• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. IN MINNESOTA, A 'DEADLY PIPELINE' TO TERROR NETWORK
• The state is home to one of the largest Somali communities outside Somalia, and alienated young men there are vulnerable to recruitment by al-Shabab.
• 2. OBAMACARE STILL ON TRACK
• A partial government shutdown next week would still leave the major parts of the health care law in place and rolling along.
• 3. IRAN SIGNALS IT WANTS TO TALK
• A deal to resolve international concerns about the nation's nuclear program would likely result in the easing of crippling economic sanctions.
• 4. NEW ALLIANCE BOOSTS ASSAD'S CLAIM THAT HE'S BATTLING EXTREMISTS
• Nearly a dozen rebel factions, including one linked to al-Qaida, renounce any ties to the main Western-backed opposition group -- and call for Islamic law.
• 5. WHO'S HOLDING HIS NOSE -- AND ROLLING UP HIS SLEEVES
• The new mayor is the latest to try to deodorize Mexico City, which outgrew its sewage system decades ago.
• 6. COST OF A LETTER COULD GO UP
• The U.S. Postal Service wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents, to 49 cents.
• 7. WHICH EX-HEAD OF STATE HELPED OUT AT GAY WEDDING
• George H.W. Bush served as an official witness at the same-sex union of two longtime female friends in Maine.
• 8. CLICK HERE FOR HELP
• Amazon's new Kindle tablets come with a feature called "Mayday," which allows users to summon a live customer service rep in a tiny video window.
• 9. WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THE $100 BILL
• The new high-tech note includes colors that change when the bill is turned, one of several features meant to thwart counterfeiters.
• 10. YANKEES' SEASON WRAPPING UP EARLY
• New York loses 8-3 to Tampa Bay and is eliminated from baseball's postseason for just the second time in 19 years.
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