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10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Posted June 27, 2017 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, departs after announcing that he is delaying a vote on the Republican health care bill while the GOP leadership works toward getting enough votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Associated Press

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

1. SENATE SHELVES OBAMACARE REPEAL BILL

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans suffer an embarrassing setback on their No. 1 campaign promise as health care legislation, short of votes, is delayed in the Senate.

2. ANOTHER BIG CYBERATTACK STRIKES

A new and highly virulent outbreak of data-scrambling software - apparently sown in Ukraine - caused disruption across the world. It follows a similar ransomware attack in May.

3. WHAT CHINESE WORKERS WHO MADE SHOES FOR IVANKA TRUMP SAY FACTORY WAS LIKE

They describe 16-hour days, steep production quotas, daily verbal abuse and occasional physical abuse. One said the company "looks like a bank from the outside, but it's a jail inside."

4. WHY A RETRACTED CNN STORY IS A BOON FOR TRUMP

A retracted CNN story about a Russian connection involving an aide to President Donald Trump has given the president new ammunition in his battle against the news media.

5. THREE CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED IN COVER-UP OF BLACK TEEN'S DEATH

They were indicted on felony charges alleging they conspired to cover up the fatal shooting of black teen Laquan McDonald by a white officer.

6. WHAT USA GYMNASTICS' SEXUAL CONDUCT REVIEW SAYS

A former federal prosecutor calls for a "complete culture" change to protect athletes from abuse, after gymnasts claimed a team physician sexually abused them.

7. WHO GOT HIT WITH A RECORD FINE

European regulators fined Google 2.42 billion euros ($2.72 billion) for abusing its dominance of the online search market.

8. SHKRELI JURY SELECTION SLOWED

Lawyers for the former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for price-gouging complained that news coverage is tainting the jury pool, as a securities fraud trial looms.

9. HOW MUCH IS BEING OFFERED IN INFAMOUS ART HEIST

A Dutch art sleuth who says he's following two possible leads in the largest art heist in U.S. history is hoping a $10 million reward will help track down the collection stolen from a Boston museum in 1990.

10. SERENA APPEARS PREGNANT AND NUDE ON MAGAZINE COVER

Serena Williams' pregnant stomach is prominently on display in a nude photo on the cover of the August issue of Vanity Fair.

A computer screen cyberattack warning notice reportedly holding computer files to ransom, as part of a massive international cyberattack, at an office in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday June 27, 2017, A new and highly virulent outbreak of malicious data-scrambling software appears to be causing mass disruption across Europe, hitting Ukraine especially hard. Image used with permission of the account holder facebook.com/olejmaa checked and consistent with independent AP reporting. (Oleg Reshetnyak via AP) The Associated Press

In this Jan. 5, 2017, photo, Ethiopian factory workers make shoes at the Chinese company Huajian's plant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Workers from at Ganzhou Huajian International Shoe City Co., a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands, say they've faced long hours, low pay and verbal abuse. Huajian, meanwhile, has been moving production to Ethiopia, where workers make around $100 a month, a fraction of what they pay in China, according to Song Yiping, a manager at Huajian's Ethiopian factory, who spoke to the Associated Press in January. (AP Photo/Elias Meseret) The Associated Press

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