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1. MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches

   Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.

2. Some UPS and FedEx planes are grounded. What does that mean for holiday shipping?

   UPS and FedEx's fleets of MD-11 planes are grounded, which can each carry thousands of packages. Logistics experts say some cargo could shift to passenger planes, trains and trucks.

3. Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner for 17 years, dies at 84

   Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died on Sunday at 84 years old.

4. BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a Trump speech

   The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.

5. Trump admin tells states to 'immediately undo' steps to fund November SNAP benefits

   The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.

6. Israel receives remains of hostage that Hamas says is IDF soldier killed in 2014

   Hadar Goldin was killed on Aug. 1, 2014, two hours after a ceasefire took effect ending that year's war between Israel and Hamas.

7. A first-time HPV vaccination campaign sees some success -- and strong resistance

   The goal: inoculate 90% of girls in parts of Pakistan to immunize them against the infection that causes cervical cancer. "Our biggest challenge was to counter misinformation," says a spokesman.

8. Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo

   "I didn't want to say immediately it was me," fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last."

9. Many would-be buyers are frozen out of the housing market

   Only about one in five homes sold in the last year went to a first-time buyer. And the average person buying their first home was 40 years old — a record high. A new report from the National Association of Realtors shows how challenging it's become for young people to get a foothold in today's costly housing market.

10. Nearly a million people evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens the Philippines

    Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country's northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday.