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10 Things to Know for Today

Posted November 06, 2015 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

Russian tourists wearing t-shirts with images of Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo in the departure terminal before boarding a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh, south Sinai, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Egyptian police carried out detailed security checks on Friday at the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, the resort from where the doomed Russian plane took off last weekend, after U.K. officials confirmed that flights will start bringing stranded British tourists home from the Sinai Peninsula. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) The Associated Press

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

1. STRANDED BRITONS ANXIOUS TO LEAVE SHARM-EL-SHEIKH

EasyJet says the Egyptian government has disrupted its plans to fly British tourists out of Sinai, the latest issue to arise in the aftermath of the crash of a Russian jetliner.

2. WHO GOT DEMOTED AT NEXT GOP DEBATE

Two candidates who have been part of each of the prime-time Republican debates so far, Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee, are regulated to the undercard event because of low poll numbers.

3. CHARTER BUS CRASH KILLS SIX IN ARKANSAS

Police also report multiple injuries as the bus believed to be carrying people on a business trip ran off Interstate 40 and hit a bridge abutment on a foggy night in North Little Rock.

4. DELAYED JUSTICE UNCOVERS NEW ORLEANS POLICE FLAWS

AP's Cain Burdeau finds that a woman's persistence over 16 years for police to investigate her alleged rape led authorities to a serial rapist on the brink of walking free from prison.

5. SUU KYI FACES MOMENT OF DESTINY

A historic election in Myanmar gives the opposition leader a chance to seize the victory the junta stole from her 25 years ago.

6. WELCOME TO PAUL RYAN'S HOUSE

A week into his tenure, the new speaker looks determined to make good on promises of opening up the chamber to participation from all lawmakers.

7. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN JOBS REPORT

The data may address a key question: Has the U.S. job market downshifted into a slower pace of hiring?

8. WHY TOYOTA IS DEVELOPING A.I., ROBOTICS

The automaker is determined to lead in futuristic cars that drive themselves and apply the technology to other areas of daily life.

9. JUST CALL HIM 'FIRST MAN, FIRST MATE'

On "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Hillary Rodham Clinton ponders a title for Bill Clinton if she wins presidency.

10. BENGALS REACH MIDPOINT PERFECT

Andy Dalton throws three touchdown passes to Tyler Eifert and Cincinnati improves to 8-0 with a 31-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

An elderly woman is assisted to cast her vote at a polling booth for advance voting in central in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. On Sunday Myanmar will hold what is being viewed as the country's best chance for a free and credible election in a quarter of a century.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) The Associated Press

In this photo provided by ABC, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, laughs with host Jimmy Kimmel, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, during "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in Hollywood, Calif. (Randy Holmes/ABC via AP) The Associated Press

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) scores a touchdown as quarterback Andy Dalton (14) looks to block during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores) The Associated Press

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