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President Obama addresses the U.N. general assembly, touching on issues including climate change, arms reduction, and the Israeli\/Palestinian conflict, and says that the U.S. is committed to “a new era of engagement with the world<\/a>.” Directly following Mr. Obama’s speech, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi takes the floor.<\/p>\n

Earlier this morning, President Obama spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a meeting which a senior administration source called “businesslike<\/a>.” Expressing his impatience, Obama told the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, “We’ve had enough of talks….it’s time to move forward.”<\/p>\n

Residents of Sydney, Australia awake to an eerie orange sky as the worst dust storms<\/a> in at least 70 years engulf the city and move north towards Queensland.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology<\/a> officially opens. The university, which boasts the world’s 14th fastest supercomputer and one of the world’s largest endowments, could also become a cultural battleground in this conservative country — the school is co-ed<\/a>, and female students will mix freely with males and will not be required to wear veils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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