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Undersea volcano creates new island off Japan

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Confirming JFK's death, without modern-day conveniences

EmbedVideo(8047); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald.

A nation grieves the loss of JFK

EmbedVideo(8048); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald.

Myanmar festival lights up the night

Students release lanterns during the opening ceremony of the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival in #Myanmar pic.twitter.com/cyc8pYaxVD— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 21, 2013 The Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival marks the end of the rainy season in…

What we're watching Thursday

Good morning! Here are some of the stories we're following on the Rundown this a.m.: Iran After France and Iran traded barbs during talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton are…

Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil reflect on covering JFK's assassination

On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald.

15 years of the International Space Station

Photo by NASA It speeds around the Earth at 17,100 mph and clocks an orbit time of just under 93 minutes. It's gotten magazine spreads dedicated to its future. It's even hosted a performance of "Space…

Illinois legalizes same-sex marriages, joining 15 other states

Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation Wednesday that would make Illinois the 16th state to legalize same-sex marriages. Speaking to more than 2,000 people at a ceremony held at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Quinn said the new law makes…

21,000-mile, seven-year walk nears end of first year

"What you seek is seeking you." ? #Rumi. Near Wadi al Hamd, #SaudiArabia. #Edenwalk pic.twitter.com/FLIripI9NF— Paul Salopek (@PaulSalopek) November 7, 2013 Paul Salopek walked 1,300 miles since January and he only has…