Good morning! 10 things to know for Monday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. AFTER A WEEKEND WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, COMMUTERS FACE FRUSTRATING ROADS: The mid-Atlantic region may have a tough ride back to work as mass-transit delays and poor road conditions loom.

2. MITT ROMNEY'S DOOMSDAY SCENARIO FOR HEALTH CARE IS A STRETCH: Job losses, deficit increase, and losing your insurance are not entirely accurate repercussions of President Barack Obama's signature legislation.

3. STUDY SAYS EARLY FULL-TERM BABIES MAY FACE LATER SCHOOL WOES: Even for infants born full-term, a little more time in the womb may matter. The extra time results in more brain development, and a study suggests perhaps better scores on academic tests, too.

4. BARCLAYS CHAIRMAN STEPS DOWN: Accepting the blame for a price-fixing scandal and $453 million in fines, British bank boss steps down.

5. EUROZONE JOBLESS RATE REACHES 11.1 PERCENT: As currency bloc reaches highest unemployment level since common currency was adopted, Spain has one in every four people looking for a job.

6. APPLE PAYS $60 MILLION TO SETTLE iPAD NAME CASE IN CHINA: Apple has paid $60 million to settle a dispute in China over ownership of the iPad name, a court announced Monday, removing a potential obstacle to sales of the popular tablet computer in the key Chinese market.

7. MEXICO'S FORMER LONG-TIME RULING PARTY SET TO SAIL BACK TO POWER: The PRI promises to be democratic, but its autocratic history leaves many wondering.

8. TIGER WOODS SQUEAKS OUT WIN: Congressional reopened its gates Sunday to thousands of spectators who got what they expected in the AT&T National — another win by Tiger Woods.

9. PHELPS LOCKS DOWN 8 SPOTS IN LONDON: The 14-time medalist is "still excited about the games." For Dara Torres, however, making her sixth Olympic team is down to one last chaotic lap.

10. BLEEPS REIGN AS FOUL LANGUAGE DOMINATES BET AWARDS: Entire segments of performances are bleeped while tribute to Whitney Houston moves stars to tears.

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