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[h=4]The Short List: If the #GOPDebate were an 'SNL' skit; fast-food workers strike; 40 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald[/h]Out of the loop? We've got you covered on the GOP debate, the Fight for $15, the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and other top news of the day.
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We're hoping for substance — and a little entertainment — from the #GOPDebate
The Republican hopefuls<span style="color: Red;">*</span>meet again Tuesday night in Milwaukee. It's the fourth time, and we're ready, with bingo cards to prove it. OK, so yes, it's more serious than<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Saturday Night Live,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and we're expecting some substance from Donald Trump (who hosted on Saturday and actually vaulted to the top of USA TODAY's GOP Power Rankings as a result) and the rest of the field. But surely, there will be zingers. (Follow along with YOZINGER on Yo app.) We expect these five questions will be answered.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Is Ben Carson in the hot seat? Does Marco Rubio keep rising? Can Jeb Bush really fix it? Is it the economy, stupid? And do we even notice who's missing? (Hint: Check the undercard debate at 7 p.m. ET.)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Also worth watching. The format, and the moderators. Last time, it was CNBC, and there was an uproar. This time, it's hosted by the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wall Street Journal<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Fox Business. We expect to hear a lot about jobs, taxes and the economy. How to actually watch<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Both debates<span style="color: Red;">*</span>air on Fox Business Network and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on<span style="color: Red;">*</span>FoxBusiness.com.<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>The main debate starts<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at 9 p.m. ET.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Follow along with us via our @usatoday2016 accounts<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Twitter, Instagram and Periscope.
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USA Today's Susan Page offers 6 things to keep an eye on in the upcoming GOP debate. USA TODAY
Fast-food workers' order: Supersize our wages
Fast-food workers demanding a $15-an-hour wage walked out in dozens of cities<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday morning, kicking off a year-long campaign to muster the political power of 64 million low-wage workers in next year's presidential election.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The protests<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in 270 cities<span style="color: Red;">*</span>mark the workers' largest show of force in the three years since launching<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a series of rallies for higher pay and the right to unionize, according to Fight for $15, which represents the workers and is backed by the Service Employees International Union.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tens of thousands of workers and supporters were<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to take part in Tuesday's demonstrations, which began around dawn at McDonald's outlets in Brooklyn, Boston and Philadelphia, among other locations.
How about a little history lesson with a 1970s pop song?
You might recognize the tune as something your mom or dad listened to on oldies radio, but you probably don't know it's about something that really happened. The haunting song by Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, tells the story of,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>well,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter that sank 40 years ago Tuesday during a ferocious storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 men aboard. But they're just lakes.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>They're not called the "Great Lakes" for nothing. The huge bodies of water are affected by weather patterns, and as the season shifts to winter in November, the polar jet stream begins to shift south and can stir up storms that produce howling winds and gigantic waves on the lakes.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>This makes it the most dangerous time of year for shipping.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Incredibly, in the past 300 years, about 30,000 people have died in 10,000 shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
The driest place on Earth? A river ran through it
Scientists have suspected for more than a decade that the Sahara Desert, a place that makes us feel thirsty just thinking about it, was once awash with water —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and now they know for certain that a river did indeed run through it. A satellite that can see below sand (how cool is that?) confirmed a 320-mile-long stretch of riverbed in northwest Africa, according to a study in Nature Communications. So how'd they know it was there? The evidence is interesting: unusual sediments found at the bottom of the sea, a deep canyon in the seafloor<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and humans who left behind rock art in the area showing animals like giraffes. Those tell-tale beasts —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and the humans who pursued them — needed water to survive. Scientists began calling the ancient river Tamanrasett. We call it fascinating.
A man walks on a sand dune with his camels in Mhamid el-Ghizlane in the Moroccan southern Sahara desert, on March 16, 2014.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: FADEL SENNA AFP/Getty Images)
May the Force be with you, Daniel Fleetwood
He was the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Star Wars fan whose<span style="color: Red;">*</span>dying wish sparked the viral hashtag #ForceForDaniel that caught the attention the film's stars.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Daniel Fleetwood, a 31-year-old Texas man who has an aggressive form of cancer that has spread to 90% of his lungs, was granted his wish to see the new Star Wars film last week. On Tuesday, his wife, Ashley, announced on her Facebook page<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Daniel<span style="color: Red;">*</span>had passed away peacefully in his sleep. "Daniel put up an amazing fight to the very end. He is now one with God and with the Force." R.I.P., Daniel.
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A terminally ill Star Wars fan, whose last wish to see the newest film in the saga was granted last week, died on Tuesday. 32-year-old Texas native Daniel Fleetwood had rare spindle cell sarcoma cancer, and was given two months to live back in July. USA TODAY
If you only read one thing tonight: These 10 members of Congress missed hundreds of House votes, according to a stunning USA TODAY analysis.
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Is this an alien landscape? No, it's just Earth as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the moon<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shines over Death Valley in March. Swipe through more fabulous photos from our readers.
The moonlight gleams over Death Valley on March 6, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Bachir Badaoui, Your Take)
Call it dumb while intoxicated.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A Florida police officer who was due to be honored at a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Mothers Against Drunk Driving<span style="color: Red;">*</span>conference turned up drunk to collect his award.
Have you seen it?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pizza Hut has a new triple-decker pizza box.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Yes, a tri-level pizza box. The pizza chain unveiled the new<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"Triple Treat Box" on Monday.
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This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY.
Contributing: Susan Page, Cooper Allen, David Jackson, Doyle Rice, Paul Davidson, Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Traci Watson, Special for USA TODAY
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