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10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Posted August 30, 2016 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, file photo, a person stands near the Apple logo at the company's store in Grand Central Terminal, in New York. The European Unionâs crackdown on corporate tax avoidance has landed on Apple with its demand that the U.S. tech giant pay Ireland up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) plus interest in back taxes. The ruling, announced Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, is the highest profile move yet in the EUâs battle to have international companies pay their fair share of EU taxes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) The Associated Press

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

1. ISLAMIC STATE GROUP CHIEFTAIN REPORTEDLY KILLED IN SYRIA

If confirmed, the death of chief strategist Abu Muhammed al-Adnani would be a major blow to the extremist group, which has been on the retreat in Syria and Iraq.

2. EU ORDERS APPLE TO PAY NEARLY $15B IN BACK TAXES TO IRELAND

The move dramatically escalates the fight over whether America's biggest corporations are paying their fair share around the world.

3. WHY VICTORY FOR HILLARY WOULD CARRY DOWNSIDE FOR BILL

If his wife wins the White House, Bill Clinton says he will have no choice but to step aside from the foundation that has shaped so much of his post-presidential legacy.

4. MARCO RUBIO WINS GOP PRIMARY

The senator earns the support of Florida's Republican voters to seek a second term. He got into the race at the last minute after his failed presidential bid.

5. WHERE APPROACHING STORMS ARE CAUSING ANXIETY

A tropical weather system threatens to bring strong winds and heavy rains to North Carolina's Outer Banks, while a powerful hurricane could pass "dangerously close" to Hawaii.

6. CLASHES SUBSIDE BETWEEN US-BACKED FORCES IN SYRIA

Western officials had expressed alarm that the fighting between Turkey's military and Kurdish-backed fighters has diverted their attention from the battle against the Islamic State group.

7. WHICH ONE-TIME BUSINESS ALLIES APPEAR HEADED DOWN DIFFERENT ROADS

Google is set to expand a San Francisco carpooling program that could morph into a showdown with popular ride-hailing service Uber.

8. CHRIS BROWN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON

A woman alleges that the singer pointed a gun at her face in his home.

9. WHO'S DANCING HIS TROUBLES AWAY

Shamed Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is among celebs named for the new season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."

10. VIKINGS QB SUFFERS FREAK INJURY IN PRACTICE

Teddy Bridgewater's torn ACL leaves a team that entered the season with designs on a Super Bowl run shaken to the core.

A surfer gets some air off the crest of a wave near the Surf City Pier in Surf City, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, as incoming tide and light offshore winds create good surfing. Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina's Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas. (John Althosue/The Daily News via AP) The Associated Press

This image from aerial video provided by KABC-TV shows the home of entertainer Chris Brown with a police vehicle outside, in the Tarzana area of Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 30, 32016. Authorities waited for a search warrant outside Brown's Los Angeles home Tuesday after a getting a woman's call for help, officials said. Inside, the entertainer, who has a history of legal problems, posted videos to social media declaring his innocence. (KABC-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT TV OUT The Associated Press

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