Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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The House voted 217-205 to reject a bid to halt the NSA program that collects millions of Americans’ phone and Internet records.
2.
At least 77 people were killed and 140 injured when the train jumped the tracks after a curve in the country’s worst rail accident in decades.
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The president will speak at a Jacksonville port to turn Americans’ attention away from gridlock in Congress and onto the economy.
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Francis is meeting with over 1 million young Roman Catholics in Rio and visiting a slum, after pleading this week that the faithful shun materialism.
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A new poll is due out today on the New York City mayor’s race, taken after the candidate’s admission he continued sexting after resigning from Congress.
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Congress approved a plan to stop delivering mail door-to-door by 2022, instead of moving to curbside delivery and cluster boxes.
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Officials hope the relief well will stop gas from spewing from the out-of-control rig off the Louisiana coast.
8.
Obama named Caroline Kennedy U.S. ambassador to Japan.
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The royal baby, now known as George Alexander Louis, has a name that has been held by six previous kings.
10.
George H.W. Bush, 89, showed his support for the sick child of one of his Secret Service agents.
