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10 Things to Know Today

by The Associated Press

Indy driver dies after being struck by debris; Koreas reach accord; Chinese stocks fall again and more national and international news for Tuesday, August 25, 2015.

1. CHINESE STOCKS FALL FOR 4TH DAY, DROPPING 7.6 PERCENT

The decline comes despite a multibillion-dollar government effort to stop a slide in prices.

2. FRENCH-AMERICAN EMERGES AS NEW HERO IN TRAIN ATTACK

Mark Moogalian remains hospitalized in the northern city of Lille with a bullet wound in his neck and back. His life isn't in danger.

3. SOUTH TURNS OFF PROPAGANDA AND NORTH EXPRESSES "REGRET" OVER MINE BLAST AS KOREAS REACH DEAL

After 40-plus-hours of talks, Pyongyang and Seoul pull back from the brink with an accord that allows both sides to save face and avert bloodshed.

4. WHAT ATTRACTS NEW INTEREST AMID POLICE SHOOTINGS

Law enforcement agencies are testing the latest in less-lethal alternatives to bullets — "blunt impact projectiles" that cause suspects excruciating pain but stop short of killing them.

5. WHO'S 'HAPPY TO HELP' WITH RECORD FIRE IN WASHINGTON

The mountainous conditions in the Pacific Northwest will be nothing new to the dozens of firefighters from Australia and New Zealand who have arrived to help battle blazes.

6. WHOSE BAD REPUTATION HAMPERS BANGKOK BOMBING PROBE

As it investigates the blast, the Royal Thai Police department is handicapped by a legacy of corruption, brutality and political influence.

7. 14 ARRESTED IN ANTI-JIHADI RAIDS IN SPAIN, MOROCCO

A Spanish Interior Ministry statement says the arrests took place in the central Spanish town of San Martin de la Vega and in five Moroccan cities, including Casablanca and Fez.

8. THEATER SHOOTING VICTIMS SPEAK FREELY AT GUNMAN'S SENTENCING

They are denouncing the defense team, the legal process and the single juror who blocked a death sentence.

9. RECALLS MAKE AMERICANS LESS SATISFIED WITH CARS

The 2015 American Consumer Satisfaction Index finds that satisfaction with automobiles dropped for the third straight year to the lowest level since 2004.

10. INDYCAR DRIVER JUSTIN WILSON DIES AFTER HEAD INJURY

The 37-year-old father of two was struck by a large piece of debris from another driver's car following a single-car accident at Pennsylvania's Pocono Race