOORS TO ALL SYRIA&#8217;S CHILDREN<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Jordan will add more shifts and hire more teachers to accommodate Syrian refugees as part of a deal with donor countries to discourage them from migrating onward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">5. MYANMAR STRUGGLING TO STOP ILLEGAL LOGGING<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">The country&#8217;s teak, rosewood and other rare hardwoods continue to be cut down, despite a government ban, The AP finds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">6. HOW CHINA HOPES TO BENEFIT FROM HOSTING G-20 SUMMIT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Beijing pins its hopes on the event to burnish its image as a responsible major nation whose support is essential to solving the world&#8217;s ills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">7. KAEPERNICK, 49ERS TEAMMATE KNEEL DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">The move continues the quarterback&#8217;s preseason protest of American racial injustice and minority oppression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">8. POLICE LOSING BATTLE TO GET DRIVERS TO PUT DOWN THEIR PHONES<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Enforcement is difficult, in part because it&#8217;s hard to prove texting violations in states that allow drivers to talk on hand-held cellphones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">9. AUGUST HIRING TO HAVE OUTSIZE IMPACT ON FED&#8217;S NEXT MOVE<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Most analysts and investors predict the Federal Reserve will stand pat at its meeting later this month and postpone any rate hike until December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">10. CORNELL UNIVERSITY WELCOMES 12-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE FRESHMAN<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Jeremy Shuler, a son of two aerospace engineers, is studying mathematics and engineering with an eye toward a career in academia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. 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