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Posted October 21, 2016 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

In this Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 photo, a traditional fruit canopy is displayed at the house of Abdullah Wasef Tawfiq, the high priest of the ancient Samaritan community, during celebrations of the week-long biblical holiday of Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles, on Mount Gerizim, overlooking the West Bank city of Nablus. In the Bible, God commands the people of Israel to build huts symbolizing the Israelitesâ encampments as they wandered the desert following the exodus from Egypt. Unlike the outdoor huts Jews construct on the holiday, Samaritans build exquisite canopies of densely packed fruit, which are attached to metal frames and perched on stilts or suspended from living room ceilings. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) The Associated Press

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

1. TRUMP, CLINTON TRADE BARBS AS ROAST TURNS BITTER

Many at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner turn on the Republican nominee midway through his remarks and shower him with jeers.

2. MILITANTS ATTACK POLICE COMPOUND IN NORTHERN IRAQ

The assault in Kirkuk is claimed by the Islamic State group and likely aimed at diverting the authorities' attention for the battle to retake Mosul.

3. EGYPT'S FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC MILITANCY MAKES ENEMIES

The decision to make fighting Islamic militants its overriding foreign policy objective brings Cairo closer to the Syrian president, Russia and Iran, in turn antagonizing its traditional Arab allies like Saudi Arabia.

4. BLACK PANTHERS LOOK BACK AT PARTY'S FOUNDING

Its 50th anniversary comes as the U.S. grapples anew with fatal encounters between African-Americans and law enforcement.

5. WHERE SAMARITANS PROVIDE A SANCTUARY

In a tense corner of the West Bank, a village of Samaritans connects Israelis and Palestinians even as violence drives them apart.

6. WHICH COUNTRY TO WITHDRAW FROM INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

South Africa decides to leave the tribunal following a dispute over a visit by the Sudanese president, who is wanted by the ICC.

7. WHO BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE

Toy companies are working harder to think outside their usual box by offering items like dolls with disabilities, female superhero figures and characters with a range of skin tones.

8. 'QUEEN OF KATWE' STIRS HOPE IN SLUM WHERE FILM WAS BORN

Poverty in Kampala can drive young people to despair or even violence, but chess is seen as a way out, and some locals cheer "a truly Ugandan story of hope."

9. RAISING VEGAN BABY

Parents who are raising their kids vegan say cases of abuse are not about veganism, but about neglect.

10. MASCOT HALL OF FAME GIVES CHEERLEADERS A SPOTLIGHT

At the Mascot Hall of Fame in Whiting, Indiana six candidates will be put on a ballot for induction at a groundbreaking ceremony.

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, pupils sit in a classroom at the Kibuye Junior Primary School, where scenes from a Disney film were filmed, in the Katwe slum of Kampala, Uganda. In a two-room shack in the heart of a Kampala slum, a barefoot 5-year-old boy is being taught how to move his pawns. He is one of scores of Ugandan children following in the footsteps of a local girl who became a chess champion and the subject of a new Disney film. âQueen of Katweâ is set in this sprawling shantytown that until recently was only known to Ugandans for its high crime rate. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera) The Associated Press

In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, former Black Panther Party leader Elaine Brown answers questions outside a museum in Oakland, Calif. Hundreds of former Black Panthers from around the world are expected to gather in Oakland, Calif., for a four-day conference that started Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. The Panthers emerged from the gritty city 50 years ago, declaring a new party dedicated to defending African-Americans against police brutality and protecting their rights. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) The Associated Press

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