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Posted October 20, 2015 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Refugees rest after their arrival from the Turkish coast to Skala Sikaminias village on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, early Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Refugee crisis continues unabated as more than 600,000 people, mostly Syrians, have reached Europe since the beginning of this year. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios) The Associated Press

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

1. NEW LEADER IN CANADA WITH FAMILIAR NAME - TRUDEAU

The Liberal party's Justin Trudeau, the son of the former prime minister, sweeps to a stunning victory as voters end 10 years of Stephen Harper's Conservative rule.

2. WHO IS COMING ON SURPRISE VISIT TO ISRAEL, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is traveling to the region to try and bring an end to the monthlong wave of violence.

3. ELDERLY KOREANS TEARFULLY CELEBRATE REUNIONS ACROSS DMZ

One South Korean woman has reunited with her husband after 65 years of separation by war and a heavily fortified border. KOREAS-DIVIDED FAMILIES

4. OSCAR PISTORIUS AT HOME WITH HIS FAMILY

The double-amputee Olympic runner is released from jail to move to house arrest for the remaining four years of his five-year sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

5. RUSSIANS SUPPORT AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA, DESPITE AFGHAN LEGACY

The sentiment is widespread across Russia, despite haunting memories of the humiliating Soviet adventure in Afghanistan.

6. WHAT REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HAVE TO JUGGLE

They are trying to mount an all-consuming campaign and still have time for the day job that voters elected them to do.

7. SLOVENIA ACCUSES CROATIA OF LACK OF CONTROL ON MIGRANT SURGE

"The pressure of immigrants arriving from Croatia is intensifying," the Slovenian government says in a statement.

8. MONARCHS GET HELP FROM UNLIKELY SOURCE

In California's drought, the struggling butterfly species is helped by suburban homeowners who are dotting their new drought-tolerant landscapes with milkweed that serve as places for egg-laying.

9. HOW TO SPOT FAKE ONLINE REVIEW

Beware of overly enthusiastic or negative feedback, recommendations that read like product manuals, and check out reviewer profiles.

10. RYNO, SARGE AND DOCTOR K

Long before squaring off in this year's NL Championship Series, the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs went head-to-head during a star-studded pennant race in 1984.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau stands on stage at the Liberal party headquarters in Montreal, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Trudeau, the son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, became Canadaâs new prime minister after beating Conservative Stephen Harper. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 photo, Anya Shortridge sits behind a monarch butterfly, newly emerged from a chrysalis, on a fruit basket in her living room in San Diego. Shortridge is part of a growing number of gardeners in Southern California who have been delighted to find that planting just a few milkweeds can attract dozens of the majestic black-and-orange monarchs while cutting down on water. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) The Associated Press

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