10 things you need to know today: September 13, 2015

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1. Tech company says 31,000 deleted Hillary Clinton emails are likely recoverable
2. James Blake calls for firing of officer who wrongfully arrested him
3. Migrants enter Hungary in record numbers
4. California wildfires force evacuation of thousands
5. Poll shows Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton nearly even in hypothetical contest
6. 10,000 gather for Police Lives Matter rally
7. Subway says investigation shows company didn't know of ex-spokesman Jared Fogle's crimes
8. 3 inmates killed in Oklahoma prison conflict
9. Italian player Flavia Pennetta wins U.S. Open, immediately retires
10. Game of Thrones cleans up at creative arts Emmys

published 13 September 2015

1. Tech company says 31,000 deleted Hillary Clinton emails are likely recoverable

The tech company handling the private email server Hillary Clinton used as secretary of state has "no knowledge of the server being wiped," a spokesman told The Washington Post on Saturday. The Democratic presidential frontrunner has said for months that she deleted 31,000 private emails from her time in office, but that's not the same as wiping a server. Even deleted emails will typically show up on a server in good condition unless the data has been erased several times. The FBI is investigating Clinton's server setup.

Reitred tennis star James Blake wants the police officer who tackled and handcuffed him in a case of mistaken identity fired, he said Saturday. "I want [the officer] to know what he did was wrong, and that in my opinion he doesn't deserve to ever have a badge and a gun again, because he doesn't know how to handle that responsibility effectively," Blake said. The cop, James Frascatore, has a history of using excessive force.

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Hungarian police said 4,300 migrants were detained in the country Saturday, marking a record daily number. The nation is building a 13-foot fence along its border with Serbia to deter migrants, many of whom are refugees fleeing conflict in Syria. Many European countries remain divided over their stances on the migrant crisis, with Germany leading the way in taking people in. More than 380,000 migrants have entered Europe so far this year, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, and 2,860 have died in transit.

Two California wildfires destroyed buildings and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. One fire, about 100 miles north of San Francisco, covered about 40,000 acres by Sunday morning. Four injured firefighters were hospitalized in stable condition, and two towns were evacuated. About 60 miles southeast of Sacramento, another fire has burned 65,000 acres since Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of 2,700. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) declared a state of emergency Friday.

In a hypothetical general election contest, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump nearly tied among registered voters. Clinton leads Trump 46-43, a gap that's within the survey's margin of error. In a result including all adults, the Democrat has the upper hand in a 51-39 split due to her popularity among young people and racial minorities, who are less likely to register. The poll, which presumes the general election is taking place now, can't be seen as predictive.

About 10,000 people marched in Houston for a Police Lives Matter rally on Saturday. The 4.5-mile demonstration was meant to honor Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth, who was fatally shot at a gas station while on duty in August. Goforth's sheriff has blamed the shooting on the Black Lives Matter movement, which activists are using to draw attention to police brutality toward black people. "I feel the nation is divided right now," one participant said. "We just need to all come together."

Subway completed an internal investigation into former spokesman Jared Fogle, announcing they had received one "serious" complaint against him in 2011, but that it didn't imply criminal activity. The chain suspended ties with him in July, before he plead guilty to possessing child pornography and soliciting and paying for sex with minors between 2007 and 2015. During the course of the investigation, Subway said they reviewed more than 1 million comments submitted to customer relations as well as documents and interviews with company employees and management.

Three inmates were killed and five others were injured in a central Oklahoma prison conflict Saturday. No staff members used lethal force, nor were any injured in the altercation. It's the second noted case of violence in four months for the privately owned Cimarron Correctional Facility. In June, 11 inmates were hospitalized after a fight. Corrections Corporation of America, which owns Cimarron, is one of the largest private prison companies in the U.S.

In an all-Italian U.S. Open final, No. 26 Flavia Pennetta defeated No. 43 Roberta Vinci to earn her first-ever Grand Slam title Saturday. After the 7-6 (4), 6-2 contest, Pennetta, 33, announced her retirement. "This was the perfect moment, I think," she said. "Was a really hard decision to make, but I'm really happy that I did it." Vinci, a longtime friend of Pennetta's, claimed a spot in the final after stunning Serena Williams in the semifinals, ending the top-ranked player's bid to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam.

HBO's Game of Thrones snagged eight awards Saturday at the creative arts Emmys — a precursor to the main event — that focuses on the TV industry's technical achievements. Overall, HBO won 29 awards, easily leading the pack of networks. The ceremony also recognized guest acting roles, with honors going to Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards), Margo Martindale (The Americans), Joan Cusack (Shameless), and Bradley Whitford (Transparent). Catch the Emmy Awards with host Andy Samberg on Sept. 20.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.