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September 12, 2012

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday (times EDT):

  • 1. U.S. AMBASSADOR KILLED BY PROTESTERS IN LIBYA

Anger over a film attacking the Prophet Muhammad also spreads to Cairo, where a mob scales the walls of the U.S. Embassy.

  • 2. A HAZARD ON THE NATION’S RAIL LINES

A common type of railroad car has a dangerous design flaw.

  • 3. AFTER 11 YEARS, A SENSE OF MOVING ON

Sept. 11 remembrances took a lower-key approach a year after the milestone 10th anniversary.

  • 4. “MY LIFE IS JUST THE WOUNDED AND THE DEAD.”

So says a doctor at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, where most patients are civilians wounded by falling buildings and exploding shells.

  • 5. APPLE’S LATEST GADGET

At 1 p.m., a new iPhone, possibly with a taller screen and faster data speeds, is expected to be unveiled at an event in San Francisco.

  • 6. WHAT MANY SEE AS THE FED’S NEXT STEP

In effort to invigorate the U.S. economy, another round of bond purchases — called “quantitative easing” — could be announced this week.

  • 7. THE WHITE HOUSE BIG DIG IS FINALLY WRAPPING UP

But whatever has been built deep underground — at a cost of $86 million — remains a mystery.

  • 8. WHERE NOT TO GO TO AVOID SECURITY CAMS

Some 200 high school bathrooms or locker rooms across Britain are under the watchful eye of surveillance cameras.

  • 9. WE’RE INNOCENT, AMANDA KNOX’S BOYFRIEND MAINTAINS

In new book, he acknowledges that couple’s sometimes bizarre behavior gave police reason for suspicion.

  • 10. U.S. SOCCER TEAM WINS WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

Americans bounce back and beat Jamaica 1-0.

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