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• State Farm has released its annual ranking of states in terms of the likelihood of deer-vehicle collisions. The insurer uses claims data and state licensed driver counts from the Federal Highway Administration.
• South Dakota has moved from third to second on the list, with the chance of a driver hitting a deer estimated at one in 68. North Dakota remains at eleventh, with the chance one in about 105.
• West Virginia tops the list, with a 1-in-40 chance.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT):
• 1. KEY ECONOMIC REPORT BEFORE ELECTION DAY
• At 8:30 a.m., the government's snapshot of the U.S. economy, likely to show it growing at a tepid rate, probably won't sway many undecided voters before Nov. 6.
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• 2. ROMNEY FACING QUESTIONS ON THE TRAIL
• The presidential contender is being queried over his role in a former associate's divorce and is facing continued pressure to break his silence on a GOP Senate candidate's controversial comment on rape and pregnancy.
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• 3. DEADLY ATTACK AT BEGINNING OF EID
• A suicide bomber blows himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing 35 people and wounding at least 70, officials say.
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• 4. MONEY POURING INTO RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE -- $2 BILLION WORTH
• The eye-popping figure puts this election on track to be the costliest ever.
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• 5. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO NAVIGATE WINDOWS 8
• With Microsoft's latest launch, buyers will find an operating system unlike anything they've seen before. AP's Peter Svensson is here to guide you through it.
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• 6. SANDY MAY WREAK HAVOC ON EAST COAST
• The Category 1 hurricane raged through the Bahamas after leaving 21 people dead across the Caribbean, following a path that could see it blend with a winter (Continued on page 34)
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