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The civil war that`s been raging in Syria for a year and a half has reached across a border. The nation of Turkey is north of Syria, more than 90,000 Syrians, people who left their homes because of the fighting are leaving in refugee camps inside Turkey. On Wednesday, a Turkish town on the border, Akcakale, was hit by Syrian artillery fire. Five people were killed, and Turkish officials say, Syria has accepted responsibility for the shelling and said it won`t happen again. But Turkey responded. It launched artillery fire against military sites inside Syria. First, on Wednesday, and again, on Thursday. Turkey`s parliament also voted to allow the government to send Turkish troops in the other countries. And official said, "Turkey has no interest in a war with Syria, but Turkey is capable of protecting its borders and will retaliate when necessary."

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today`s first "Shoutout" goes out to Mrs. Johnson`s class at Woodworth Middle School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

The first televised U.S. presidential debate featured which two candidates? Here we go. Was it Lincoln and Douglas, Reagan and Carter, Kennedy and Nixon or Bush and Clinton? You`ve got three seconds, go!

In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon faced off in the first presidential debate shown on TV.

That`s your answer and that`s your shoutout.

AZUZ: President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney got different reactions after their first presidential debate. A Republican strategist said Governor Romney rose to the moment, a Democratic strategist said President Obama didn`t bring his A game. cnn/ORC international poll showed viewers thought the same way. 67 percent thought that Governor Romney won on Wednesday night. The latest polls heading into the debate showed President Obama leading in the race for the White House. So, who do you think won the debate and do you think this will have an impact on the election? If you are already on Facebook, come talk to us about it, at Facebook.com/cnnstudentnews.

Next up today, a labor dispute involving a professional sports league: that sounds familiar, we`ve seen it with the NFL, the NBA, even NFL referees. Now, it`s hockey`s turn. The NHL was supposed to start its season on October 11th supposed to. Yesterday league officials announced they are canceling the first two weeks of the season. The NHL and its players can`t agree on a new contract for how the sport`s revenue gets split up. Eight years ago, a lockout forced the league to cancel its entire season.