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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Nov. 7

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.

1. CLOSING TIME: CLINTON FOCUSES ON HEALING, TRUMP ON EMAILS

With the cloud of an FBI investigation lifted, Clinton and Trump strike different tones as they move into the final hours of a volatile, lengthy campaign.

2. HOW CLINTON EMAIL SCANDAL EMBROILED FBI

It exposed internal tensions with the Justice Department and stirred concerns that the apolitical organization unnecessarily injected itself into the electoral process.

3. IRAQI KURDISH FIGHTERS EXCHANGE FIRE WITH IS MILITANTS

The early morning offensive to reclaim the eastern town of Bashiqa is part of the broader push to drive the extremists out of their Mosul stronghold.

4. SYRIAN MILITANTS MASS IN DISTANT PROVINCE AFTER TRUCE

Fighters forced into exile in Idlib see the move as an attempt to gather the rebels far from Damascus, at a location where they can later be eliminated.

5. JANET RENO DEAD AT 78

She was the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and was at the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration.

6. WHO IS TAKING ON SAUDI’S RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENT

Souad al-Shammary is a liberal feminist who roots her arguments in an interpretation of Islam that gives women more equality.

7. SMOKING-RELATED DEATHS STILL RISING ACROSS GLOBE

And with that, countries are looking for new ways to discourage lighting up and tighten anti-tobacco laws beyond regulations set down in a 2003 global treaty.

8. SHARP QUAKE RATTLES OKLAHOMA OIL HUB

The magnitude 5.0 temblor may have damaged key infrastructure in addition to causing damage in the prairie town of Cushing.

9. NO TV, NO PROBLEM

News outlets are using Facebook Live, Snapchat, YouTube and other tools to offer live coverage of Election Day in ways not possible four years ago.

10. BELEAGUERED NFL RATINGS MAY GET A LIFT

From the Meadowlands to Miami, from Green Bay to the Bay Area and points in between, Week 9 brought a flood of standout performances.

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