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Secret Service Head to be Questioned over White House Intruder

The director of the U.S. Secret Service will testify before a U.S. House committee Tuesday about a major security breach at the White House earlier this month.

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At Global Citizen Festival, Ban tells crowd “a better world is around the corner”

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Global Citizens Festival 2014, Central Park, NYC. Pictured l to r, Global Citizen Project Co-founder Hugh Evans; World Bank...

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India’s Prime Minister Modi to Meet President Obama at the White House

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, meets President Obama at the White House Monday in what the Obama administration says is an effort by both countries to build a new strategic alliance. Modi was greeted in New York Sunday by enthusiastic members...

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Hong Kong Government Withdraws Riot Police

Hong Kong authorities say they are withdrawing riot police from city streets as pro-democracy protests appear to be calming down.

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