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Graphics credit: Lisa Overton/NewsHour Weekend After a showdown in the House ended with a vote to cut the nation's food stamp program by $40 billion, the controversial measure is headed to the Senate.

Sep 22

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UPDATE: Typhoon #Usagi has made landfall near Shanwei, China -- effectively missing Hong Kong to the Northeast. pic.twitter.com/fWZoGJk5cU— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 22, 2013…

A woman who had been held hostage reacts in shock on after she was freed following a security operation at an upmarket shopping mall in Nairobi. Credit: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images Hostage crisis continues at Nairobi Westgate Mall Kenyan military…

Sep 21

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PHOTO A policeman carries a baby to safety during an attack on a mall in Nairobi, Kenya pic.twitter.com/04S4Gpc4U9— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) September 21, 2013…

Sep 21

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BREAKING: Kenya president says 39 people killed, 150 wounded in mall attack; he lost family members — The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2013…

Sep 21

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Situation at Westgate "under control", says Kenya's interior secretary, warns against speculation on nature of attack bbc.in/1b213Ys — BBC Africa (@BBCAfrica) September 21, 2013…

Sep 21

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Witnesses described a chaotic scene at Nairobi mall, with people screaming for help as they sought cover in stores. pic.twitter.com/V4zdqNbNvt — ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) September 21, 2013…

A car drives past waterfalls created by the run-off of rain from Usagi near the town of Hengtsun in southeast Pingtung county on Sept. 21, as the storm sweeps past the southern parts of the island. Credit: SAM YEH/AFP/Getty…