10 things to know for Thursday, Nov. 21

11/21/2013
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    FILE - This Sunday, June 30, 2013 file photo shows Brazil's Neymar, center, as he lifts the trophy after winning the soccer Confederations Cup final between Brazil and Spain at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Victor Caivano, File)

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

    1. AFGHAN GATHERING OF ELDERS CONSIDERS U.S. SECURITY DEAL

    Karzai presents Loya Jirga council with plan drafted with Washington this week.

    2. NORTH KOREA DETAINS CALIFORNIA VET

    The 85-year-old veteran of the Korean War was prevented from leaving Pyongyang a month ago.

    3. FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO COCAINE CHARGE

    Republican Rep. Henry “Trey” Radel is taking a leave of absence after receiving a sentence of a year’s probation.

    4. IRAN SAYS NUCLEAR DEAL COULD HAPPEN THIS TIME AROUND IN GENEVA

    Tehran is eyeing a reduction in banking and oil trade sanctions in exchange for some curbs on its uranium enrichment program.

    5. WARNING SIGNS AMONG NUCLEAR PERSONNEL

    A draft study, obtained by the AP, cites “burnout” among Air Force launch officers with their fingers on the triggers of 450 weapons of mass destruction.

    6. HOW AN AP JOURNALIST BECAME AN OSWALD PALL BEARER

    Reluctantly, the reporter, who was one of the few attending the assassin’s funeral, helped in burying his casket.

    7. VIRGINIA PROBING TREATMENT OF LAWMAKER’S SUICIDAL SON

    Citing a shortage of beds, state senator’s son was released from a mental illness facility, a day before he stabbed his father and killed himself.

    8. ARGENTINE RABBI TELLS OF FRIENDSHIP WITH POPE FRANCIS

    The pontiff hosted his Jewish friend in the Vatican and they email “every week.”

    9. WHO WILL SHINE IN BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP

    A panel of AP reporters and soccer experts predicts who will win the cup — and who will be the surprise flop.

    10. WHY PARAMOUNT IS FIGHTING ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE’ SEQUEL

    The company owns the copyright to the holiday classic and plans to stop a follow-up movie currently in the making.