{"id":28166,"date":"2016-08-25T07:53:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T12:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28166"},"modified":"2017-01-09T12:01:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T18:01:42","slug":"10-things-to-know-for-today-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28166","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. SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR SURVIVORS IN ITALY QUAKE THAT KILLED MORE THAN 200<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">The number of dead and missing is uncertain given the thousands of vacationers in the area for summer&#8217;s final days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">2. WELCOME TO CONSPIRACY ELECTION<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Trump and his surrogates hint at a mysterious &#8220;illness&#8221; afflicting his rival while Clinton warns of murky ties between the GOP nominee and the Russian government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">3. HOW AMERICANS VIEW ROLE OF GENDER IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">According to a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 37 percent of respondents say being a woman will help Hillary Clinton become president, 29 percent argue it will hurt her, and 33 percent think it won&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">4. IN IRAN, UNIQUE SYSTEM ALLOWS PAYMENTS FOR KIDNEY DONORS<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">The program, which has seen the country&#8217;s waitlist for kidneys effectively drop to zero, is championed by some Western doctors, but some ethicists worry it takes advantage of the poor worldwide, The AP finds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">5. WHO PURSUES SYRIA COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">The Obama administration&#8217;s fresh bid to enlist Moscow as a partner in the Syrian conflict comes despite more than a month of dashed hopes as the situation on the ground becomes more volatile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">6. COLOMBIA&#8217;S PRESIDENT RUSHING PLEBISCITE ON DEAL WITH REBELS<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">The announcement of an accord after four years of talks opens the possibility for Colombians to put behind them political bloodshed that killed 220,000 and displaced 5 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">7. QUAKE DAMAGES SCORES OF MYANMAR&#8217;S HERITAGE BAGAN TEMPLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Yet, much of what fell is modern material, sanctioned by the country&#8217;s former army rulers who put top priority on restoring the temples with little regard for the original architectural styles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">8. BOLD MOVES, TEPID GAINS<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Central banks pump trillions into financial systems and drive interest rates about as low as they can go. Yet after several years, the results are &#8230; meh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">9. WHERE WORLD&#8217;S FIRST SELF-DRIVING TAXIS DEBUT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">Select members of Singapore&#8217;s public can hail a free ride through their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software startup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">10. U.S. SOCCER SUSPENDS GOALKEEPER HOPE SOLO<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\">The six-month suspension follows the goalie&#8217;s disparaging comments about Sweden following the Americans&#8217; early departure from the Rio Olympics.<\/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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