Friday, June 21, 2013

10 Things to Know for Friday

FILE -- The image of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, who is being held captive in Afghanistan, is worn by an audience member as Bergdahl's father Bob, not pictured, speaks at the annual Rolling Thunder rally for POW/MIA awareness, in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. A Taliban spokesman, Shaheen Suhail, in an exclusive telephone interview with The Associated Press from the newly opened Taliban offices in Doha, Qatar, said Thursday, that they are ready to hand over U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The U.S. is scrambling to save talks with the Taliban after angry complaints from Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

FILE -- The image of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, who is being held captive in Afghanistan, is worn by an audience member as Bergdahl's father Bob, not pictured, speaks at the annual Rolling Thunder rally for POW/MIA awareness, in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. A Taliban spokesman, Shaheen Suhail, in an exclusive telephone interview with The Associated Press from the newly opened Taliban offices in Doha, Qatar, said Thursday, that they are ready to hand over U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The U.S. is scrambling to save talks with the Taliban after angry complaints from Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., shows a package of Plan B' One-Step, an emergency contraceptive. The morning-after pill is finally going over-the-counter. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, June 20, 2013, approved unrestricted sales of Plan B One-Step, lifting all age limits on the emergency contraceptive. The move came a week after the Obama administration ended months of back-and-forth legal battles by promising a federal judge it would take that step. (AP Photo/Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., File) NO SALES

George Zimmerman looks at information on a laptop during jury selection in his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, June 20, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary Green, Pool)

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

1. DOW SHEDS 350 POINTS

Among Wall Street's fears are a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing and reports of a credit squeeze there.

2. FRESH REASON FOR HOPE IN HAILEY, IDAHO

The hometown of Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan since 2009, is buoyed by word that the Taliban are willing to release him in a prisoner exchange.

3. BATTLE OVER NEXT-DAY BIRTH CONTROL ENDS

The FDA, heeding a judge's order, approves unrestricted sales of the morning-after pill, lifting all age limits on the emergency contraceptive.

4. GAUGING A GLOBAL THREAT TO WOMEN

Around the world, about 1 in 3 women have been physically or sexually abused by a partner, the World Health Organization reports.

5. WHO WILL DECIDE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S FATE

Most of the six women picked for the jury in the racially charged murder trial are white.

6. SECURITY FIRM FACING SCRUTINY

The company that conducted the background check on NSA leaker Edward Snowden is now under investigation itself, a government watchdog says.

7. WHY ARMING SYRIA'S OPPOSITION IS SO COMPLEX

Every weapons shipment enters a tangle of rebel politics, with dozens of rival brigades and battalions operating on the ground.

8. REARVIEW CAMERAS: NOT AS CLOSE AS THEY MIGHT APPEAR

The White House is again delaying regulations that would require the cameras on new cars and trucks. Automakers say mandating them would cost too much.

9. MEXICO URGES CHINA TO GIVE TEQUILA A SHOT

The drink's producers see a huge emerging market after the Asian nation changes its import rules.

10. GANDOLFINI'S LEGACY

In his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the actor blazed a path for the antihero.

Associated Press

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