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10 Things to Know for Today

photo Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he attends the high level meeting on rule of law in the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT):

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.