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Palestinian President Abbas Says He's No Longer Bound By Oslo Accords

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Updated at 1:53 p.m. ET.

During his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was no longer bound by the Oslo Accords.

"As long as Israel refuses to commit to the agreements signed with us, which render us an authority without real ...

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Obama Approves Law To Fund Government Through Mid-December

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Updated 8:30 p.m. ET

The bill to fund the government through Dec. 11 has been signed into law by President Obama. That beats the midnight deadline for keeping government agencies operating.

Earlier in the day, the Senate and the House passed the bill, which does not strip funding from Planned ...

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WATCH: One Baseball Fan's Very Bad Day

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

So, maybe you've been having a bad day.

We're pretty sure that one guy — a baseball fan at Tuesday's Yankees game — can one up you.

The man was sitting along the third base line and got three chances to catch a ball. The guy fumbled all of them:

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U.S. Forces Conduct Airstrikes Near Taliban-Held Kunduz Airport

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

The United States has carried out three airstrikes on the outskirts of Kunduz in Afghanistan.

Col. Brian Tribus, a spokesman for the military, said members of the coalition encountered insurgents and that's when the U.S. ordered airstrikes through the day Tuesday and into the early morning Wednesday.

Tribus stressed that ...

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6 Clips Of Audio You Should Hear From The Planned Parenthood Hearing

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

For the first time since surreptitious videos put Planned Parenthood in the spotlight again, the organization's president, Cecile Richards, faced the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

The more than five-hour hearing was oftentimes contentious. Richards defended her organization on several fronts. She said the videos released by ...

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Edward Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows The NSA

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has joined Twitter.

His first tweet:

But perhaps the most telling detail of the nascent account is that the only account he is currently following is that of the National Security Agency.

Remember, Snowden sought asylum in Russia after he leaked a trove of classified ...

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The Future Of The U.S. Immigrant Population, In 1 Graphic

Monday, September 28, 2015

Here's something you probably knew: Asians have become the fastest-growing minority in this country.

Today, the Pew Research Center released a new analysis that shows that by 2055, Asians will pass Latinos as the largest immigrant group in the country.

Here's a graphic that shows past, present and projected ...

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After U.N. Speeches, Obama And Putin Discuss Syria In 'Business-Like' Meeting

Monday, September 28, 2015

Updated 9:20 p.m. ET

A senior Obama administration official described Monday's 90-minute meeting between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin as "productive," though it left several key issues unresolved.

The official said it was a "business-like back and forth. I think they worked through a lot of different issues. ...

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Defense Department Reveals Two New Developments In Clinton Email Saga

Friday, September 25, 2015

Updated 6:25 p.m. ET

Friday the State Department revealed two new, unrelated developments related to Hilary Clinton's private email server.

First, the State Department announced that the Department of Defense uncovered a previously undisclosed email chain between former Secretary of State Clinton and retired Gen. David Petraeus about personal matters. ...

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Say My Name: Baby Giant Panda Is Named ... Bei Bei

Friday, September 25, 2015

The baby giant panda at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was given a name.

The little guy had some VIP help. The name was chosen by first lady Michelle Obama and China's first lady, Madame Peng Liyuan.

Here's the pool report from the ceremony:

"The panda born ...

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'Simple As That': Boehner Decided To Resign Today

Friday, September 25, 2015

(This post was last updated at 1:31 p.m. ET.)

House Speaker John Boehner will give up his seat in Congress at the end of October.

Boehner became the 53rd speaker of the House in 2011. The Ohio Republican's tenure has been marked by fierce confrontations with Democrats and sometimes with ...

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Pope Francis Tells U.N.: Put Humanity Before Partisan Interests

Friday, September 25, 2015

The pontiff told the United Nations General Assembly that it is critical that the international community act now to solve problems ranging from climate change to poverty and inequality of opportunity.

We have included a video of the speech above. You can view the full transcript here.

This is ...

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The Pope, His Black Fiat And The Symbolism Behind It

Friday, September 25, 2015

The Fiat has been the talk of the town, and everyone wants to get a peek. Theologians say the little car packs a whole lot of meaning: "It's just such a perfect metaphor for his message."

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FBI Investigators Recover Clinton Emails Thought To Have Been Lost

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Investigators with the FBI have recovered a trove of personal and work-related Hillary Clinton emails that had been thought to have been deleted and lost from a private computer server, one source familiar with the investigation tells NPR's Carrie Johnson.

The recovery might mean that those emails may one day ...

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Pope Francis Tells His U.S. Bishops Not To Shy Away From Big Issues

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

In a much-anticipated visit, Pope Francis arrived at the White House Wednesday morning, where he met with President Obama. Francis addressed a crowd of more than 11,000 people.

Francis used his short speech to touch on several topics that he is likely to address during his trip to the U.S., ...

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Pope Francis Arrives At Joint Base Andrews

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Pope Francis has arrived for his first visit to the United States.

The Pontiff's airplane touched down just before 4 p.m. ET. at Joint Base Andrews. President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, their daughters and Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill were at the base to welcome him.

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European Union Approves Quota System To Relocate 120,000 Refugees

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Updated at 3:45 p.m. ET

Despite protestations from some former Soviet bloc countries, the European Union decided to resettle 120,000 refugees through a system of quotas determined by the size and wealth of each country.

As The Guardian explains it, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania opposed the ...

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Before The Pope Arrives In The U.S., Here Are 3 Stories You Should Read

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, will arrive in the United States from Cuba this afternoon.

His three-city visit will be his first to the United States and will be punctuated by speeches to Congress and the United Nations. While we wait for his arrival at Andrews Air Force ...

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Sage Grouse Bird Does Not Need Protection, U.S. Decides

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The U.S. Department of Interior has decided that the greater sage grouse, a peculiar and distinctly Western bird, does not need protection under the Endangered Species Act.

In a statement, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said that an unprecedented land conservation effort has already significantly reduced the threats to sage grouse.

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U.S. Sees Uptick In Number Of Children Crossing Its Southern Border

Monday, September 21, 2015

The United States saw an increase in the number of children caught crossing the southern border in August, according to numbers released by U.S. Border Patrol on Monday.

According to that data, its agents apprehended 4,506 children that month, an 8 percent increase from July. That number, however, is ...

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