10 things you need to know today: October 26, 2012
October 26, 2012, at 8:25 AMViolence threatens Syria's hours-old truce, Hurricane Sandy heads to the U.S., and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: October 25, 2012
October 25, 2012, at 8:30 AMObama hits Romney about Mourdock, Sandoval makes World Series history, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
3 ways the Syria ceasefire could go wrong
October 24, 2012, at 3:35 PMThe U.N.'s peace envoy says Syria's warring sides have agreed to stop fighting during Islam's Eid al-Adha holiday. Will the truce happen — and would it do any good?
10 things you need to know today: October 24, 2012
October 24, 2012, at 8:30 AMSyria reportedly agrees to a brief cease-fire, the iPad Mini goes on sale Nov. 2, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Iceland's crowd-sourced constitution: A brief guide
October 23, 2012, at 5:20 PMCitizens of the financially troubled Nordic nation vote to use suggestions gathered via Facebook and Twitter as the basis for a new governing document
Photo of the day
October 23, 2012, at 2:55 PMMuslims gather in Mecca — and more in our collection of newsy images from around the globe
10 things you need to know today: October 23, 2012
October 23, 2012, at 8:30 AMObama tries to steamroll Romney, the Giants head to the World Series, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
The L'Aquila verdict: Is it wrong to jail scientists for flubbing earthquake warnings?
October 22, 2012, at 4:00 PMSeveral seismologists get six years in jail for telling the public there was nothing to worry about days before a deadly quake
10 things you need to know today: October 22, 2012
October 22, 2012, at 8:25 AMLance Armstrong is stripped of his titles, Obama and Romney will debate in Florida, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Spring break in Libya
October 21, 2012, at 1:35 PMCollege student Chris Jeon hungered for "real" experience, says Joshua Davis. So he joined a revolution
10 things you need to know today: October 21, 2012
October 21, 2012, at 10:58 AMLiberal icon George McGovern dies, protesters try to storm Lebanon's government, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
The world's silliest territorial dispute
October 20, 2012, at 11:15 AMWhy are China and Japan threatening to go to war over a few uninhabited islands in the East China Sea?
10 things you need to know today: October 20, 2012
October 20, 2012, at 8:30 AMObama coins the term "Romnesia," a deadly blast rocks Beirut, and more in our roundup of stories that are making the news and driving opinion
10 things you need to know today: October 19, 2012
October 19, 2012, at 8:25 AMObama and Romney trade jokes, the Defense of Marriage Act loses in court, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
What the alleged Federal Reserve bomb plot says about the terror war: 4 theories
October 18, 2012, at 12:24 PMAuthorities bust a man they say tried to detonate a van filled with fake explosives. Do these increasingly common stings amount to a victory against al Qaeda?
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