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 1. OBAMA TO STEP ON WORLD STAGE
The president speaks at the U.N. General Assembly at 10:10 a.m. in his final international address before the November election.
2. WHY ISRAEL WALKED OUT OF AHMADINEJAD'S SPEECH
Iran's president, speaking at a high-level U.N. meeting, called Israel a "fake regime" shielded by the United States.
3. WHAT BRINGS MYANMAR'S SUU KYI TO FORT WAYNE
The Indiana city, where the democracy activist gives a speech at 9 a.m., is home to one of the largest Burmese communities in the U.S.
4. EINSTEIN'S BRAIN: THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT
For $9.99, you can download detailed images of the famed physicist's gray matter to an iPad.
5. RADICAL MUSLIM CLERIC TO FACE CHARGES IN THE U.S.
Abu Hamza al-Masri -- one of Britain's most notorious extremists -- allegedly tried to set up an al-Qaida training camp in rural Oregon.
6. NORTH KOREA STOPPED BUILDING A LAUNCH PAD
The construction halt, shown in satellite photos, could be due to heavy rains that killed dozens of people this summer.
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 7. WHERE NON-MUSLIM RINGTONES ARE BANNED
In northern Mali, a regime of radical Islamists imposed Sharia law -- even against ringtones other than Quranic verse readings.
8. A SHIFT IN COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS
It's a first: More students in the class of 2012 took the ACT than the rival SAT.
9. REPLACEMENT REFS RILE FOOTBALL FANS
A game-deciding call in the Seahawks-Packers game is the latest in a string of questionable decisions, leaving Green Bay's T.J. Lang tweeting that his team was robbed.
10. IT'S A BOY FOR BUFFY
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. welcomed a son; they also have a 3-year-old daughter.
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