10 Things to Know for Wednesday - 19 November 2014
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. US URGES RECALL OF MILLIONS OF ADDITIONAL CARS WITH POSSIBLY FAULTY AIR BAGS
The recall of air bags made by the Takata Corp. had been regional. Now safety regulators want to extend it nationwide.
FILE - In this Thursday, April 17, 2014, file photo, journalists visit Takata Ignition Systems in Schoenebeck, Germany. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. the federal government demanded that the auto industry recall millions of additional cars equipped with faulty air bags that can injure ¿ and even kill ¿ a driver. The action by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers driver's side air bags equipped with inflators made by Takata Corp. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
2. OBAMA THWARTED IN ATTEMPT TO REIN IN DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE
The Senate blocks a bill to end the bulk collection of American phone records by the NSA.
3. SENATE REJECTS KEYSTONE PIPELINE
The oil project falls one vote short in the Democrat-controlled Senate. Next year, when Republicans take control, the result could be different.
4. WHY PYONGYANG IS FURIOUS WITH THE UN
North Korea fears that Kim Jong Un could become a target for prosecutors if the Security Council refers alleged human rights abuses to an international court.
5. SYNAGOGUE ATTACK AN APPARENT TURNING POINT IN ISRAEL
The gruesome scene in a house of worship shocks even a nation long accustomed to violence.
6. WHAT COULD BRING MAJOR CHANGE TO FERGUSON, MISSOURI
As a grand jury nears a decision on an indictment in Michael Brown's shooting death, a federal probe of the city's police could have a deeper impact.
7. WRITINGS BY GREAT WOMEN UP FOR SALE
An unprecedented collection of letters by famous women — from Grace Kelly to Catherine of Aragon — is being auctioned in Paris.
8. WHERE WINTER HAS ALREADY ARRIVED
Snow in and around Buffalo, N.Y., is expected to continue through Wednesday and could eventually total 6 feet in spots, the National Weather Service says.
9. NFL SUSPENDS ADRIAN PETERSON FOR AT LEAST REST OF SEASON
The Vikings' running back pleaded no contest earlier this month to misdemeanor reckless assault for injuries to his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch.
10. WHICH MUSICIAN IS GETTING OWN POT BRAND
The family of the late reggae star Bob Marley reaches a deal with a U.S. firm that wants to market "Marley Natural" marijuana.
GO WITH STORY GREAT WOMEN'S LETTERS BY THOMAS ADAMSON-- A letter dated 1762 by Catherine II Empress of Russia also known as Catherine the Great, 1729-1796, is displayed at an auction house in Paris, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, where it will be auctioned in a two day auction beginning Tuesday Nov. 17, 2014, part of an incredible collection of letters written by women throughout history, said to be the first of its kind in the world. In the letter Catherine II shuns her lover Stanislas Auguste Poniatowski, warning him to stay away from Russia, ¿You read my letters with very little attention. I¿ve told you and repeated that I risk being assaulted from all sides if you put one foot back in Russia,¿ she says in the blunt letter. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2013 file photo, a mural depicting reggae music icon Bob Marley decorates a wall in the yard of Marley's Kingston home in Jamaica. A U.S. private equity firm announced Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 it has joined the family of late reggae star Bob Marley in hopes of building what it touts as the "world's first global cannabis brand." (AP Photo/ David McFadden, File)
