Wednesday, November 7, 2012

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Dan Bohlin casts his vote on Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012 at the Liberty Town Hall, in Stitzer, Wis. After a grinding presidential campaign President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, yield center stage to American voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come.( AP Photo/The Telegraph Herald, Dave Kettering)

Dan Bohlin casts his vote on Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012 at the Liberty Town Hall, in Stitzer, Wis. After a grinding presidential campaign President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, yield center stage to American voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come.( AP Photo/The Telegraph Herald, Dave Kettering)

This image taken from video obtained from Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a general view of a neighborhood following heavy bombing from military warplanes in Houla, Syria, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said air raids on Houla, a group of villages in central province of Homs, killed several people.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

FILE - This 1980 file photo shows actress and model Brooke Shields, left, with her mother Teri Shields. Teri Shields, who launched daughter Brooke?s on-camera career when she was a baby and managed the young star into her 20s, died last week in New York City. Jill Fritzo, a spokeswoman for Brooke Shields, confirmed the death on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The New York Times reports that the elder Shields died following a long illness related to dementia. She was 79. (AP Photo, file)

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

1. WHAT WEIGHED MOST ON VOTERS' MINDS

Preliminary results of exit polls show 6 in 10 ranked the economy as the top issue.

2. HOW THE CANDIDATES SPENT THE LAST MOMENTS OF THEIR CAMPAIGNS

Romney squeezed in another round of last-minute campaigning in Ohio and Pennsylvania, while Obama made get-out-the-vote calls from a campaign office near his home in Chicago.

3. WHEN THE ELECTION WASN'T

One Florida elections office mistakenly told voters in robocalls the election was on Wednesday, one of sporadic problems reported at polling places around the country.

4. A WARNING ABOUT SYRIA

A U.N.-Arab League envoy warns the country could become another Somalia ? where al-Qaida-linked militants and warlords battled for decades.

5. WHAT SOME NYC RESIDENTS FEAR MORE THAN NEXT STORM

Richard Chan is worried his Staten Island home could be looted if he evacuates. And he's not alone.

6. GRIPPING TESTIMONY IN AFGHAN SLAYING TRIAL

A medic says he asked Staff Sgt. Robert Bales why he was covered in blood and was told, "If I tell you, you guys will have to testify against me."

7. HOW RUSSIA'S DEFENSE CHIEF SEALED HIS FATE

Anatoly Serdyukov demanded higher quality and cheaper prices from the military industry ? ruffling powerful business interests and prompting his firing by Putin, experts say.

8. LOOKING OLD FOR YOUR AGE MAY SIGNAL HEART TROUBLE, RESEARCHERS SAY

A small consolation: Gray hair seems to be just an ordinary consequence of aging and doesn't correlate with heart risks.

9. PUZZLING CAUSE FOR FIRE AT A NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL

The blaze that killed a patient and injured three workers started during a defibrillation, an official says.

10. MOTHER OF ACTRESS-MODEL BROOKE SHIELDS DIES

Teri Shields caused a stir when she allowed her 11-year-old daughter to be cast as a prostitute in 1978's "Pretty Baby."

Associated Press

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