A.M. Links: Carson Beats Trump in Iowa Poll, Mets Beat Cubs to Advance to World Series, Hillary Testifies Before Benghazi Committee

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  CNN

  Ben Carson is now polling ahead of Donald Trump in Iowa.

• The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs to advance to the World Series.

• "Democratic Presidential frontrunner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to spar this morning with Republican members of the House Select Committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans."

• CNBC has announced the line-up for next week's Republican presidential debate: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Chris Christie, John Kasich, and Rand Paul.

• A masked man wielding a sword attacked a school in Sweden, killing one teacher and seriously injuring several students.

• Marijuana use among U.S. adults has more than doubled over the past 12 years.

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