{"id":28033,"date":"2016-08-16T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T13:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28033"},"modified":"2016-08-16T08:41:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T13:41:24","slug":"10-things-to-know-for-today-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28033","title":{"rendered":"10 Things to Know for Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n<p>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n<p>1. RUSSIAN WARPLANES TAKE OFF FROM IRAN TO TARGET IS MILITANTS<\/p>\n<p>In a major development, Russia has never before used territory of another country in the region, outside Syria, for its operations in the war-ravaged country before this.<\/p>\n<p>2. WHERE TRUMP SHARES A POLICY WITH OBAMA<\/p>\n<p>The Republican nominee says that as president he would end &#8220;our current strategy of nation-building&#8221; &#8211; a dislike shared by many, including the current U.S. president.<\/p>\n<p>3. WHAT HAS BECOME AN ELECTION ISSUE IN &#8217;16<\/p>\n<p>The law that bans federal funding for Medicaid coverage of most abortions is now in the spotlight some 40 years after it was passed by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>4. MILWAUKEE DEEMED TOUGHEST CITY FOR BLACKS<\/p>\n<p>The city of 600,000 is the country&#8217;s most segregated metropolitan area, surpassing larger, deeply divided cities such as Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit, an analysis of census data find.<\/p>\n<p>5. FLOODWATERS PERSISTS IN LOUISIANA<\/p>\n<p>As waters begin to recede from parts of Baton Rouge, displaced residents struggle to return to flood-damaged homes on foot, in cars and by boat even as new places in the state face rising flood dangers.<\/p>\n<p>6. CALIFORNIAN ARRESTED FOR STARTING WILDFIRES<\/p>\n<p>Damin Anthony Pashilk, 40, faces arson charges for allegedly sparking the blaze that destroyed more than 175 homes and other structures in a Northern California town.<\/p>\n<p>7. MAN CHARGED IN SLAYING OF IMAM, FRIEND<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Morel, 35, is suspected of gunning down an imam and his friend as they left a New York City mosque, say police, who have not yet released a motive.<\/p>\n<p>8.MELTING GLACIERS POSE THREAT<\/p>\n<p>The icecaps of South America are dying from soot and rising temperatures, threatening water supplies to communities and leading to sudden, tragic flooding.<\/p>\n<p>9. MOVE OVER, FACE TIME<\/p>\n<p>Google&#8217;s video chatting app, dubbed Duo, represents the tech giant&#8217;s response to other popular video calling options.<\/p>\n<p>10. 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