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• His first benefit concert was scheduled Monday night in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Another is planned Aug. 23 in Barnesville, Minn. He also will play during Farm Rescue's annual banquet Nov. 1 in Bismarck, N.D. • Tickets for the Iowa and Minnesota concerts cost $7 apiece, or $5 apiece if bought in amounts greater than one. •
10 Things to Know for Today The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: • 1. SENATE SHOWDOWN ON FILIBUSTERS LOOMS • The Senate makes another run at whether to allow simple-majority votes to confirm presidential nominees after senators tried overnight to hash out a deal. • • 2. A BLOW TO MEXICO'S MOST FEARED DRUG CARTEL • Zetas gang leader Miguel Angel Trevino was captured by Mexican marines who intercepted a pickup truck with $2 million in cash in it. • • 3. AG CALLS MARTIN'S SHOOTING 'UNNECESSARY' • Eric Holder is speaking again about the acquittal of an ex-neighborhood watch man in the teen's death while an investigation into possible civil rights charges could take months. • • 4. JUROR: ZIMMERMAN JURY WAS INITIALLY SPLIT • The woman known as Juror B37 tells CNN that three out of six had favored conviction, but changed their minds. The juror has since dropped an idea to write a book. • • 5. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON A BUDGET • The AP's polling director Jennifer Agiesta reports that 32 percent of Americans track their income and expenses every month; 30 percent have long-term financial plans. • • 6. WHO SOUTH KOREA BLAMES FOR CYBERATTACKS • An investigator's report says North Korea shut down major websites on the Korean War's 63rd anniversary, based on an analysis of codes and Internet addresses. •
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