Friday, September 7, 2012

10 Things to Know for Thursday

North Carolina delegate Ingrid Nurse, left, and Hiawatha Foster react as Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

North Carolina delegate Ingrid Nurse, left, and Hiawatha Foster react as Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Seven-year-old Sierra Jane Downing, from Pagosa Springs, Colo., watches while her father Sean Downing and mother Darcy Downing talk about her recovery from Bubonic Plague at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke's during a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Denver. It is believed Downing caught the Bubonic Plague from burying a dead squirrel. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

LL Cool J, foreground right, shares an embrace with another as he leaves the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel following the service for hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012 in New York. Mourners in the packed chapel Wednesday included Sean "Diddy" Combs, Missy Elliott, Q-Tip, LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, 50 Cent and Grandmaster Flash. Lighty, the 44-year-old hip-hop mogul was found dead in his Bronx apartment last week with a gunshot wound to the head. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:

1. CLINTON CHAMPIONS OBAMA IN CONVENTION SPOTLIGHT

Ex-president: "I want to nominate a man who is cool on the outside but who burns for America on the inside."

2. WHAT'S BACK IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM

God and Jerusalem are reinstated, after Obama intervenes to order the changes.

3. JUDGE OKs 'SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS' IN ARIZONA

That follows a similar U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the immigration law, and it's expected to go into effect soon.

4. WHY BOTH CANDIDATES ARE RIGHT ON JOBS DATA

AP's Christopher S. Rugaber notes that nearly every gauge of the job market plays into a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty debate.

5. POLITICS AND TRUTH: UNEASY PARTNERS

AP's David Crary finds that third-party ads and messages targeted to interest groups make for more distortion.

6. HOW TO STAY SAFE FROM BUBONIC PLAGUE

After a case in Colorado, experts advise: Avoid rodents; limit brush, rock and wood piles and rodent breeding areas.

7. WHO PAID RESPECTS TO CHRIS LIGHTY

Among those at the hip-hop mogul's funeral were LL Cool J, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Missy Elliott, Q-Tip and 50 Cent.

8. NFL PLEDGES $30M FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

The grant comes on the same day a study indicates ex-NFL players are unusually prone to dying from degenerative brain disease.

9. GLENN BECK'S ATTACK AGAINST AMERICAN AIRLINES

The talk show host says a flight attendant treated him rudely; the airline says it's investigating.

10. WHERE TO LIVE IF YOU LIKE CELEBRATIONS

Argentina just declared Sept. 24 a national holiday ? its 19th of the year. This one honors the Battle of Tucuman.

Associated Press

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