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Sept. 12, 2012: Just the headlines

Names in the news: Chris Stevens, Tropical Storm Nadine, Peter Lougheed, Marc Garneau, Stephen Harper, Mark Zuckerberg, Nordstrom, Chris Brown

Storified by Maclean's Magazine · Wed, Sep 12 2012 04:16:17

International headlines:

Update: US Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed Tues. when he and some embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff - @APBreaking News

Killed #US ambassador to #Libya was a great advocate for Revolution & pushed to get #NATO. RIP Chris Stevens. http://pic.twitter.com/oDUFnAmzMouhanad Abdulhamid

US Embassy in Cairo deletes controversial tweets after Obama administration disavows statements - @BuzzFeed

NSOTB (New Storm On The Block), It's Tropical Storm #Nadine, headed for nowhere. #chswx #SCWX http://pic.twitter.com/2RxEKIDCDave Williams

National and provincial news:

Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed is dying, successor says http://soc.li/GtjPsQj #ablegDawn Walton

Marc Garneau preparing for liftoff with Liberals http://dlvr.it/280hkk #Parliament #PoliticsandtheNation #cdnpoliPostmedia News

Harper is #1 according to U.S. foundation http://huff.to/P8rwVOHuffPost Canada

Baird met with Mossad chief to discuss Iran 'threat' http://bit.ly/PaTEYp #cdnpoliWill

Leslie cleanup kicks into gear in Newfoundland - CBC.ca - http://bit.ly/TJD6LQSt. John's News

Business:

Zuckerberg: "The performance of the stock has obviously been disappointing" http://tnw.to/h4gm by @BradMcCartyThe Next Web

http://tiny.cc/qhqikw Rogers, Telus to testify at CRTC hearing into Bell-Astral dealGlobalToronto.com

Morning :) Iphone5 release today :D http://pic.twitter.com/vSbtygRHLuis Arturo Arias

Nordstrom confirms locations in Canada http://lnkd.in/R3B85YBrad Collis

Sports:

Entertainment and celebrity news:

Chris Brown gets tattoo of beaten woman [PIC]: http://yfrog.com/h444giajLL Foul Mouf

Demi, Simon Cowell, L.A Reid and Britney Spears putting their hands in the cement http://twitpic.com/ato3iu @TwitPic aracılığıylaGet Nasty !! ;))

Also this:

Hillary Clinton grows exasperated with the slow pace of the #NHL CBA talks. http://twitpic.com/atc1km via @TwitPic#NO LOCK OUT!NoTa IsABelLeKlÉA.

Q&A with @rushtheband's Neil Peart who turns 60 today http://bit.ly/ROacsT | via @MacleansMagDani Stover

Elsewhere on Macleans.ca

Terri-Lynne McClintic, in prison for Tori Stafford murder, on trial for assault: Allison Jones, The Canadian Press http://bit.ly/QIaYbfMacleans Need 2 Know

Gas price watcher decries ‘absurd and unjustified’ hike: TORONTO - Motorists in the Montreal region got a rude s... http://bit.ly/QIaYbdMacleans Need 2 Know

New from @stephenfgordon: What does a trade deficit mean for GDP? Not much. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/what-does-a-trade-deficit-mean-for-gdp-not-much/#.UE-VL6clDAI.twitter #tradedeficitMaclean's Magazine

Sept. 12, the new iPhone 5: Apple and rivals are gearing up for the holiday shopping season http://bit.ly/OfEsXDmacleansblogs

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