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Shields and Brooks on shutdown's 'tectonic' effect for Republicans

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News Wrap: Human rights group says Syrian rebels killed, kidnapped civilians

How do we preserve the world's most treasured sites from being 'loved to death'?

From the wire: NFL MVP Adrian Peterson's toddler son dies after assault

Running back Adrian Peterson in action during a Minnesota Vikings training session on September 26, 2013. Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images. The 2-year-old son of the National Football League athlete Adrian Peterson died Friday from injuries sustained from…

Values Voter Summit goers echo theme of frustration

Mitzi Money, a retired Republican from Greenville, Texas attending the seventh annual Values Voter Summit, beamed and said she was proud to have elected Sen. Ted Cruz. "He has the fire and ability to fight," Money said.

Obama and Boehner agree to keep talking

"The President and the Speaker spoke by telephone a few minutes ago. They agreed that we should all keep talking."Michael Steel, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner No additional information or details were provided.

Severe tropical cyclone threatens India

A category 5 cyclone is headed for India and threatens to be one of the most intense storms to hit the country.

Oil spill the size of 7 football fields discovered in North Dakota

Photo by Flickr user porchlife One of the largest oil spills in North Dakota history went largely unreported until Thursday, when state officials informed the public of Tesoro Corporation's pipeline break just north of Tioga. A farmer reported…

Discovery of water-rich asteroid may mean life exists outside solar system

An icy asteroid was eaten by the remains of a dead star 150 light years from Earth, say Dr. Jay Farihi of the Cambridge Institute of Astronomy and Dr. Boris Gänsicke of the University of Warwick. This discovery, made…

#Malala #insidenewshour

@newshour Malala pic.twitter.com/btqwyBOHyx— leah clapman (@lclap) October 11, 2013 Margaret Warner's full interview with Malala Yousafzai will air on tonight's PBS NewsHour.