10 Things to Know for Today - 10 November 2017
1. PUTTING AMERICA FIRST AGAIN
Hours after leaving Beijing, President Trump tells an APEC summit in Vietnam that he won't let the U.S. be "taken advantage of anymore" when it comes to trade.
2. WHERE U.S.-BACKED FORCES COULD FACE NEW FOES
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at event to sign a proclamation honoring veterans at the Hyatt Regency Danang Resort in Danang, Vietnam, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Trump is in Vietnam to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Multiple hotspots in north and east Syria could turn violent for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, particularly in the absence of a clear American policy.
3. ALLEGATION UPON ALLEGATION
Comedian Louis C.K. and "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner are the latest men to face accusations of sexual misconduct.
4. TASK MASTER TAKEN TO TASK
A Marine Corps drill instructor is convicted by a military jury of physically abusing young recruits, focusing his fury on three Muslim-American military volunteers.
5. WHERE AN INTRACTABLE WAR DRAGS ON
As Saudi Arabia tightens screws on Yemen, war without seeming end and catastrophic humanitarian crisis engulf the devastated country.
6. WHOSE IMPACT MAY BE MISUNDERSTOOD
Trump and his economic team have branded trade deficits a mark of economic weakness yet most economists say their ire is misplaced.
7. AN EMOTIONAL REUNION
After a first meeting between a face transplant and the widow of the donor, they say they are like family now.
8. AT ODDS OVER OSCAR NOMINEE
Hard-liners are criticizing Iran's first-ever nominee for the Academy Awards' foreign film that was directed by a woman - Narges Abyar's "Nafas," or "Breath."
9. HER TALENT IS FOR POP MAGIC
Taylor Swift's new album, "reputation," tells the story of her life in the last two years and showcases her more sensual side.
10. NEVADA DESERT FESTIVAL GOES TO WASHINGTON
Catharsis on the Mall is a three-day event that seeks to bring a small slice of the famed Burning Man gathering to the country's capital.
This frame grab from video provided Wednesday, Nov 8, 2017 by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, shows firing on militants' positions on the Iraq-Syria border. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that Islamic State militants have withdrawn from their last stronghold following a government offensive and that government forces and allied troops, including Iraqi fighters are combing Boukamal, a strategic town on the border with Iraq, Thursday. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017 file photo, Louis C.K., co-creator/writer/executive producer, participates in the "Better Things" panel during the FX Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. The New York premiere of Louis C.K.'s controversial new film "I Love You, Daddy" has been canceled amid swirling controversy over the film and the comedian. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Jaye Brotherton of Jamestown, Colo., center, and Ben Harper, right, work on installation of the "Nataraja" artwork for Catharsis on the Mall, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, an event that plans to bring a taste of Burning Man to the National Mall in Washington. The "Nataraja" was a part of last year's TransFOAMation Camp at Burning Man. The Catharsis on the Mall event begins Friday afternoon and continues through Sunday with round-the-clock, seminars and performances in tents, stages and camps built near the foot of the Washington Monument. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
This cover image released by Big Machine shows art for her upcoming album, "reputation," expected Nov. 10. (Big Machine via AP)
