Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Wednesday: Wooing independents, Obama stresses his plans for a second term while Romney assumes a more centrist stance. As Election Day nears, the AP's Calvin Woodward outlines the candidates' positions on issues that will frame America's future. Opponents of the Syria-allied group, which dominates Lebanon's government, accuse it of playing a role in assassinating a top intelligence official. With the U.S. poised to overtake Saudi Arabia for the top spot, steel companies, railroads and some retailers are among the economic winners. Tropical Storm Sandy is expected to be a hurricane when it hits the island nation Wednesday. The device, with many of the same features as a regular iPad, has a bigger screen but costs more than a Nook or a Kindle Fire. "I want to live, that's it," a teenage boy says, summing up the desperation of many residents of Aleppo. Steep drop comes as big-name companies report weak revenues - and lower forecasts for the rest of the year. The AP's Jake Coyle says Javier Bardem is one of the finest villains ever in a Bond film. It's power-packed Detroit against never-say-die San Francisco.