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10 Things to Know for Today

In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Chief Officer Stephen Long shows how a Timberland brand on a counterfeit boot is hidden at H&M Terminals Transport Inc. warehouse in Kearney, N.J. Counterfeiting is a multibillion-dollar business in China, which produces nearly nine of every 10 fake items seized at U.S. borders. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Chief Officer Stephen Long shows how a Timberland brand on a counterfeit boot is hidden at H&M Terminals Transport Inc. warehouse in Kearney, N.J. Counterfeiting is a multibillion-dollar business in China, which produces nearly nine of every 10 fake items seized at U.S. borders. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Chief Officer Stephen Long shows how a Timberland brand on a counterfeit boot is hidden at H&M Terminals Transport Inc. warehouse in Kearney, N.J. Counterfeiting is a multibillion-dollar business in China, which produces nearly nine of every 10 fake items seized at U.S. borders. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

By Associated Press 2 min read

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

1. WESTERN FIRMS CONNED BY ‘DOUBLE FAKES’

AP finds that China’s anti-counterfeiting investigations industry is rife with double-dealing by freelance investigators who boost their commissions by producing the fakes they are paid to fight.

2. WHAT SAN BERNARDINO GUNMAN’S RELATIONSHIP WAS TO GUN BUYER

Syed Rizwan Farook and the friend who bought the assault rifles used in the mass shooting were related through marriage and may have plotted an attack together three years ago.