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10 Things to Know for Tuesday

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

1. WHAT POLICE FIND IN ACCUSED WHITE HOUSE INTRUDER'S CAR

Investigators discover more than 800 rounds of ammunition in the vehicle of the former soldier who police say scaled the White House fence and sprinted inside carrying a knife, a federal prosecutor says.

2. FLOOD OF REFUGEES PRESSURES TURKEY TO STEP UP EFFORTS VS. MILITANTS

The Islamic State group's offensive against the Syrian city of Kobani, a few miles from the border, sends 130,000 refugees to seek safety in Turkey in the last few days.

3. W.H.O. WANTS WORLD LEADERS TO MAKE IT MORE COSTLY TO POLLUTE

Hundreds of corporations and other groups say the world can't hope to slow the heating of the planet until its cost is incorporated into the everyday activities such as using gas- or coal-generated electricity.

4. GAY MARRIAGE SUPPORT MAY BE LEVELING OFF, REPORT SAYS

The new Pew Research poll finds a 5 percentage point drop since February, from 54 percent to 49 percent, in Americans who want legal recognition for same-sex relationships.

5. ISLAMIC STATE BOMBINGS KILL 40 IRAQI TROOPS

The militants disguised themselves in Iraqi army uniforms and drove stolen Humvees when they carried out suicide bombings and also captured 68 Iraqi troops in western Anbar province.

6. WHERE STATE TROOPER AMBUSH SUSPECT COULD BE HIDING

Authorities say Eric Frein, accused of shooting two Pennsylvania state troopers, might be taking refuge in homemade bunkers in the state's northeastern hills.

7. WHY WESLEYAN ORDERS FRATERNITIES TO GO COED

School officials say Greek organizations with houses on campus must have both male and female members to create a more inclusive, equitable and safer campus.

8. AMNESTY: CHINESE TORTURE EQUIPMENT EXPORTS RISE

The human rights group says Chinese production and export of gear such as electric shock wands and neck-and-wrist cuffs connected by a chain has grown dramatically.

9. THE PRIDE OF 'LION KING'

With a worldwide gross of over $6.2 billion, the stage musical achieves the most successful box office total of any work in any media in entertainment history, The Associated Press learns.

10. NFL VETTING PROCESS: AN INEXACT SCIENCE

Pro football teams try to turn over every leaf before drafting players, and yet, there are things they miss, or simply would never think to investigate.

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