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Big league poker tournaments put millions of dollars at stake for the players. But behind the scenes there is another money game going on, something of a mini-Wall Street.

Jiya Bavishi is one of a handful of children in the United States testing an experimental hearing device, a tiny implant in her brainstem. Jiya is now able to hear and repeat some sounds.

It's not just the presidential contest that's being watched in swing state Nevada. GOP Sen. Dean Heller's race against Democrat Shelley Berkley is also seen as a tossup. That's a bit of a surprise for Republicans, who have counted on retaining the seat as they try to build a Senate majority.

Republican Rep. David Rivera is under investigation in a case that involves allegations of cash-stuffed envelopes and a missing GOP campaign operative. Now, Democrats in Florida think they have a good chance of capturing his seat.

President Obama and Mitt Romney were in some of the same swing states Wednesday. Obama accused the Republican of having "Romnesia" for dropping past policy positions with ease. Romney showed no forgetfulness, however, when it came to keeping up his steady line of economic attacks against Obama.

While Romney's surrogates on the tax-return conference call with reporters may be right that he did all that was legally required, that doesn't mean he doesn't have a political problem. It will be a tall order for Romney, whose net worth has been estimated at between $190 million and $250 million, to defend paying federal taxes at an effective rate so much lower than those paid by millions.

As campaign budgets keep pushing upward, politicians from would-be congressmen to would-be presidents are looking overseas — especially to London. Republican Mitt Romney plans to hold two fundraisers there on his weeklong trip, along with another in Jerusalem.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Roberto Andrade Franco about Andy Ruiz Jr. becoming the first heavyweight boxing champ of Mexican descent after one of the sport's biggest upsets.

Jared Lorenzen, a husky left-handed quarterback who set multiple Kentucky passing and offensive records before backing up Eli Manning on the New York…

In a rare press briefing, the acting chief of staff said the president held up aid to Ukraine as part of a quid pro quo. Hours later, he changed course, saying there was "absolutely no quid pro quo."