{"id":28335,"date":"2016-09-07T08:45:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T13:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28335"},"modified":"2016-09-20T08:44:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T13:44:51","slug":"10-things-to-know-for-today-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28335","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. OBAMA HONORS LAO CULTURE<\/p>\n<p>Aiming to cement closer ties with the Southeast Asian nation, the U.S. president tours a Buddhist temple and takes questions from young people at a town hall-styled event.<\/p>\n<p>2. TRUMP, CLINTON POISED FOR &#8216;COMMANDER IN CHIEF&#8217; EVENT<\/p>\n<p>The presidential candidates will appear at separate times and will not face each other on stage during a national security-themed forum on NBC.<\/p>\n<p>3. NEWTON SWEEPS TOWARD MEXICO&#8217;S U.S. BORDER<\/p>\n<p>Now a tropical storm as it makes landfall in mainland Mexico, it could bring potentially dangerous rains for Arizona and New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>4. WHERE THERE&#8217;S PEACE BUT EXTREME POVERTY<\/p>\n<p>The Wakhan corridor, Afghanistan&#8217;s most peaceful region, is so poor that people get food on credit or barter for it, and kids go barefoot during long, harsh winters.<\/p>\n<p>5. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CYBER BREACH SPELLED OUT<\/p>\n<p>A congressional report lays out a series of missed opportunities to delay or even prevent one of the worst-ever cyberattacks on a U.S. government agency.<\/p>\n<p>6. UNICEF SAYS 28 MILLION CHILDREN UPROOTED BY GLOBAL CONFLICT<\/p>\n<p>The U.N. agency adds that nearly as many have abandoned their homes in search of a better life.<\/p>\n<p>7. VENEZUELAN ECONOMIC CRISIS LEADS TO THE UNTHINKABLE<\/p>\n<p>Food shortages and rising poverty are forcing Venezuelans to let their pets starve or abandon them in the streets.<\/p>\n<p>8. NEW LAW ALLOWS FEMALE WWII PILOT TO BE INURNED AT ARLINGTON<\/p>\n<p>It took an act of Congress, but Elaine Harmon is finally being laid to rest at the U.S. military cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>9. WHAT TECH GIANT MAY HAVE IN STORE<\/p>\n<p>Apple is expected to show off new iPhones, an updated smartwatch &#8211; and maybe some new gear for listening to both &#8211; when it holds its annual fall product launch event.<\/p>\n<p>10. COAST GUARD&#8217;S LAST LIGHTKEEPER LOOKS TO MILESTONE<\/p>\n<p>Boston Light, the nation&#8217;s first and oldest lighthouse station, turns 300 on Sept. 14 and Sally Snowman, the Coast Guard&#8217;s last resident keeper, is helping with celebrations.<\/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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