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They're up-and-coming nations. They're regional political powers. And they're especially vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic.

The city of Chicago has one more thing to boast about: Its hometown orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, has been named America's top orchestra in a new critics' poll published in the venerable British magazine Gramophone.

Director Ridley Scott has made two of the best science fiction films of modern times, Alien and Blade Runner. Prometheus is more involving than this year's summer blockbuster competition, but by the standards of the director's earlier films, it's a disappointment.

Also: the presidential campaigns adjust for the superstorm; NPR's poll finds the presidential race is neck-and-neck; and the truce in Syria collapses.

Also: International Monetary Fund warns of greater risk of global recession; Romney gets boost in Pew poll; security tight as German chancellor visits Greece; Felix Baumgartner's record skydive on hold.

Los Angeles is the nation's rudest city, according to Travel and Leisure magazine. The rude rankings are part of the magazine's annual survey of America's Favorite Cities.

The panel's third meeting this month will focus on how former President Trump pressured former Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes. The hearing starts at 1 p.m. ET.

Top tech CEO including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates discussed the future of artificial intelligence in a closed meeting with a bipartisan group of Senators on Capitol Hill.

The Peke, a little dog with pushed-in face and a mop of flyaway fur, was given top honors at the Westminster Kennel Club.

Shinmoedake, which came alive last week, had its biggest eruption yet today. It threw boulders miles and broke windows far away.