10 Things to Know for Today: 12-5

12/5/2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2013 file photo, a model wears a creation for Max Mara women's Spring-Summer 2014 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy. Orchid is growing on us: A version of the purple hue is Pantone Inc.’s color of the year for 2014. AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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

    1. NORTHERN PLAINS FACE ARCTIC BLAST

    A cold snap is causing the mercury to drop to sub-zero temperatures in North Dakota and Montana and will continue through the weekend.

    2. MEXICAN TROOPS SEEK WAYS TO DEAL WITH RADIOACTIVE SHIPMENT

    Police officers are guarding the highly-radioactive cobalt-60 material that was in a stolen truck in central Mexico until they find a way to transport it safely.

    3. OFFICIALS SAY 15 SOLDIERS KILLED IN YEMEN SUICIDE BOMBING

    Troops later killed 12 gunmen who arrived minutes after the explosion at the defense ministry.

    4. “HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS” MAY HAVE CAUSED METRO-NORTH CRASH

    Driving along long, monotonous routes makes drivers experience a semi-trance — much like the one the train’s engineer was in according to his lawyer.

    5. WHO IS GREETING VISITORS AT PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL

    Four surviving veterans from the attack, all in their 90s, volunteer at the site which witnessed a bloody bombing 72 years ago this week.

    6. WHY VENEZUELA AND BITLY ARE AT ODDS WITH EACH OTHER

    The Latin American nation is censoring the Web-address shortening service which Venezuelans use to spread news of their freefalling currency.

    7. DOZENS OF PILOT WHALES STRANDED IN EVERGLADES

    Eleven have died and wildlife workers are trying to lead the remaining 41 out of dangerously shallow waters.

    8. 2014 COLOR OF THE YEAR HAS INNOVATIVE, FLATTERING TONES

    Radiant Orchid, a version of purple, will replace emerald green as designers’ shade of choice.

    9. MSNBC’S MARTIN BASHIR RESIGNS

    After his inflammatory comments about Sarah Palin, the talk-show host says he now wants his colleagues to “be allowed to focus on the issues that matter.”

    10. HEISMAN HOPEFUL TO FIND OUT HIS FATE

    Jameis Winston, quarterback for top-ranked Florida State, will find out whether a prosecutor will charge him with sexual assault.