10 Things to Know for Friday

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(AP) Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Friday:

The eye-popping figure puts this election on track to be the costliest ever.

U.N. chief urges all influential countries to pressure both sides to stop the violence in Syria’s civil war.

Panetta says military leaders lacked adequate intelligence to risk American forces in a chaotic situation.

Netanyahu strikes a deal with his right-wing foreign minister to create a hawkish superparty.

The AP’s Anick Jesdanun provides a guide for consumers to Microsoft’s new software a radical departure from previous versions.

At some airports, the government is replacing full-body X-ray scanners with less-invasive machines.

Jailers routinely prohibit the stringy decay fighter, which has been used for such things as cutting the bars of a cell.

Company blames lower iPad sales including in China and in economically troubled Europe.

At a rally, she wore a tight white dress imprinted like a ballot, with a box on her hip checked for Obama and Biden.

Detroit and San Francisco may not be the best teams in the majors. But they peaked at the right time heading toward the postseason.