Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. IRAQI KURDS HEAD TO FIGHT MILITANTS IN SYRIA
The 150 peshmerga troops will cross Turkey to help their Syrian brethren in their battle with the Islamic State group in the embattled border town of Kobani.
2. WHERE EBOLA CZAR IS
Ron Klain has barely been seen and the White House's behind-the-scenes coordination of the response to the outbreak is severely tested a week before midterm elections.
3. COMMERCIAL SUPPLY ROCKET EXPLODES AT LIFTOFF
No injuries are reported following the first catastrophic launch in NASA's commercial spaceflight effort.
4. HOUSE REPUBLICANS MAKE LIBERAL USE OF OBAMA IN ADS
Their late-campaign attacks link Democrats to the unpopular president who embarks on a round of travel to boost gubernatorial candidates in a half-dozen states.
5. LAVA CREEPS TOWARD HOMES ON HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND
Dozens of residents in the rural community are told they might have to evacuate because of the slow-moving flow.
6. WHY SOME ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS REJECT US CITIZENSHIP
The most common reasons include the cost, a lack of English, a desire to return to their home country and the potential loss of benefits from their native land.
7. WHO FAKED AP STORY
The FBI confirms it came up with a bogus Associated Press story to catch a bomb threat suspect in 2007.
8. AT&T HIT WITH THROTTLING LAWSUIT
The government sues the company over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers who were promised unlimited data but had their Internet speeds cut.
9. PHIL COLLINS GIVES VAST ALAMO COLLECTION TO TEXAS
"There's things in there that will make your mouth drop," the British pop star says.
10. BASEBALL FANS GEAR UP FOR HISTORIC NIGHT
In a bid to win their third World Series championship in five seasons, the San Francisco will start Jake Peavy against the Kansas City Royals' hard-throwing rookie Yordano Ventura.
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