What to know now:
1. Presidential debate: Donald Trump refused to say in Wednesday's final 2016 presidential debate whether he would accept the Nov. 8 General Election results should he lose, but instead said he'd keep the world "in suspense." Trump has been saying on the campaign trail recently that the election is rigged against him and that the results cannot be trusted, angering both Democrats and Republicans. Hillary Clinton said Trump's statement was horrifying. In other news from the debate, the evening took a nasty turn soon after it started with Clinton calling Trump a "puppet" of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and Trump calling Clinton a "nasty woman."
2. Rose cleared of charges: New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose was cleared Wednesday of charges he participated in the gang rape of his former girlfriend. The woman, in a civil lawsuit, accused the NBA star and two of his friends of raping her while she was unconscious from alcohol and drugs. "I am thankful that the jury understood and agreed with me," Rose said in a statement. "This experience and my sensitivity to it was deep. I am ready to put this behind me and focus on my family and career."
3. Another missile test: Military leaders in South Korea say that, once again, North Korea appears to have conducted a missile test that ended with the device exploding shortly after launch. The medium-range Musudan ballistic missile is believed to have a range of nearly 2,500 miles. South Korean and American officials again stated their opposition to the North's missile testing.
4. What happened to the lander: A spacecraft set to touch down on Mars Wednesday went quiet moments before it was to land on the Red Planet, leaving scientists scrambling to find out what happened. The European Space Agency lost contact with its Schiaparelli lander just before a 10:48 a.m. ET landing time. "It's clear that these are not good signs, but we will need more information." said Paolo Ferri, the ESA's head of mission operations.
5. Together again: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both scheduled to attend the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York on Thursday. It's tradition at the white-tie fundraiser hosted by the Archdiocese of New York for presidential candidates to take jabs at their opponents and themselves, but considering that Clinton and Trump called each other names at Wednesday's debate, the evening could take an interesting turn. At least they will be separated by a chair -- with a Cardinal in it.
And one more
While actor Alec Baldwin has received good reviews for his portrayal of Donald Trump in sketches on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," he does have at least two detractors – Trump, himself, and Baldwin's brother, Stephen. Stephen Baldwin admits Alec's imitation of Trump is pretty good, but disagrees that the presidential election should be made fun of. "He's got the voice down very well. I think it's getting a little too nasty right now. I don't want to be a party pooper here, but I don't think it's very funny," he continued.
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