Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. WHY COUNTERFEITING IS THRIVING IN CHINA
AP’s Erika Kinetz finds that major multinational companies unwittingly paid investigators who themselves manufactured or sold fake goods. CHINA-FAKE INVESTIGATORS-THE FIXER
2. MOSCOW APPEARS TO BE DRIVING SYRIA TALKS
Nations meeting in New York and the U.N. will essentially be negotiating a Russian plan for a “political transition” to end the civil war. SYRIA-IN RUSSIA’S HANDS