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10 Things to Know Today

Here's your daily look at late-breaking national and international news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday, September 06, 2013: Here's your daily look at late-breaking national and international news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday, September 06, 2013:

1. LAST-DITCH EFFORT BY OBAMA He's using his final day in Europe to continue pushing for foreign support for a U.S. military strike in retaliation for the gas attack in Syria.

2. HOW CHEMISTS TEST FOR SARIN If the poisonous gas is present in a sample of material, three numbers - 99-125-81 - will appear on the tester's computer screen. The numbers are sarin's fingerprint.

3. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE She says the couple lived "like gypsies" after her husband's release from jail, spending nights in a trailer in the woods.

4. WHERE A SECT IS BESEIGED After a takeover by Islamists, the Christian population of the town of Dalga in Egypt's south is living in terror.

5. A SURPRISING GREETING TO JEWS The foreign minister of Iran, a nation hostile to Israel, sends a message on Twitter wishing "Happy Rosh Hashana" to those celebrating the Jewish New Year.

6. DECLINE IN US BIRTHS SLOWS The economy no longer seems to be deterring couples from having children, some experts say.

7. MORE CHILDREN IN US TRYING E-CIGARETTES Health officials worry that experimentation with the electronic variety will lead kids to regular smoking.

8. TEEN KILLED BY REMOTE CONTROL HELICOPTER NYC police say the 19-year-old operating the chopper was struck in the head and died at the scene.

9. DOGS OF WAR National Guardsmen from New York who befriended a stray while on patrol in Afghanistan reunite with the mixed breed and her seven puppies.

10. WHO'S OFF TO A FLYING START Peyton Manning ties an NFL record with seven TD passes as the Broncos open the season by drubbing Baltimore 49-27.