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10 Things to Know for Today

South Korean protesters burn a mock rocket as police officers spray fire extinguishers during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean protesters burn a mock rocket as police officers spray fire extinguishers during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Police and medics work the scene of a multiple shooting at Clackamas Town Center Mall in Clackamas, Ore., Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012. A gunman is dead after opening fire in the Portland, Ore., area shopping mall Tuesday, killing two people and wounding another, sheriff's deputies said. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2002, Indian Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, right, and daughter Anoushka Shankar smile during a press conference in Calcutta, India. Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92. (AP Photo/Bikas Das, File)

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

1. AN ACT OF DEFIANCE FROM NORTH KOREA

The pariah nation successfully launches a long-range rocket, ignoring warnings from the U.N. and the U.S.

2. RAMPAGE AT OREGON SHOPPING MALL

Witnesses heard the camouflaged, masked gunman say "I am the shooter" before opening fire, killing two people and himself.

3. WHO RAVI SHANKAR MENTORED BESIDES THE BEATLES

Saxophonist John Coltrane named his son Ravi after the sitar virtuoso, who died in California at 92.

4. THE TRICKY BALANCE OF OBAMA'S 'FISCAL CLIFF' STRATEGY

Advisers say he will publicly pressure Republicans to reach a deal while negotiating privately with top Congressional leaders.

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5. HOW HIS WORDS ARE COMING BACK TO HAUNT HIM

Republicans note the president's current stand on raising tax rates differs from the one he took in 2010.

6. WHY CHINA COULD BE GOOD FOR EUROPE'S WINE BUSINESS

China has become the largest export market in France's Bordeaux region.

7. AN OFFICER'S GIFT PUTS NEW YORKERS IN A QUANDARY

The donation of shoes to a barefoot homeless man raised the age-old urban dilemma about whether to give money to strangers on the streets.

8. PLANE CARRYING JENNI RIVERA TOOK DRAMATIC PLUNGE

The music star's jet plummeted nearly straight down at a speed that may have exceeded 600 mph.

9. WHY VEGAS LIKES THE NUMBERS 12-12-12

Sin City hopes to lure thousands to get quickie weddings on the once-in-a-century date.

10. THE COCKTAILS FOR SALE AT 35,000 FEET

Airlines are selling mojitos, cosmos and a drink called the "Sky Breeze" onboard.

Associated Press

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