Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:
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Americans’ growing comfort with online shopping puts more pressure on brick-and-mortar stores, which depend so heavily on the holiday season.
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They say they don’t want the middle and working class to bear the brunt of the looming “fiscal cliff” of tax increases and spending cuts.
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The number of murders in the nation’s capital is on pace to finish lower than 100 for the first time since 1963.
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Decrees concerning the judiciary and a new constitution are seen as the latest power grab by the leader of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood.
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A poll finds about half believe the government should have continued its military offensive against the Palestinian militants.
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The long trip from Southern California to Sin City is about to get bigger, better and boozier.
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A big crash in extremely dense fog near Beaumont kills two motorists and sends dozens to hospitals.
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Its formal name is “The United Mexican States” and President Felipe Calderon wants to make it simply “Mexico.”
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The Oscar-winning actress and her model ex-boyfriend have been involved in a custody dispute involving their 4-year-old daughter.
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New England scores a staggering 21 points in 52 seconds en route to a 49-19 blowout of New York
