10 Things to Know for Wednesday

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

1. VOTERS IN EIGHT STATES GO TO POLLS

The results carry implications for control of the U.S. House and Senate and for several governor’s races.

2. WHO’S PLAYING POLITICAL FOOTBALL

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Trump gives the boot to a celebration for the Philadelphia Eagles and instead throws a short “Celebration of America” after it becomes clear most players weren’t going to show up.

3. KATE SPADE DEAD AT 55

The fashion designer known for her sleek handbags is found in her New York City apartment, victim of an apparent suicide.

4. WITHDRAWAL POSSIBLE GAME-CHANGER

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A Syrian Kurdish militia says it’s pulling out of the key northern Syrian town, potentially easing a serious rift between the United States and Turkey.

5. WHICH RIVALS ARE RECONCILING

Ethiopia says it will accept the terms of a peace agreement with neighboring Eritrea in a major step toward calming deadly tensions with its decades-long adversary.

6. FOR US SAFETY NET, A SOBERING CHECKUP

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Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security’s financial problems can’t be ignored either, the government says.

7. ‘NOBODY IS LEFT THERE’

The explosion of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire has devastated entire families living in tightly knit communities on the mountain’s flanks.

8. FEDS DESCEND ON OHIO BUSINESS

In one of the largest employer stings in recent years, U.S. immigration agents arrest more than 100 workers at a gardening and landscaping company.

9. HOW MISS AMERICA IS MEETING METOO

The pageant is dropping its swimsuit competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance.

10. NO JOKE: 12-TIME MAJOR CHAMP KO’D IN PARIS

Novak Djokovic is stunned in the French Open quarterfinals by a man who had never won a Grand Slam match until last week.