10 things to know for today

11/7/2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    George Strait poses backstage with the award for entertainer of the year at the 47th annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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    • 1. GEORGE STRAIT WINS COUNTRY MUSIC’S HIGHEST HONOR

    The singer is named CMA entertainer of the year, while Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift take other top awards.

    2. TESTS BACK CLAIM THAT ARAFAT WAS POISONED

    Swiss scientists say they’ve found evidence that the Palestinian leader was killed with a radioactive substance.

    3. HOW CHILD SEATS FARED IN CRASH TESTS

    More than half of boosters that went on sale this year earn a top rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

    4. THOUSANDS EVACUATED AHEAD OF TYPHOON

    Philippine villagers are forced to leave an area devastated by a recent earthquake as a powerful storm approaches.

    5. MUSHARRAF FREED FROM HOUSE ARREST

    Prison officials are withdrawn from the former Pakistani president’s home, where he had been held since April.

    6. WHY ARIZONA MAN KILLED HIS GRANDMOTHER

    Jason Eric Howell told police he was upset with her strict curfew rules and how much she charged him for rent, so he beat her with a shovel and slit her throat.

    7. WHERE A NEW DINOSAUR SPECIES WAS FOUND

    Paleontologists unveil a new species — the equivalent of T. rex’s great-uncle — discovered four years ago in Utah.

    8. NEWSWOMAN SEEKS HELP FOR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY

    ABC says veteran anchor and reporter Elizabeth Vargas is in a treatment facility.

    9. BIDEN DIALS THE WRONG NUMBER

    The VP picks up the phone to congratulate Boston’s new mayor, but gets a different Marty Walsh.

    10. DOLPHINS COACH TAKING HEAT

    Hazing allegations raise questions about whether Joe Philbin and his staff were negligent in failing to stop the behavior.